Forthcoming book: Projects of the Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

[Steve Pace]

Re: Forthcoming book: LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS: 75th Anniversary

Our dear friend Giuseppe's at it again - check these beauties out. -SP

 

[Ian33]

Re: Forthcoming book: LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS: 75th Anniversary

The YF22 sure was a smart looking bird. Crazy amazing drawings. Kudos!

 

[Flyaway]

Re: Forthcoming book: LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS: 75th Anniversary

Excellent illustrative work yet again.

 

[archipeppe]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Another teaser from the upcoming Steve's book...

Enjoy it!!

 

[archipeppe]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Also X-35 will be treated into the next Steve Pace's book.

Enjoy it!

Ciao
Giuseppe

 

[foiling]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Exquisite artwork, as always, Giuseppe. Thank you.

 

[archipeppe]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Thanks to my friend flateric, I could correct my X-35B drawing since it was plagued by several errors due to not correct 3 views in my possess, so he provied me the right one and I could correct all the mistakes done.

Here there are X-35B and C, as they would appear in the next Steve's book about Skunk Works.

 

[Steve Pace]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

It's wonderful to have such a perfectionist as yourself onboard, Giuseppe! Thanks so much for your hard work and professionalism on this book project and the earlier X-Bomber/X-Fighter book project. -SP

 

[Steve Pace]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Giuseppe De Chiara has now captured the first of five SDD F-35As (AA-1) in three view - not an easy task. -SP

 

[archipeppe]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Thanking Steve for his kindness I want to also post, only for comparison respect the AA-1 (2006), a current F-35A in particular the AL-1 the first airframe assembled in Italy at Cameri FACO that successfully flown, with Bill "Gigs" Gigliotti, last 7 of September.

 

[FighterJock]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Thanking Steve for his kindness I want to also post, only for comparison respect the AA-1 (2006), a current F-35A in particular the AL-1 the first airframe assembled in Italy at Cameri FACO that successfully flown, with Bill "Gigs" Gigliotti, last 7 of September.

The pictures keep getting better and better. I cannot wait to get my hands on the finished book.

 

[Steve Pace]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Another teaser. -SP

 

[NeilChapman]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Another teaser. -SP

Now.... If we could get copies signed by the author.... that would be the bomb.

Anyone know if that's possible? ;-)

 

[elmayerle]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Giuseppe De Chiara has now captured the first of five SDD F-35As (AA-1) in three view - not an easy task. -SP

Does he have a depiction of them with gear down? AA-1 has a different nose gear door design from subsequent aircraft (where lessons learned from AA-1 were applied).

 

[Steve Pace]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Giuseppe De Chiara has now captured the first of five SDD F-35As (AA-1) in three view - not an easy task. -SP

Does he have a depiction of them with gear down? AA-1 has a different nose gear door design from subsequent aircraft (where lessons learned from AA-1 were applied).

I'm sorry but his AA-1 drawing is gear-up only. -SP

 

[archipeppe]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Giuseppe De Chiara has now captured the first of five SDD F-35As (AA-1) in three view - not an easy task. -SP

Does he have a depiction of them with gear down? AA-1 has a different nose gear door design from subsequent aircraft (where lessons learned from AA-1 were applied).

I'm sorry but my drawing policy is to depict always the subject in "clean" aerodynamical configuration, this means that you don't find my drawings with gear down.

 

[CiTrus90]

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Beautiful artwork as always from De Chiara

And that 3 views of Harvey, oh...it's really inspiring B)

Regards

 

[archipeppe]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Beautiful artwork as always from De Chiara

And that 3 views of Harvey, oh...it's really inspiring B)

Regards

Thanks CiTrus90.
Of course Harvey is inspiring...

 

[Steve Pace]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Another treat from Giuseppe. -SP

 

[elmayerle]

Re: Forthcoming book: The Projects of Skunk Works: 75th Anniversary

Giuseppe De Chiara has now captured the first of five SDD F-35As (AA-1) in three view - not an easy task. -SP

Does he have a depiction of them with gear down? AA-1 has a different nose gear door design from subsequent aircraft (where lessons learned from AA-1 were applied).

I'm sorry but my drawing policy is to depict always the subject in "clean" aerodynamical configuration, this means that you don't find my drawings with gear down.

