Tweak My Ride
7 March 2012
Straightforward improvements to the C-130, P-3, and C-5 such as winglets, microvanes, and other methods to reduce drag should equate to big fuel savings.
History Of Naval Aviation: First 100 Years
8 November 2011
An overview history of Lockheed Martin and legacy company aircraft flown by the US sea services.
Convair Kingfish
30 September 2011
The Convair Kingfish design cruising speed and cruise altitude for Kingfish was Mach 3.2 at 85,000 feet. Maximum altitude was 98,300 feet.
Research Viking
24 June 2011
The US Navy retired the S-3 from fleet service in 2009, but a trio of Vikings has found a new home at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Up Ship!
8 June 2011
Global commerce is driving development -- and production -- of a family of large cargo-carrying hybrid airships. The Skunk Works is developing a three-variant family of airships for commericial and military applications.
Unmanned, Virtually Unlimited
6 April 2011
The Skunk Works is responsible for a number of unmanned vehicles that vary in size and mission with capabilities that range from hypersonic speeds to loitering quite literally for years.
Transformer: Rise Of The Composites
23 April 2010
The ACCA program was initiated in April 2007 to capitalize on the investment in composite materials made by government and industry over the last three decades through the Composites Affordability Initiative.
