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Lockheed Martin

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The Skunk Works

The first prototype US fighter jet named the Lulu Bell was built in 143 days start to finish. Kelly Johnson hand-picks 23 of Lockheed's very best engineers and designers, and about 30 of the best shop people that actually build the airplanes. The name Skunk Works is born because of the outdoor nature in the tent and the smell coming from this plastics factory.

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