LOCKHEED MARTIN:

SKUNK WORKS

Blake Singer

Michael Andrews

What is the Skunk Works?

What is the Skunk Works?

Blake’s Internship

Mike’s Internship

U-2 Dragon Lady Designed by Kelly Johnson

1953-1955 Cruises at 70,000+ feet Bicycle Landing Gear Still in Operation

TaiwanUAEGlobal Hawk Competitor

Gary Powers Incident in 1960 U-2S Revision Currently

Blake’s Summer Assignment:Structural Design

1-L PanelSpeed 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

Conceptual Design

Operations Analysis Production

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

How Did Blake Get His Internship?

Rocket Team Involvement

Applied Online

(February)

Ft. Worth (TX) F-16 Interview

(March)

Referred to Palmdale for

Interview (April)

Job Offer (April 27th)

Physical and Clearance

Forms (May)

Report to Work (June 6th)

How Did Mike Get His Internship?

2 Previous MFC Internships

AIAA National Conference

(January 2010)

AIAA HAV Paper (April 2010)

MFC Orlando Offer (January

2011)

Palmdale Networking (February)

ADP Interview (March)

Declined MFC Offer (March)

ADP Offer (May 7th)

Physical and Clearance

Forms (May 25th)

Report to Work (June 13th)

QUESTIONS?