Comment by WalterBright
6 months ago
A related program was Lockheed's Skunkworks.
There have been many attempts to replicate the success of the Skunkworks, but they've all failed because the organizers thought they could improve on it.
6 months ago
A related program was Lockheed's Skunkworks.
There have been many attempts to replicate the success of the Skunkworks, but they've all failed because the organizers thought they could improve on it.
McDonnell's Phantom Works is still running, as a division of Boeing now, and seems to be doing innovative work despite the lack of innovation in the name.
They were responsible for the tailless X-36, the X-37 space plane and, allegedly, much of the groundwork for the winning NGAD design.