The Original Skunk Works

As presented at LeadDev London, June 8, 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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