Show Notes
Aircraft design begins with an idea, but you can’t fly an idea. Just as the Wright brothers proved air travel is possible, Skunk Works® engineers must prove the impossible, is possible.
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Produced by Claire Whitfield & Theresa Hoey
Associate Producer Nick Tanaka
Artwork by Becca Smith & Francisco Silva
Web Content by Kyra Betteridge & Heidi Smith
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