General
The year the original Lockheed Aircraft Company was founded.
What is 1926?
The founder of the company that later merged with Lockheed to become Lockheed Martin.
Who is Allan Lockheed?
This twin‑engine fighter, introduced in 1997, was the first production aircraft to incorporate stealth shaping.
What is the F‑22 Raptor?
This branch of the U.S. military is the primary buyer of the F‑22 Raptor and the F‑35A.
What is the U.S. Air Force?
This national park, established in 1916, contains the famous “Grand Teton” of Colorado.
What is Rocky Mountain National Park?
The LM‑built spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the Moon for Artemis III.
What is Orion?
The CEO who led Lockheed Martin from 2013‑2020 and oversaw the F‑35 program’s full‑rate production.
Who is James Taiclet?
The multi‑role fighter that serves the U.S., U.K., Israel, Japan, and several other nations; it has three variants (A, B, C).
What is the F‑35 Lightning II?
The defense department of this NATO ally signed a multiyear contract for F‑35B aircraft in 2020.
What is the United Kingdom?
This river, dubbed “the fastest white‑water run in the state,” runs through Glenwood Springs.
What is the Colorado River?
In 1995, Lockheed merged with this aerospace firm to become Lockheed Martin.
What is Martin Marietta?
The former chief engineer who is credited with pioneering the “Skunk Works” rapid‑prototype approach.
Who is Clarence “Kelly” Johnson?
The world‑record‑setting reconnaissance aircraft that could cruise at Mach 3+ and was retired in 1999.
What is the SR‑71 Blackbird?
This U.S. service procures the P‑8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Lockheed Martin.
What is the U.S. Navy?
This iconic Colorado dish layers corn chips, beans, cheese, and green chilies
What is a Colorado‑style nacho casserole?
The first Lockheed aircraft to break the sound barrier was the P‑79. True or false?
What is False? (It was the P‑80 Shooting Star.)
In 2018 she was named to Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.”
Who is Marillyn Hewson?
The heavy‑lift transport that can carry outsize cargo such as helicopters and armored vehicles; first flew in 2003.
What is the C‑5M Super Giant?
The Joint Strike Fighter program’s first foreign customer outside of North America was this country, which operates the F‑35C.
What is Japan?
This Colorado university’s basketball team is known as the “Mavericks.”
What is the University of Colorado‑Colorado Springs?
This former Lockheed Martin CEO guided the company through the post‑Cold‑War era and retired in 1996.
Who is Daniel J. Grazier?
Recognized in 2022 as one of “Women Who Lead in Defense” by a leading defense‑industry publication.
Who is Stephanie Hill?
The joint unmanned aerial system (UAS) that provides persistent, high‑altitude ISR and is operated from multiple services.
What is the RQ‑4 Global Hawk?
This civilian agency partnered with LM on the Orion crew module for deep‑space exploration.
What is NASA?
The highest paved road in North America climbs to this summit near Leadville.
What is Mount Elbert?