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LOCKHEED

by Bill Yenne

Published by Bison Books. 1st. 1987

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. The Lockheed Corporation traces its heritage to a small floatplane, built by Alan and Malcolm Loughead and first flown from San Francisco Bay in 1913. Dark blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 255 pages including index.

Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

ISBN: 0861243110
Stock no. 2138464

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Contents

  • THE EARLY DAYS:
  • The Brothers Loughead
  • Lockheed and the Vega
  • Detroit Lockheed
  • Lockheed's First Fighter
  • TWIN ENGINTS AND TWIN TAILS:
  • A New Start
  • The Electra
  • The Electra Junior
  • The Super Electra
  • The Hudson
  • The Ventura
  • A Summary of Lockheed's Twin-Engined, Twin-Tailed Aircraft
  • THE CONSTELLATION:
  • A Gem of an Idea
  • The Connie Becomes a Military Transport
  • The Connie Flies at Last
  • Into Airline Service
  • The Super Constellation
  • The Last Constellations
  • The Starliner
  • THE FORK-TAILED DEVIL:
  • Ahead of its Time
  • The Lightning at War
  • LOCKHEED PATROL PLANES:
  • The Neptune
  • The Electra and the Orion
  • The Viking
  • LOCKHEED JET FIGHTERS:
  • The Shooting Star
  • The T-Bird and SeaStar
  • The Starfire
  • The XF-90 Project
  • The Pogo
  • The Starfighter
  • THE SKUNK WORKS PROJECTS:
  • A Place So Secret
  • The U-2 Project
  • The TR-1 Project
  • Liquid Hydrogen Powered Aircraft
  • The A-12/YF-12 Project
  • The Blackbird
  • The Skunk Works after Kelly Johnson
  • LOCKHEED HELICOPTERS:
  • The Model 475
  • The Model 186/286 Series
  • The Cheyenne
  • LOCKHEED OF GEORGIA:
  • Going South
  • The Hercules
  • The Jetstar
  • The Starlifter
  • The Galaxy
  • THE L-1011 TRISTAR:
  • Planning a Jumbo Jet
  • Early Development
  • Competition and the Crisis
  • The TriStar in Service
  • LOCKHEED MISSILES & SPACE:
  • New Frontiers, New Programs
  • The Polaris
  • The Poseidon
  • The Trident
  • Other LMSC Programs
  • LMSC Aircraft
  • The Hubble Space Telescope
  • REACHING FOR THE STARS:
  • A Portrait of Lockheed
  • The Aeronautical Systems Group
  • The Information Systems Group
  • The Marine Systems Group
  • The Electronic Systems Group
  • Corporate Compontents Not Assigned to Groups
  • A Concise Financial History of Lockheed
  • The Birth of the F-22 Program
  • Reaching for the Stars

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