blake singer michael andrews. what is the skunk works?
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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
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)