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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed (1994)

door Ben R. Rich

Andere auteurs: Leo Janos

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From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies 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.… (meer)
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Damn interesting for the engineering behind the scenes even if the military industrial context is repugnant.

Also, the shear lunacy of the CIA never disappoints. ( )
  Kavinay | Jan 2, 2023 |
Interesting "insights" on the creation of U-2, SR-71, F-117 and more ( )
  norbert.book | Sep 4, 2022 |
The writing and narrative style are a bit disjointed, but the subject matter is gripping. Top notch. ( )
  dualmon | Nov 17, 2021 |
I was lent this book by a work colleague and by the time I got it, it had been read by quite a few people. Everyone said it was a good read and it helps that working on aircraft we have an appreciation for some of the more technical things mentioned in the book.

The book is written by Ben Rich, the one time boss of Skunkworks, a secretive aircraft builder which was a part of Lockheed. The book mainly covers the development of the SR-71 Blackbird, U2 Spy Plane and F-117 Nighthawk. All three were huge leaps forward in technology and being able to see what went on behind the scenes is great. Fortunately the technological detail is kept at a level which will appeal to everyone. From an engineering point of view I probably have a bit of a better appreciation of some of the problems they faced that others would not but it still remains very readable and easy to understand.

It is not all about the technical detail either, there is a lot coverage given to the government situation they had to deal with. In the early days they had far less intrusion from the end user than they faced in the later days. Some of this was probably down to the fact that the CIA were the agency involved with the U2 and although they knew what they wanted they didn't have any technical specialist on board. In later times the USAF were involved and they had very knowledgeable engineers and designers themselves.

The most interesting part of the books for me was how the projects tied in with the cold war. The fact that the SR-71 was tracked by the USSR but they could not shoot it down was something I never knew about. The SR-71 simply flew far too high for them to intercept.

The only downside to the book is that Ben Rich can get very preachy at times. The final few chapters he deals with how money can be saved by the defense industry and how aviation companies should be run. Although some of the points are very valid, many of them consist of any government or defense official not being involved in any way. This is something that is just not possible in the modern aviation industry. He also rarely mentions any merit in the design of any of their competitors, both domestically and from the USSR. The Su-27 in particular is never mentioned despite the fact that it remains one of the most agile aircraft ever built.

Anyone having an interest in aviation, the cold war or engineering will find this book to be a good read. ( )
  Brian. | Jun 19, 2021 |
This is a really interesting look at the F-117 (stealth fighter), U-2 (spy plane), and SR-71 Blackbird (all around badass airplane). I love aviation but am generally uninterested in military aircraft, but this book was still pretty fascinating. I wish there had been a little bit more on the pilot / aerodynamics side, though, and a little less politics. ( )
  lemontwist | Feb 27, 2021 |
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From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies 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.

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