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.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751515039
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 227 g
Dimensions: 182 x 115 x 27 mm
Dynamite - the true story of one of America's crown jewels! - Tom Clancy
An absolute must for anyone interested in the dark side of the defence industry. Makes you wonder, if they could do stuff like this all those years ago, just what is being tested in the deserts of america nowadays.
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