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I would also recommend the book "skunk works" written/ghost written by the head of the skunk works during f117 design.
by vanattab 9y ago
I would also recommend the book "skunk works" written/ghost written by the head of the skunk works during f117 design.
- godelmachine 9y agoLet me guess before I Google. Head of the Skunk Works was Clark "Kelly" Johnson? The Swedish engineer who designed SR71 BlackBird and who could "see through air"? Edit - I'm wrong. The author is Ben R Rich, who is successor to Clark "Kelly" Johnson. Both served as directors of Lockheed Skunk Works.
- ethbro 9y ago> Head of the Skunk Works was Clark "Kelly" Johnson? The Swedish engineer who designed SR71 BlackBird and who could "see through air"? I believe most humans can see through air. Presumably the paraphrase was something more like "see air". ;) As for Skunk Works, it chronicles Ben Rich's involvement in Skunk Works, which spanned 1954 - 1991. Initially as thermodynamist, later as director. It's half about U-2, A-12 / SR-71, F-117 development, and half about how to create, nurture, and sustain a high-performance engineering culture on a budget. Would definitely recommend.