As presented at LeadDev London, June 8, 2017.
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Clarence "Kelly" Johnson
Lockheed Model 1o Electra
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Messerschmitt Me 262
DeHavilland H.1B Goblin
* Not the actual Skunk Works circus tent.
Lockheed XP-80
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Yalta Conference, February 1945
Kapustin Yar, USSR
Martin B-57 Canberra
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Lockheed U-2
Lockheed U-2Lockheed F-104
Lockheed U-2S
Lockheed A-12
Sustained Altitude:85,069 feetJuly 28, 1976(25,929 meters)
Sustained Speed:2193.2 mphJuly 28, 1976(3529.6 kph)
.22 Rifle Bullet: 2046 mphSR-71 Blackbird: 2193 mph
Concorde: 2:52SR-71 Blackbird: 1:55New York to London
SR-71 Blackbird: 1:04Los Angeles to Washington
Your Car: 5:16:00SR-71 Blackbird: 0:08:32St. Louis to Cincinatti
Kelly Johnson
Ben Rich
Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star
Soviet SA-5 Missile
Lockheed Have Blue
Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter
Lockheed F117-A Stealth Fighter
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