Ah, okay. If anyone is trying to model that particular aircraft, it has a single nose gear door instead of the split doors of all subsequent aircraft.

 

[Steve Pace]

Another teaser... Blackswift... SP

 

[archipeppe]

Another teaser....

 

[Steve Pace]

Latest offering from Giuseppe for the book. This is a beautiful rendering of the L-245 SeaStar prototype. -SP

 

[gatoraptor]

So what is the anticipated publication date at present? The book still does not appear on Amazon.

 

[Steve Pace]

So what is the anticipated publication date at present? The book still does not appear on Amazon.

I'm told mid-2017 so it's quite a ways off yet. Thanks for your interest. -SP

 

[GeorgeA]

So what is the anticipated publication date at present? The book still does not appear on Amazon.

Au contraire, I have pre-ordered it through the Big A.

 

[gatoraptor]

Au contraire, I have pre-ordered it through the Big A.

In what country? It does not appear on the U.S. site.

 

[GeorgeA]

Huh . . . well I'll be dipped. I HAD an order, now I don't. Dafuq?

 

[Steve Pace]

Preliminary Contents. All comments and suggestions are welcome. -SP

Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The 1940s
Lightning: The XP-38 and YP-38
TDN L-133 and TDN L-1000
XP-49
Constellation: The C-69
Shooting Star: The F-80
Chain Lightning: The XP-58
Saturn: The Model 75
Constitution: The XR6V
Racey: The P-80R
T-Bird: The T-33
Starfire: The F-94
Penetration Fighter – The XF-90
Chapter 2: The 1950s
Flying Stovepipe: The X-7 and the XQ-5 Kingfisher
SeaStar: The T2V
Starfighter: The F-104
Vertical Riser: The XFV-1
Hercules: The YC-130
WS-110A
WS-125A
Suntan: TDN CL-400
RB-69
Aquatone: The U-2
JetStar: The C-140
Corona
Chapter 3: The 1960s
Oxcart: The A-12
Kedlock: The YF-12A
Tagboard: The D-21 and M-21
Senior Bowl: D-21B and B-52H
Senior Crown: The SR-71
SST: Supersonic Transport
F-X: Fighter-Experimental
Chapter 4: The 1970s
CL-1200/X-27 Lancer
Harvey
Have Blue XST
X-24C
Senior Prom
Senior Trend: The F-117
Chapter 5: The 1980s
ATB: The Advanced Technology Bomber
ATA: The Advanced Tactical Aircraft
ASTOVL: Advanced Short Takeoff Vertical Landing
Sea Shadow
SSF: The STOVL Strike Fighter
RIVET
Chapter 6: The 1990s
ATF: The Advanced Tactical Fighter
NATF: Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter
MRF: The Multi-Role Fighter
A-X and A/F-X: Advanced Attack and Advanced Fighter-Attack
CALF: Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter
JAST: Joint Advanced Strike Technology
DarkStar: The RQ-3A
LightStar: P-420
UCAV: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
Chapter 7: The 2000s
QSST: Quiet Supersonic Transport
X-35 JSF
RATTLRS: Revolutionary Approach to Time Critical Long Range Strike
Polecat
P-791
X-55A ACCA
ISIS: Integrated Sensor is Structure
RQ-170 Sentinel
Desert Hawk
NASA/Lockheed N-Plus Aircraft Program
Chapter 8: The 2010s
SACD: Speed Agile Concept Demonstrator
HTV: High Speed Technology
UCLASS: Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike
X-56A MUTT
NGLRS: Next Generation Long Range Strike
LRB: Long Range Bomber
NGAD: Next Generation Air Dominance
VARIOUS: VTOL Advanced Reconnaissance Insertion Organic Unmanned System
TR-X: Tactical Reconnaissance-Experimental
HSSW: High Speed Strike Weapon
SR-72
HWB: Hybrid Wing Body
LBFD: Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
ARES: Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System
Conclusions
Appendices
Appendix A: Timeline
Appendix B: Skunk Works P-numbers
Appendix C: L- and CL-numbers and Association
Appendix D: Lockheed Model Numbers
Appendix E: Chief Skunks
Glossary
Bibliography and Sources
Index

 

[FighterJock]

