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The Original Skunk Works

The Original Skunk Works

As presented at LeadDev London, June 8, 2017.

Nickolas Means

June 08, 2017
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  1. Skunk Works
    The Original
    Nickolas Means
    @nmeans
    http://nickol.as/

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  7. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson

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  9. Lockheed Model 1o Electra

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  10. Lockheed P-38 Lightning

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  11. Messerschmitt Me 262

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  12. DeHavilland H.1B Goblin

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  14. * Not the actual Skunk Works circus tent.

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  17. Lockheed XP-80

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  18. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

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  19. Yalta Conference, February 1945

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  20. Kapustin Yar, USSR

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  21. Martin B-57 Canberra

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  23. Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

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  24. Lockheed U-2

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  29. Lockheed U-2
    Lockheed F-104

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  34. Lockheed U-2S

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  38. Lockheed A-12

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  48. Sustained Altitude:
    85,069 feet
    July 28, 1976
    (25,929 meters)

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  49. Sustained Speed:
    2193.2 mph
    July 28, 1976
    (3529.6 kph)

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  50. .22 Rifle Bullet: 2046 mph
    SR-71 Blackbird: 2193 mph

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  51. Concorde: 2:52
    SR-71 Blackbird: 1:55
    New York to London

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  52. SR-71 Blackbird: 1:04
    Los Angeles to Washington

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  53. Your Car: 5:16:00
    SR-71 Blackbird: 0:08:32
    St. Louis to Cincinatti

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  54. Kelly Johnson

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  55. Ben Rich

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  56. Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star

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  57. Soviet SA-5 Missile

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  63. Lockheed Have Blue

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  66. Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter

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  67. Lockheed F117-A Stealth Fighter

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  71. Use a small
    number of good
    people.

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  73. What they do depends on
    the situation, which only
    they can judge.

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  74. A very simple
    drawing and drawing
    release system with
    great flexibility for
    making changes
    must be provided.

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  76. There shall be
    but one object –
    to get a good
    airplane built
    on time.

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  80. Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter

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  82. Skunk Works
    The Original
    Nickolas Means
    @nmeans
    http://nickol.as/

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