Skunk Works (a Personal Memoir Of My Years At Lockheed)

By (author) Janos Leo; By (author) Rich Ben R.
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The former head of Lockheed''s SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter
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The former head of Lockheed''s SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter. A must-read for anyone interested in aviation, advanced technologies, Cold War history, and thrilling true stories.

SKUNK WORKS is the true story, told for the first time, of America''s most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation''s brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the story of Lockheed''s legendary Skunk Works is a high-stakes drama of Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement against fantastic odds.

SKUNK WORKS is dramatic and immediate. Direct from the cockpits of these astonishing aircraft - U-2 spy-plane, SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Stealth Fighter. It is a tribute to genius in the unrelenting contest for mastery of the skies.

Review quote:
Dynamite - the true story of one of America''s crown jewels!
Biographical note:
Benjamin Robert Rich was a United American engineer and the second Director of Lockheed''s Skunk Works from 1975 to 1991, succeeding its founder, Kelly Johnson. Regarded as the ''father of stealth'', Rich was responsible for leading the development of the F-117, the first production stealth aircraft.
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The former head of Lockheed''s SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter
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Dynamite - the true story of one of America''s crown jewels! - Tom Clancy