Preliminary Contents. All comments and suggestions are welcome. -SP

Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The 1940s
Lightning: The XP-38 and YP-38
TDN L-133 and TDN L-1000
XP-49
Constellation: The C-69
Shooting Star: The F-80
Chain Lightning: The XP-58
Saturn: The Model 75
Constitution: The XR6V
Racey: The P-80R
T-Bird: The T-33
Starfire: The F-94
Penetration Fighter – The XF-90
Chapter 2: The 1950s
Flying Stovepipe: The X-7 and the XQ-5 Kingfisher
SeaStar: The T2V
Starfighter: The F-104
Vertical Riser: The XFV-1
Hercules: The YC-130
WS-110A
WS-125A
Suntan: TDN CL-400
RB-69
Aquatone: The U-2
JetStar: The C-140
Corona
Chapter 3: The 1960s
Oxcart: The A-12
Kedlock: The YF-12A
Tagboard: The D-21 and M-21
Senior Bowl: D-21B and B-52H
Senior Crown: The SR-71
SST: Supersonic Transport
F-X: Fighter-Experimental
Chapter 4: The 1970s
CL-1200/X-27 Lancer
Harvey
Have Blue XST
X-24C
Senior Prom
Senior Trend: The F-117
Chapter 5: The 1980s
ATB: The Advanced Technology Bomber
ATA: The Advanced Tactical Aircraft
ASTOVL: Advanced Short Takeoff Vertical Landing
Sea Shadow
SSF: The STOVL Strike Fighter
RIVET
Chapter 6: The 1990s
ATF: The Advanced Tactical Fighter
NATF: Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter
MRF: The Multi-Role Fighter
A-X and A/F-X: Advanced Attack and Advanced Fighter-Attack
CALF: Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter
JAST: Joint Advanced Strike Technology
DarkStar: The RQ-3A
LightStar: P-420
UCAV: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
Chapter 7: The 2000s
QSST: Quiet Supersonic Transport
X-35 JSF
RATTLRS: Revolutionary Approach to Time Critical Long Range Strike
Polecat
P-791
X-55A ACCA
ISIS: Integrated Sensor is Structure
RQ-170 Sentinel
Desert Hawk
NASA/Lockheed N-Plus Aircraft Program
Chapter 8: The 2010s
SACD: Speed Agile Concept Demonstrator
HTV: High Speed Technology
UCLASS: Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike
X-56A MUTT
NGLRS: Next Generation Long Range Strike
LRB: Long Range Bomber
NGAD: Next Generation Air Dominance
VARIOUS: VTOL Advanced Reconnaissance Insertion Organic Unmanned System
TR-X: Tactical Reconnaissance-Experimental
HSSW: High Speed Strike Weapon
SR-72
HWB: Hybrid Wing Body
LBFD: Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
ARES: Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System
Conclusions
Appendices
Appendix A: Timeline
Appendix B: Skunk Works P-numbers
Appendix C: L- and CL-numbers and Association
Appendix D: Lockheed Model Numbers
Appendix E: Chief Skunks
Glossary
Bibliography and Sources
Index

Looking good so far Steve. By the way, I did not know that the YF-12 was known as Kedlock? That is a new designation for me despite having been interested in military aviation since the early 1980s.

 

[Steve Pace]

Kedlock was the USAF code name for the AF-12-cum-YF-12. -SP

 

[FighterJock]

Kedlock was the USAF code name for the AF-12-cum-YF-12. -SP

Thanks Steve. It is a pity that the YF-12 never entered service with the USAF.

 

[Steve Pace]

I was just informed that book will measure 9.25 x 10.875 inches (same size as X-Bombers/X-Fighters), have 256 pages, to be released in December. -SP

 

[elmayerle]

Pre-order placed with Amazon.

 

[Steve Pace]

Thanks, Evan. You're the man! -SP

 

[Steve Pace]

Book is now being advertised online at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Projects-Skunk-Works-Lockheed-Development/dp/0760350329/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460144131&sr=1-11

 

[ov-101]

Mr.Pace,when the book out, can you sell me an autographed copy.

 

[Antonio]

The cover looks wonderful!

 

[FighterJock]

What is odd is that Amazon has the publishing date as December the 1st 2016, I thought the publishing date was supposed to be in 2017.

 

[Steve Pace]

Mr.Pace,when the book out, can you sell me an autographed copy.

Gladly ov-101. -SP