Introductory overview of Skunk Works' history and the product development culture and engineering environment that resulted from Kelly’s fundamental confidence and belief in his engineers

1. The Skunk Works David F. Taggart

3. design in the future First production variant Present Paradigm Define the end point Customer relationships Economic insight Market introduction Risk management Development targets Technology introduction Integration payoff areas First production variant Future Paradigm Ideal architecture

4. design in the future example: U-2 and SR-71 spy planes It makes no sense to just take this one or two steps ahead, because we’d be buying only a couple of years before the Russians would be able to nail us again. No, I want us to come up with an airplane that can rule the skies for a decade or more. Kelly Johnson, Lockheed Skunk Works Speed Altitude Mach 0.8 65,000 ft Mach 3.5 80,000+ ft U-2 SR-71

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18. Skunk Works Future?

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