BlankHowdy Vorts, The advances in technology are stacking up worldwide in the universities and research oriented firms. This technology is also migrating toward startup capital groups, all looking for the next golden goose.Something is missing . What? A series of "Skunk Works"projects..
The name didn't start at Locheed although they gave it a new meaning. The name was coined by Al Capp, cartoonist of the "Lil Abner" comic strip and was the moonshine still building in the wildwood ( shades of the Dime Box saloon). Lockheed's success with the research program started back in a quonset hut and can be traced to the freedom given the researchers to pursue their craft. I had the occasion to visit the engineering design group for an oil related manufacturer in the 1950's. I asked what new products they had under development.. none was the reply.. we wait 'til sales tells us they want something to meet competition. This trait eventually reached critical mass with Roger at GM. Until the business model of industry adds a Skunk Works theme.. things are going to remain dormant for a push toward a major new energy shift. This could be an underlying reason for the inability to overcome the enertia represented by big oil. They may not be so guarded of their place in the world as simply not thinking as the sand slowly washes out from under their boardroom chairs in Dubai. the center of the universe in their mindset. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/aeronautics/skunkworks/ Richard
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