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… read more
75 years ago in Burbank, California, engineer Kelly Johnson devised an operational concept so unique it is still celebrated today. As the birthplace …
It was a time when computers were in their infancy. They were incredibly expensive and enormous with less processing power than an iPhone. Using …
In 1943, the Germans were already using jet technology in combat. The United States military leadership was frantic for a jet fighter of their own to …
Radar-guided missiles were an ever-growing threat to aircraft throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. As they say, “necessity is the mother of invention,” …
For many years fighter jets were specifically designed for individual military branches. In the 1990s, U.S. military leadership decided it would be …
Before the F-117 and the SR-71 there was an aircraft that began to experiment with stealth - an aircraft that does so many things well, it’s still flying today.
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Skunk Works® engineers have a willingness to take on projects most others don’t because the chances to succeed are too small or too difficult.
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In the midst of an energy revolution, a small team at the Skunk Works® is trying to solve a massive problem. Will they make compact fusion a reality?
Advancing technology allows aircraft to go faster and faster, but there is still one barrier that prevents the public from traveling faster than the …
Are you ready for season 2? We’re covering conceptual design, hypersonics, unmanned systems, and much more.
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Skunk Works® designs the aircraft of the future. Ever wonder how?
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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 …
Without security, the Skunk Works® wouldn’t exist. Security Integrator, Ward Albin, discusses some of his most challenging experiences operating in …
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.
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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 …
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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In the 1970s, Skunk Works® stealth technology was proving so successful, that Ben Rich began looking for new potential applications. From this search …
A spy story involving CIA cover stories, the Red Fleet, Skunk Works® engineers, and a famous, eccentric American billionaire.
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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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