Skunk Works

aircraft design facility operated by Lockheed Martin
Organization facility Q11083177
Skunk Works
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Skunk Works

Summary

Skunk Works is a facility[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of facility entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (914 views/month, #1 of 155).[2]

Key Facts

  • Skunk Works received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].
  • Skunk Works received the Collier Trophy[4].
  • Skunk Works is in the country of United States[5].
  • Skunk Works's image is recorded as SR71 factoryfloor SkunkWorks.jpg[6].
  • Skunk Works's image is recorded as F117-palmdale-040625-01.jpg[7].
  • Skunk Works's instance of is recorded as facility[8].
  • Skunk Works's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[9].
  • Skunk Works's founder is recorded as Kelly Johnson[10].
  • Skunk Works's logo image is recorded as Skunkworks-logo.jpg[11].
  • Skunk Works's headquarters location is recorded as Palmdale[12].
  • Skunk Works's part of is recorded as Lockheed Martin[13].
  • Skunk Works's Commons category is recorded as Skunk Works[14].
  • Skunk Works's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[15].
  • +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skunk Works[16].
  • Skunk Works's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.61669444444444, 'lon': -118.11366666666666}[17].
  • Skunk Works's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fcq3[18].
  • Skunk Works's parent organization or unit is recorded as Lockheed Martin[19].
  • Skunk Works's official website is recorded as https://lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.html[20].
  • Skunk Works's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 1327030621[21].
  • Skunk Works's has works in the collection is recorded as Strategic Air and Space Museum[22].
  • Skunk Works's has works in the collection is recorded as Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum[23].
  • Skunk Works's has works in the collection is recorded as National Museum of the United States Air Force[24].
  • Skunk Works's has works in the collection is recorded as Ronald Reagan Presidential Library[25].
  • Skunk Works's has works in the collection is recorded as Air Zoo[26].
  • Skunk Works's has works in the collection is recorded as Pima Air & Space Museum[27].

Body

Founding

Skunk Works's founder is recorded as Kelly Johnson[10]. +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Skunk Works's part of is recorded as Lockheed Martin[13].

Operations

Skunk Works's headquarters location is recorded as Palmdale[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Lockheed Martin[19].

Industry

Skunk Works's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[15].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3], a science award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1980[30] and Collier Trophy[4], a science award[31], in United States[32].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Skunk Works include skunkworks project[33], a project[34].

Why It Matters

Skunk Works ranks in the top 0.65% of facility entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (914 views/month, #1 of 155).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include skunkworks project[33], a project[34].

FAQs

What awards did Skunk Works receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3] and Collier Trophy[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . lockheedmartin.com. lockheedmartin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . lockheedmartin.com. lockheedmartin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . lockheedmartin.com. lockheedmartin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . lockheedmartin.com. lockheedmartin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . lockheedmartin.com. lockheedmartin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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