by Jim U.
My father,
Virgil Upton, worked at Lockheed for 50 years. I carried on the tradition, and worked
at Lockheed Martin for 35 years, from 1962 to 1997. I was in flight test on 17
different aircraft. The first was the A-12, Mach 3.2 single-seat for the Central
Intelligence Agency. Next was the AH-56 Cheyenne for the United States Army,
S-3A and S-3B Viking for the United States Navy, followed by the Maritime Patrol CP-140
Aurora, built for Canada. I also worked on the long-wing, high-flying U-2 that
started in 1955, and is still flying today. I flew in all, except for the U-2
models and the A-12. Thanks for the memories!
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| I'm getting into the S/N 1005 AH-56 for first flight. |
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| Cheyenne during testing |
