Lockheed Skunk Works

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advanced development division aerospace research and development organization military aircraft design organization

Lockheed Skunk Works is the famed advanced development division of Lockheed Martin known for creating cutting-edge, often secretive military aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Nighthawk.

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Label Occurrences
Lockheed Skunk Works canonical 10
Skunk Works 4
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advanced development division ⓘ
aerospace research and development organization ⓘ
military aircraft design organization ⓘ
approximateFoundingPeriod World War II era ⓘ
associatedConcept Kelly Johnson's 14 Rules and Practices ⓘ
associatedWith Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designPhilosophy close collaboration with customers ⓘ
minimal bureaucracy ⓘ
rapid decision-making ⓘ
small empowered teams ⓘ
focusArea advanced materials ⓘ
aerodynamics research ⓘ
low observable technologies ⓘ
systems integration ⓘ
formerParentOrganization Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ
surface form: Lockheed Corporation
founder Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
headquartersLocation Palmdale, California ⓘ
industry aerospace ⓘ
defense ⓘ
keyPerson Ben Rich ⓘ
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
John F. Clark (later leadership) ⓘ
knownFor high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
high-speed reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
innovative engineering management practices ⓘ
rapid prototyping of advanced aircraft ⓘ
secretive military programs ⓘ
stealth aircraft development ⓘ
notableProduct D-21 reconnaissance drone ⓘ
Have Blue technology demonstrator ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 ⓘ
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk ⓘ
Lockheed F-22 Raptor (early development work) ⓘ
F-35 Lightning II ⓘ
surface form: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (concept and early development)

SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
surface form: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed U-2 ⓘ
P-80 Shooting Star ⓘ
XF-104 Starfighter prototypes ⓘ
notableProjectType black projects ⓘ
officialName Advanced Development Programs ⓘ
originatedAs Lockheed Skunk Works self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lockheed Advanced Development Projects
parentOrganization Lockheed Martin ⓘ
primaryFacility United States Air Force Plant 42 ⓘ
surface form: Air Force Plant 42
reputation highly secretive organization ⓘ
pioneer in stealth technology ⓘ
producer of cutting-edge military aircraft ⓘ
shortName Lockheed Skunk Works self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Skunk Works

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lockheed U-2 → manufacturer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Palmdale, California → hasFacility → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
SR-71 Blackbird → developer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed Martin X-series → relatedTo → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Boeing Phantom Works → relatedTo → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skunk Works
Boeing Phantom Works → relatedTo → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Lockheed Skunk Works → shortName → Lockheed Skunk Works self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skunk Works
Lockheed Skunk Works → originatedAs → Lockheed Skunk Works self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed Advanced Development Projects
Kelly Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Dragon Lady → designedAt → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject surface form: Lockheed U-2
TR-1A → designedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 program → developer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 → manufacturer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Clarence Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Clarence Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed Advanced Development Projects Division
United States Air Force Plant 42 → tenant → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Lockheed Aircraft Company → operated → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skunk Works
Lockheed Aircraft Company → hasDivision → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skunk Works