75 years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

This pictorial journey will take the reader from the very beginning of the Skunk Works’ very first project (XP-80 Shooting Star) and follow the program through prototype build-up, first flight and, if they reached the frontline, operational service.

This pictorial journey will take the reader from the very beginning of the Skunk Works’ very first project (XP-80 Shooting Star) and follow the program through prototype build-up, first flight and, if they reached the frontline, operational service. This treatment will be repeated for each of the 30 unclassified program designed and built by the Skunk Works. Each program will form a chapter of at least two pages in length, with a maximum of 14 pages being allocated for programs that went into production and merit more detailed coverage, such as the P-80/F-94/T-33 family, C-130 family and, of course, the A-12 and SR-71.

From the Publisher

These four F‑80s were assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron and were part of 31 specially modified P‑80s that featured canopy defrosting for service in Alaska.

(NASM)

A great view of the prototype YC‑130 over the San Gabriel Mountains east of Los Angeles.

(Lockheed Martin)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2021
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472846478
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472846471
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 1.15 x 9.75 inches