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Inside Skunk Works
by Lockheed Martin
Inside Skunk Works is back for its second season! Building on the history of the Skunk Works® shared in Season 1, this podcast uncovers our future focused innovations through first-hand accounts of test pilots, engineers and designers. Rapidly developing disruptive technologies, brainstorming out of the box solutions and engineering the future of flight – all at Skunk Works.This season, we’re diving into hypersonics, unmanned systems and conceptual design. In true Skunk Works fashion, our fast-paced culture is brought to life in our rapid prototyping episode. Join in on the conversation of how Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is providing tomorrow’s solutions – today!For exclusive content, check out our show notes at LockheedMartin.com/insideskunkworksEmail us at [email protected] by Claire Whitfield & Theresa HoeyArtwork by Becca Smith & Francisco SilvaWeb Content by Kyra Betteridge
Episodes
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Prove It
Aircraft design begins with an idea, but you can’t fly an idea. Just as the Wright brothers proved air travel is possible, Skunk Works® engineers must prove the impossible, is possible. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at...
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Clementine
A spy story involving CIA cover stories, the Red Fleet, Skunk Works® engineers, and a famous, eccentric American billionaire. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by Claire Whitfield, Theresa Hoey…
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Sea Shadow
In the 1970s, Skunk Works® stealth technology was proving so successful, that Ben Rich began looking for new potential applications. From this search would arise a program that would allow the United States not only to dominate the air, but the sea. For exclusive content, check out our show notes...
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Faster & Faster
Skunk Works® is in the business of going fast. More than a mile per second fast. What does it take to fly at hypersonic speeds? For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa…
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Dutch 51
The first pilot to fly the SR-71, a pilot with more flight test hours at Mach 3 than any other, and a protégé of legendary aircraft designer Kelly Johnson – this is his journey that changed the world. His name is Bob Gilliland. For a full transcript of this episode go to...
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Dull, Dirty, Dangerous
In 1962, Kelly Johnson led a small team to design and develop a supersonic drone. Meet today's leaders of Skunk Works® unmanned systems and learn about what we're working on today. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at...
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Trusted with Secrets
Without security, the Skunk Works® wouldn’t exist. Security Integrator, Ward Albin, discusses some of his most challenging experiences operating in secrecy. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by...
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Wolf Pack
The X-35 and the YF-22 set the precedent for a new kind of jet fighter. We're outlining the evolution of 1st generation jet fighters to 5th generation and beyond. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at LockheedMartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected]…
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Visioneers
Skunk Works® designs the aircraft of the future. Ever wonder how? For exclusive content, check out our show notes at LockheedMartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva Web Content by…
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Introducing Inside Skunk Works: Season 2
Are you ready for season 2? We’re covering conceptual design, hypersonics, unmanned systems, and much more. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at LockheedMartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey Artwork by Becca...
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A Low Rumble
Advancing technology allows aircraft to go faster and faster, but there is still one barrier that prevents the public from traveling faster than the speed of sound - the sonic boom. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at...
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It Changes Everything
In the midst of an energy revolution, a small team at the Skunk Works® is trying to solve a massive problem. Will they make compact fusion a reality? For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by Theresa...
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Crashing is Success
Skunk Works® engineers have a willingness to take on projects most others don’t because the chances to succeed are too small or too difficult. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced by Theresa Hoey &...
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Not Today
Before the F-117 and the SR-71 there was an aircraft that began to experiment with stealth - an aircraft that does so many things well, it’s still flying today. For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks Email us at [email protected] Produced...
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Hat Trick
For many years fighter jets were specifically designed for individual military branches. In the 1990s, U.S. military leadership decided it would be more efficient to design one jet to meet the unique needs of the Air Force, Marines and Navy. In November of 1996, Lockheed Martin and Boeing…
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Arrowhead
Radar-guided missiles were an ever-growing threat to aircraft throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. As they say, “necessity is the mother of invention,” and the creation of an invisible airplane that would come to be known as the F-117 Nighthawk was no exception. For exclusive content, check out our...
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They Gave Him a Tent
In 1943, the Germans were already using jet technology in combat. The United States military leadership was frantic for a jet fighter of their own to counter the new threat. An idea for a secret organization hidden within a large aeronautics company begins to take shape and at the root of this…
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Absolute Definition of Power
It was a time when computers were in their infancy. They were incredibly expensive and enormous with less processing power than an iPhone. Using little more than slide rules and pencils, a group of engineers designed one of the most advanced aircraft in aviation history. The year was 1958 and the...
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Introducing Inside Skunk Works
75 years ago in Burbank, California, engineer Kelly Johnson devised an operational concept so unique it is still celebrated today. As the birthplace of many revolutionary technologies – from America’s first fighter jet to the classified programs of today – Skunk Works® sets the precedent for how...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Inside Skunk Works is back for its second season! Building on the history of the Skunk Works® shared in Season 1, this podcast uncovers our future focused innovations through first-hand accounts of test pilots, engineers and designers. Rapidly developing disruptive technologies, brainstorming out of the box solutions and engineering the future of flight – all at Skunk Works.This season, we’re diving into hypersonics, unmanned systems and conceptual design. In true Skunk Works fashion, our fast-paced culture is brought to life in our rapid prototyping episode. Join in on the conversation of how Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is providing tomorrow’s solutions – today!For exclusive content, check out our show notes at LockheedMartin.com/insideskunkworksEmail us at [email protected] by Claire Whitfield & Theresa HoeyArtwork by Becca Smith & Francisco SilvaWeb Content by Kyra Betteridge
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Lockheed Martin
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Inside Skunk Works is back for its second season! Building on the history of the Skunk Works® shared in Season 1, this podcast uncovers our future focused innovations through first-hand accounts of test pilots, engineers and designers. Rapidly developing disruptive technologies, brainstorming out...
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Inside Skunk Works is created and hosted by Lockheed Martin.
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