In 1969, Lockheed was tasked by the US air force to design a plane that was so big that it could carry 3000 troops, launch 22 parasite air to air jet fighters and fly for 41 days straight without ...
A product of the famous Lockheed Skunk Works headed by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, the CL-1200 was designed in the late 1960s. The idea was to compete in the lucrative Cold War fighter/interceptor ...
The Cold War was a difficult time, with elementary school children practicing "Duck and Cover" nuclear attack drills while some families set up fallout shelters in their homes and yards. The chief ...