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Just a week ago, I finished reading "Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed", what an incredible book about the SR-71 and other edge cutting pla
by dobladov 3y ago
Just a week ago, I finished reading "Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed", what an incredible book about the SR-71 and other edge cutting planes, not only from the engineering and pioneer perspective, it also shows the perspective of some of the pilots and how risky and difficult their missions were.
Completely worth the read.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/101438 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/101438
- wingspar 3y agoIt's been a while, but very good book. Loved the "Have Blue" (F-117 precursor) testing. Model on a pole. Tech not getting any radar return and thought it fell off the pole. Bird lands on the model, and they get a return... https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-behind-the-photo-of-the-have-blue-model-that-lockheed-placed-on-a-pole-to-test-the-rcs-of-the-stealth-demonstrator-that-led-to-the-f-117/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-behind-the-photo-o...