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Radar Man: A Personal History of Stealth
By: Edward Lovick JreBook Publisher: AuthorSolutions
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During the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of nuclear devastation. America's hope for national security relied solely upon aerial reconnaissance. Radar Man is the fascinating memoir of a physicist who, with his colleagues, developed the stealth technology that eventually created radar-invisible aircraft. Edward Lovick shares a compelling story from the perspective of an enthusiastic scientist that highlights his pioneering experiences in an innovative, secret world as he helped create stealth aircraft such as the A-12 OXCART, SR-71 Blackbird, and F-117 Nighthawk. From the moment in 1957 when Lockheed's famous aircraft designer Clarence L. 'Kelly' Johnson invited Lovick to join his "Skunk Works," Lovick details how he helped the CIA eventually perform vital, covert reconnaissance flights over Soviet-held territory during the Cold War, saved Lockheed ADP's A-12 from cancellation, and provided key design input to the SR-71 and F-117. Lovick's autobiography describing his career as an engineering physicist in the Skunk Works not only draws attention to the insurmountable challenges that accompanied the task of developing radar-invisible aircraft, but also the importance of the monumental task these young scientists fulfilled-all with the hope of creating a secure future for their beloved country.
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| Title of eBook: Radar Man: A Personal History of Stealth | |
| Release Date: 11-15-2010 | |
| Publisher: iUniverse.com |
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Radar Man: A Personal History of Stealth
Chapter One
Curious BeginningsA Glimpse into the Future
It was late in the afternoon of a gray and gloomy day in 1958. The sky was featureless and light, but very wet snow spattered the windshields of our twin-engined aircraft as we began our entry over the Atomic Energy Commission's bomb-cratered territory on our way to "Paradise Ranch," a secret CIA base in Area 51, north of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pilot Bobby Schumacher in the left seat called for clearance and identified us as "Broken Bow."
The voice from the ground sounded like a high fidelity broadcasting station—not like ordinary aircraft radio. I wondered about what would happen if we had called in as "Ho Bo"!
As we approached a notch in the terrain, the snow increased in intensity, and the sky seemed darker. We experienced moderate turbulence as we cleared the gap, and I, in the co-pilot seat, got a glimpse of our destination.
The snow on our windshield seemed to swirl counterclockwise as Bobby entered a gentle descending right-hand turn toward Watertown's runway in Area 51. We aligned with the runway center line while the wipers scrubbed the snow from our view. The wheels rumbled softly as he made his usual perfect landing.
We taxied into the hangar area, shut down, checked in, and he closed our flight plan. After attending a briefing about our coming night's testing activities, I had early dinner in the small mess hall.
While under the soothing influence of a hot chocolate drink, my thoughts drifted to my seemingly long and somewhat erratic journey through time t
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