The Original Skunk Works

As presented at LeadDev London, June 8, 2017.

Transcript

1. Skunk Works The Original Nickolas Means @nmeans http://nickol.as/
7. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson
9. Lockheed Model 1o Electra
10. Lockheed P-38 Lightning
11. Messerschmitt Me 262
12. DeHavilland H.1B Goblin
14. * Not the actual Skunk Works circus tent.
17. Lockheed XP-80
18. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
19. Yalta Conference, February 1945
20. Kapustin Yar, USSR
21. Martin B-57 Canberra
23. Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
24. Lockheed U-2
29. Lockheed U-2 Lockheed F-104
34. Lockheed U-2S
38. Lockheed A-12
48. Sustained Altitude: 85,069 feet July 28, 1976 (25,929 meters)
49. Sustained Speed: 2193.2 mph July 28, 1976 (3529.6 kph)
50. .22 Rifle Bullet: 2046 mph SR-71 Blackbird: 2193 mph
51. Concorde: 2:52 SR-71 Blackbird: 1:55 New York to London
52. SR-71 Blackbird: 1:04 Los Angeles to Washington
53. Your Car: 5:16:00 SR-71 Blackbird: 0:08:32 St. Louis to Cincinatti
54. Kelly Johnson
55. Ben Rich
56. Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star
57. Soviet SA-5 Missile
63. Lockheed Have Blue
66. Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter
67. Lockheed F117-A Stealth Fighter
71. Use a small number of good people.
73. What they do depends on the situation, which only they can judge.
74. A very simple drawing and drawing release system with great flexibility for making changes must be provided.
76. There shall be but one object – to get a good airplane built on time.
80. Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter
82. Skunk Works The Original Nickolas Means @nmeans http://nickol.as/