Inside Skunk Works

Inside Skunk Works

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Inside Skunk Works episodes

  • Prove It
    Aircraft design begins with an idea, but you can’t fly an idea. Just as the Wright brothers proved air travel is possible, Skunk Works® engineers must prove the impossible, is possible.
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    Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
    Associate Producer Nick Tanaka
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge & Heidi Smith
    35 min
  • Clementine
    A spy story involving CIA cover stories, the Red Fleet, Skunk Works® engineers, and a famous, eccentric American billionaire.
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    Produced by Claire Whitfield, Theresa Hoey, & Nick Tanaka
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge & Heidi Smith
    26 min
  • Sea Shadow
    In the 1970s, Skunk Works® stealth technology was proving so successful, that Ben Rich began looking for new potential applications. From this search would arise a program that would allow the United States not only to dominate the air, but the sea.
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    Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
    Associate Producer Nick Tanaka
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge & Heidi Smith
    31 min
  • Faster & Faster
    Skunk Works® is in the business of going fast. More than a mile per second fast. What does it take to fly at hypersonic speeds?
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    Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
    Associate Producer Nick Tanaka
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge & Heidi Smith
    30 min
  • Dutch 51
    The first pilot to fly the SR-71, a pilot with more flight test hours at Mach 3 than any other, and a protégé of legendary aircraft designer Kelly Johnson – this is his journey that changed the world. His name is Bob Gilliland.
    For a full transcript of this episode go to https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks/insideskunkworks.html#s2episode5
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    Produced by Claire Whitfield, Theresa Hoey, & Rachel Bartlett
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge
    34 min
  • Dull, Dirty, Dangerous
    In 1962, Kelly Johnson led a small team to design and develop a supersonic drone. Meet today's leaders of Skunk Works® unmanned systems and learn about what we're working on today.
    For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks
    Email us at [email protected]
    Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
    Associate Producer Nick Tanaka
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge
    38 min
  • Dull, Dirty, Dangerous
    In 1962, Kelly Johnson led a small team to design and develop a supersonic drone. Meet today's leaders of Skunk Works® unmanned systems and learn about what we're working on today.
    For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks
    Email us at [email protected]
    Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
    Associate Producer Nick Tanaka
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge
    38 min
  • Trusted with Secrets
    Without security, the Skunk Works® wouldn’t exist. Security Integrator, Ward Albin, discusses some of his most challenging experiences operating in secrecy.
    For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks
    Email us at [email protected]
    Produced by Claire Whitfield, Theresa Hoey, & Sabrina Braga
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge
    22 min
  • Trusted with Secrets
    Without security, the Skunk Works® wouldn’t exist. Security Integrator, Ward Albin, discusses some of his most challenging experiences operating in secrecy.
    For exclusive content, check out our show notes at lockheedmartin.com/insideskunkworks
    Email us at [email protected]
    Produced by Claire Whitfield, Theresa Hoey, & Sabrina Braga
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge
    22 min
  • Wolf Pack
    The X-35 and the YF-22 set the precedent for a new kind of jet fighter. We're outlining the evolution of 1st generation jet fighters to 5th generation and beyond.
    For exclusive content, check out our show notes at LockheedMartin.com/insideskunkworks
    Email us at [email protected]
    Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
    Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
    Web Content by Kyra Betteridge
    41 min

About Inside Skunk Works

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Inside Skunk Works is back for its second season! Building on the history of the Skunk Works® shared in Season 1, this podcast uncovers our future focused innovations through first-hand accounts of test pilots, engineers and designers. Rapidly developing disruptive technologies, brainstorming out of the box solutions and engineering the future of flight – all at Skunk Works.

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