Podcast: The Father of Stealth

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Key Takeaways:

  • Ed Lovick was the pioneering radar signature reduction expert at Kelly Johnson's Skunk Works.
  • He was instrumental in the success of advanced stealth aircraft, including the A12 and F117 Nighthawk.
  • His groundbreaking achievements in radar signature reduction, particularly for the F117, may remain unsurpassed.
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The title usually goes to another man, but Ed Lovick was the first radar signature reduction expert brought in by Kelly Johnson’s Skunk Works. In his 32 years there, he proved instrumental in the success of the A12, a predecessor to the SR71 Blackbird, and his achievements on the F117 Nighthawk may have yet to be surpassed. AVweb‘s Glenn Pew spoke with Lovick, now in his nineties, about his life’s work.

Lovick’s web site is EdLovick.com. His book, Radar Man, is available at Amazon.com.

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