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Blake Singer Michael Andrews. Lockheed martin: skunk works. What is the Skunk Works?. What is the Skunk Works?. Mike’s Internship. Blake’s Internship. U-2 Dragon Lady. Designed by Kelly Johnson 1953-1955 Cruises at 70,000+ feet Bicycle Landing Gear Still in Operation Taiwan UAE
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Blake Singer Michael Andrews Lockheed martin:skunk works
What is the Skunk Works? Mike’s Internship Blake’s Internship
U-2 Dragon Lady • Designed by Kelly Johnson • 1953-1955 • Cruises at 70,000+ feet • Bicycle Landing Gear • Still in Operation • Taiwan • UAE • Global Hawk Competitor • Gary Powers Incident in 1960 • U-2S Revision Currently
Blake’s Summer Assignment:Structural Design 1-L Panel Speed Brake
Panel Fastener Investigation • Investigated Issue with Damaged Panel Fasteners on Aircraft in the Field • Designed Test Panel to Analyze Fastener Damage • Contacted Customer and Vendor for Possible Solutions
Speed Brake Retainer • Speed Brakes Opening Unintentionally When Hydraulics are Disconnected During Maintenance • Designed Component to Keep Speed Brakes Shut During Maintenance Procedures • Created Drawing for Manufacturing and Installation
Mike’s Summer Assignment:Operations Analysis • Created to Assess Mission Effectiveness of Conceptual Designs • Provide Data to Decision Makers • Various Levels of Simulation Fidelity • System • 1 vs 1 • Many vs Many • Campaign • Cost Parameter Integration
Hybrid Concepts • Hybrid Aircraft Address “Middle Market” • 80% Aerostatic Lift, 20% Aerodynamic Lift • Cataloging All HAV Concepts • Commercial • Military • Enterprise • Repair Robot Testing