[Eye of Unk]

I will say this friend, there are some things you really do NOT want to know about when it comes to “skunk works”.

The US has never relied upon a sole fighter aircraft, bomber or ship ever, as soon as it in production its already obsolete. We will make the best fighter aircraft but we will also make something that can defeat it in the case it falls into enemy hands.

[The Duke]

25 years ago I was heavily involved in aerospace, and I recall an interesting incident that myself and my colleagues found most amusing.

This was in the days when the stealth bomber's existence had just been made public, yet the existence of any "stealth fighter" was still not public.

The particular incident was a speech given by an Air Force General who had just been given a personal tour of the stealth bomber. He got on stage and started his speech by saying..."I have just seen the stealth fighter and ...."

At which point two serious looking gentlemen promptly took him by each arm and escorted him quickly from the stage.

We engineers were ROTF. :)