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This classic history of America’s high-stakes quest to dominate the skies is “a gripping technothriller in which the technology is real” (New York Times Book Review).
From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, Skunk Works is the true story of America’s most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation’s brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the chronicle of Lockheed’s legendary Skunk Works is a drama of Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement against fantastic odds.
Here are up-close portraits of the maverick band of scientists and engineers who made the Skunk Works so renowned. Filled with telling personal anecdotes and high adventure, with narratives from the CIA and from Air Force pilots who flew the many classified, risky missions, this book is a riveting portrait of the most spectacular aviation triumphs of the twentieth century.
“Thoroughly engrossing.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
ASIN : 0316743003
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Publication date : February 1, 1996
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 372 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780316743006
ISBN-13 : 978-0316743006
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.45 x 8.25 inches
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Customers find the book fascinating and entertaining, with detailed accounts of the design and development process. They appreciate its information value, particularly its insights into stealth technology, and one customer notes the massive research behind it. The book receives positive feedback for its humor, inspirational content, and performance, with customers praising the great characterizations of personalities involved and Kelly Johnson’s mind.
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