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August 4th, 2006
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter  | Quote:
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August 4th, 2006
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| The fire is everything...  | Post; Lockheed Martin's Skunk WorksQuote:
Skunk works is a term used in engineering and technical applications for secret (black) projects, but it's also used by Lockheed Martin: The name "Skunk Works" and the skunk design are now registered trademarks of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_works Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/fi...p=fec&ci=16504 How the Skunk Works Got Its Name http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/fi...=0&ti=0&sc=400 | |
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August 4th, 2006
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| Forums Grumpy Old Man | I used the term "Skunk Works" in the generic form of the term - "top secret research and development area or building". Area 51 is definitely that - the security boundary around this area extends for miles and miles. The facility is so big that MOST of the work force is flown in/out on commuter flights daily. The only other access to the facilities are pre-cleared trucking and commuter buses to and from the site and military housing. The security blanket is so extensive that entry of as little as a hundred yards will bring rapid armed response ... jeeps with mounted machine guns and armed helicopters. I definitely believe that Area 51 has earned the "Skunk Works" name and description even though it is a trademark of Lockheed Martin Corporation. I would NOT suggest that you test the boundaries around Area 51 - you would NOT like the consequences of that rash act (especially since the enactment of the Patriot Act)..
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August 5th, 2006
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Hmm, I wonder if Google Earth has any photos of Groom Lake? 
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August 5th, 2006
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| Primus Pilus | Nope no photo of the following,Are 51,Chernobyl,Groom lake,Bomshese down,Or Edwards Air Force Base,there are there its just I know someone with google Earth pro,and I have basic,I zoom in on these locations ,yuo can see the siloute of buildings or runways but its all blurred,all of it ,so no in depth look at these locations.
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December 13th, 2006
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Groom Lake? What about it? Only place you can test an SR-71, B2 or F117 without stiring up some kind of reaction from the USSR or China at the time, and besides if you saw an F117 in 78' you'd think it was a UFO too. F117 was called Strike Blue back in the day or something to the effect of Blue.
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