Submitted by: Edward Lovick
Category: Books
Ed Lovick, the first radar cross-section reduction physicist in the Lockheed Skunk Works from 1957 to 1990, has written the book 'Radar Man'. Lovick tells of his experiences with airplanes and stealth aircraft U-2, A-12 Oxcart, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk, and more. Lovick was personally selected by Kelly Johnson to try to reduce U-2 radar reflections in 1957. Lovick saved the A-12 Oxcart program from cancellation, the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, and provided key design input to the F-117 Nighthawk, including the design of its inlet screens. Lovick received the Robert E. Gross Outstanding Scientists/Engineers Award in 1981.
Ed’s 50 year career involved the electronic and electromagnetic aspects of aircraft design and testing. Kelly Johnson selected him to help the CIA try to reduce U-2 radar reflections. He saved Lockheed ADP’s A-12 from cancellation, and provided key design input to the SR-71 and F-117. Ed received Lockheed’s Robert E. Gross Outstanding Scientists/Engineers Award in 1981.
Ed is happily married to a female Skunk Works engineer. They are retired and live in Northridge, California with their two adopted Weimaraners.
Lovick was the Lockheed Skunk Works’ first Radar Cross Section (RCS) reduction expert. Personally selected by Kelly Johnson to try to reduce U-2 radar reflections in 1957, Lovick's innovation saved the A-12 Oxcart program from cancellation, and provided key design input to the F-117 Nighthawk, including the design of its inlet screens. Lovick received the Robert E. Gross Outstanding Scientists/Engineers in 1981. He provides an insider's account of the creation of stealth in 'Radar Man'.
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