The Projects of Skunk Works : 75 Years of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs.

Cover -- Tiltle -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 01: The 1940s: Forming the Wings to Come -- Lightning: The XP-38 and YP-38 -- TDN L-133 and TDN L-1000 -- XP-49 -- Constellation: The C-69 -- Shooting Star: The F-80 -- XP-80A -- Chain Lightning: The XP-58 -- Saturn: The Model 75 -- Constitution: The XR6V -- Racey: The P-80R -- T-Bird: The T-33 -- Starfire: The F-94 -- Penetration Fighter: The XF-90 -- 02: The 1950s: Forthcoming Technologies -- Flying Stovepipe: The X-7A andthe XQ-5 Kingfisher -- SeaStar: The T2V -- Starfighter: The F-104 -- Vertical Riser: The XFV-1 -- Hercules: The YC-130 -- Suntan: TDN CL-400 -- USAF Neptune: The RB-69A -- Aquatone: The U-2 -- Catching the Third Wire:The U-2 Joins the US Navy -- U-2R: Rebirth of the U-2 -- TR-1A: The Ultimate U-2 -- JetStar -- SAMOS: Satellite Missile Observation System -- Corona Reconnaissance Satellite System -- 03: The 1960s: Advancing the State of the Art -- Oxcart: The A-12 -- Kedlock: The YF-12A -- Tagboard: The D-21 and M-21 -- Senior Bowl: The D-21B and B-52H -- Senior Crown: The SR-71 -- SST: Supersonic Transport -- F-X: Fighter-Experimental -- 04: The 1970s: Era of Wizardry -- CL-1200/X-27 Lancer -- F-X Program -- Advanced Day Fighter/Lightweight Fighter Program -- Project Harvey -- Have Blue XST -- X-24C: Hypersonic Research Airplane -- Senior Prom: Stealth Cruise Missile -- Senior Trend: The F-117A -- 05: The 1980s: Bewildering Ventures -- Senior Peg:The Advanced Technology Bomber -- ATA: Advanced Tactical Aircraft -- ASTOVL: Advanced Short Takeoff andVertical Landing -- Sea Shadow: Stealth upon the Waves -- SSF: The STOVL Strike Fighter -- RIVET -- 06: The 1990s: Manned versus Unmanned -- ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighter -- NATF: Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter -- MRF: Multi-Role Fighter.

A-X and A/F-X: The Advanced Attackand Advanced/Fighter-AttackPrograms -- CALF: Common AffordableLightweight Fighter -- JAST: Joint Advanced Strike Technology -- VentureStar: The X-33 -- DarkStar: The RQ-3 -- LightStar UAV: The P-420 -- UCAV: Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle -- JASSM: Joint Air-to-SurfaceStandoff Missile -- 07: The 2000s: Out with the Old,in with the New -- QSST: Quiet Supersonic Transport -- JSF: Joint Strike Fighter -- RATTLRS: Revolutionary Approach toTime Critical Long Range Strike -- Polecat: The P-175 Unmanned AerialSystem Demonstrator -- Hybrid Air Vehicle: The P-791 -- ACCA: The X-55A AdvancedComposite Cargo Aircraft -- ISIS: Integrated Sensor is Structure -- RQ-170 Sentinel -- Desert Hawk -- NASA/Lockheed Martin N-PlusAircraft Program -- 08: The 2010s: The Quantum Leaps -- FALCON: Hypersonic Test Vehicle -- SACD: Speed Agile Concept Demonstrator -- UCLASS: Unmanned Carrier-LaunchedAirborne Surveillance and Strike -- MUTT: The X-56A Multi-UtilityTechnology Testbed -- NGAD: Next Generation Air Dominance -- VARIOUS: VTOL AdvancedReconnaissance Insertion OrganicUnmanned System -- TR-X: Tactical Reconnaissance-Experimental -- HSSW: High-Speed Strike Weapon -- SR-72: Hypersonic Demonstrator Aircraft -- HWB: Hybrid Wing Body -- LBFD: Low Boom Flight Demonstrator -- ARES: Aerial ReconfigurableEmbedded System -- LRSB: Long Range Strike Bomber -- LRASM: The AGM-158C Long RangeAnti-Ship Missile -- Appendix A: Timeline -- Appendix B: Skunk Works Related Patents -- Appendix C: L- and CL-Numbersand Associations -- Appendix D: Lockheed Model Numbers -- Appendix E: Chief Skunks-Presidents,Executive Vice Presidents, and GeneralManagers of the Skunk Works -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Acknowledgments.

The Projects of Skunk Works examines 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs, from jet fighters to missiles, heavy-lift helicopters, a lighter-than-air ship, drones, and a stealth boat.

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