Tom Drake

This is Kelly Johnson's skunk works, right?

This is Kelly Johnson's skunk works, right?

So you can understand I was exposed because this is extremely relevant to no doubt another part of our conversation. The very best of American innovation ingenuity was creating things like the SR-71.

So you can understand I was exposed because this is extremely relevant to no doubt another part of our conversation. The very best of American innovation ingenuity was creating things like the SR-71.

So you can understand I was exposed because this is extremely relevant to no doubt another part of our conversation. The very best of American innovation ingenuity was creating things like the SR-71.

Even today, even today, I mean, it looked kind of out of this world almost. Yeah, it's a stunning airplane.

Even today, even today, I mean, it looked kind of out of this world almost. Yeah, it's a stunning airplane.

Even today, even today, I mean, it looked kind of out of this world almost. Yeah, it's a stunning airplane.

Well, this is even like radar. I'll get into that. He passed away a few years, some number of years ago. Joseph Lockhart, we'll get to him. December 7th, 1941, I interviewed him. Yeah, as part of my 240 hours of community service.

Well, this is even like radar. I'll get into that. He passed away a few years, some number of years ago. Joseph Lockhart, we'll get to him. December 7th, 1941, I interviewed him. Yeah, as part of my 240 hours of community service.

Well, this is even like radar. I'll get into that. He passed away a few years, some number of years ago. Joseph Lockhart, we'll get to him. December 7th, 1941, I interviewed him. Yeah, as part of my 240 hours of community service.

Joseph Lockhart, he was there on the North Shore of Oahu. with the newfangled radar, which was super secret because it was an edge. Arthur C. Clarke was part of inventing radar.

Joseph Lockhart, he was there on the North Shore of Oahu. with the newfangled radar, which was super secret because it was an edge. Arthur C. Clarke was part of inventing radar.

Joseph Lockhart, he was there on the North Shore of Oahu. with the newfangled radar, which was super secret because it was an edge. Arthur C. Clarke was part of inventing radar.

Oh yeah. But remember what he said about technology. Yeah, what did he say again? Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Right, right. So you can imagine even back in the early 60s, when this started flying, right, even in prototype form, If you happen to see that flying over in the, particularly in the Western part of the US, what would you think it was?

Oh yeah. But remember what he said about technology. Yeah, what did he say again? Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Right, right. So you can imagine even back in the early 60s, when this started flying, right, even in prototype form, If you happen to see that flying over in the, particularly in the Western part of the US, what would you think it was?

Oh yeah. But remember what he said about technology. Yeah, what did he say again? Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Right, right. So you can imagine even back in the early 60s, when this started flying, right, even in prototype form, If you happen to see that flying over in the, particularly in the Western part of the US, what would you think it was?

It didn't look like anything that flew. Exactly.

It didn't look like anything that flew. Exactly.

It didn't look like anything that flew. Exactly.