Aeronautics Star, Volume 4, Number 4, July/August 2003 Page: 4 of 8

                                
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In celebration of the U.S. Centennial of Flight this year,
commemorating the Wright brothers' first flight on Dec. 17,
1903, the Star is running some milestones of our own during
the year: first flight of many Lockheed Martin aircraft.
March 28, 1918 - Allan and Malcom Loughead first fly the
F-1 flying boat and in the next year it enters charter
service carrying dignitaries such as King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth on a tour of the Channel Islands, Santa
Barbara, Calif.
Dec. 10, 1938 - The Hudson twin-engine maritime patrol
bomber/reconnaissance aircraft at Burbank, Calif.
Feb. 2, 1940 - Production Model 18 Lodestar.
July 31, 1941 - PV-1 Ventura twin-engine patrol bomber.
Sept. 7, 1942 - B-32 Dominator four-engine, long-range
heavy bomber.
Dec. 3, 1943- PV-2 Harpoon twin-engine patrol bomber.
Nov. 22, 1946 - Martin 2-0-2 twin-engine 42-seat airliner.
March 16, 1947 - Model 240 Convair-Liner twin-engine
commercial transport, which also saw considerable
military use.
Sept. 18, 1948 -XF-92A research aircraft, the first U.S.
aircraft with a delta wing.
Oct. 13, 1950 -L-1049 Super Constellation transcontinental
airliner.
Oct. 5, 1951 - Model 340 Convair-Liner, a variant of the
Model 240, which would see considerable commercial
and military use.
April 9, 1953 -XF2Y-1 Sea Dart experimental delta wing
seaplane fighter.
July 14, 1955 - P6M-2 Seamaster, the last seaplane built
for the American military.
April 15, 1961 - P3V-1 (later redesignated P-3A) Orion
antisubmarine warfare aircraft.
June 23, 1963 - RB-57F high-altitude, long-range
reconnaissance aircraft.
Aug. 28, 1967 - Improved U-2R high-altitude reconnais-
sance aircraft at Edwards AFB, Calif.
Feb. 4, 1974 -YF-16 No. 1 prototype at Edwards AFB,
Calif.
Sept. 23, 1975 -X-24A manned, powered lifting body
research aircraft.
Aug. 7, 1978 - Production F-16A multirole fighter.
Aug. 1, 1981 - TR-1, an improved version of the U-2R
high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Sept. 7, 1997 - EMD F-22 at Edwards AFB, Calif
Oct. 24, 2000 - JSF X-35 from Palmdale, Calif., to
Edwards AFB.
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USAF Photo by Master Sgt. Robert R. Hargreaves Jr.

Flares deployed as LM aircraft lands in Baghdad
A British C-130J aircraft launches flare countermeasures just prior to being the first coalition aircraft to land on
the reopened military runway at Baghdad International Airport on July 1. Coalition aircraft had bombed the runway,
which was closed then repaired. The British aircraft delivered cargo and passengers to Baghdad in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Photo by Randy Crites
A Channel 11 news crew interviews aviators Heidi Moore, left, and Keri Wiznerowicz, who represented Purdue University
in this year's women's Air Race Classic. Note the Lockheed Martin logo on their Piper Warrior airplane.
Team from Purdue finishes among
top women aviators in Air Race Classic
By Larry Roquemore
A Lockheed Martin-sponsored aviation duo from Purdue University finished 10th in the women's prestigious
Air Race Classic. Pilot Keri Wiznerowicz and co-pilot Heidi Moore also ranked highest among four participating
universities, bringing home the Traveling Trophy.
Eighty women aviators competed in the historic June event, which covered 11 states in four days, ending up
at Kitty Hawk, N.C., birthplace of the first powered flight nearly a century ago.
The Purdue team competed in a single-engine Piper Warrior, the Triple Nickel, emblazoned with a Lockheed
Martin logo. The Purdue seniors, both enrolled in the university's School of Aviation Technology, are licensed
pilots in commercial and multi-engine aircraft.
A few days before the race began in Pratt, Kan., the women visited the Fort Worth plant, where they received
the grand tour and practiced their skills in the JSF cockpit simulator.
Upon graduation, both women will pursue careers in aviation. Moore hopes to land a job as a pilot for a
major airline. Wiznerowicz has other ideas: "I have a couple of things in mind. I'd like to be a pilot for an air
ambulance or a major corporation. I'd love to fly a jet for Lockheed Martin. It's a great company with some great
people who have really supported us in the race."

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LM Aero demonstrated its strong commitment to the value of continued learning
with an Education Fair held for employees June 27 at its sites in Fort Worth, Marietta
and Palmdale.
Many colleges and universities participated by sending representatives with
information for employees. In addition, the company distributed information on its
tuition refund and educational expense reimbursement program, which covers the cost
of employees' tuition and books for graduate and undergraduate programs at most
accredited schools.
Lockheed Martin believes education is critical to its business success.
"As a high-technology company, we recognize that the continued education of
today's workforce is a vital need to ensure Lockheed Martin's competitiveness for the
future," said Mark Hawthorne, a Human Resources manager. "We encourage our work-
force to take advantage of educational opportunities at all levels, depending on the
needs and interests of the employees and their long-range goals."
A highlight of the Education Fair was a "graduation ceremony" in which 273 LM
Aero employees were recognized for receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees in
the past year, up to the doctorate level. The programs included a wide variety of
schools and educational disciplines, including advanced engineering degrees, MBAs
and law degrees.
Photo by Neal Chapman
Employees take advantage of LMAero's Education Fair to learn what is being offered at
colleges and universities in Texas, Georgia and California.

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