Lockheed And Skunk Works. The History Of The Company That Created Icons Such As The SR 71 Blackbird

Lockheed And Skunk Works. The History Of The Company That created aviation icons such as the SR71, A12 Blackbird, the U2 Dragonlady Spy Plane, the F22 Raptor, the F117 Nighthawk, the F104 Starfighter. but also the legendary Connie Constellation, and many other amazing aircraft. Learn about Kelly Johnson, Ben Rich, and witnesses of the birth of the California company. The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer. Lockheed was founded in 1926 and merged in 1995 with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin. Its founder, Allan Lockheed, had earlier founded the similarly named but otherwise unrelated Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was operational from 1912 to 1920. Allan Loughead and his brother Malcolm Loughead had operated an earlier aircraft company, Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was operational from 1912 to 1920. The company built and operated aircraft for paying passengers on sightseeing tours in California and had developed a prot