Lockheed Martin is known today for sleek, dominant machines like the F-22, but the road to aviation mastery was paved with prototypes that range from the visionary to the downright bizarre. Here are six Lockheed designs that challenged physics and logic but never entered mass production.

While the name "Burbank" is now synonymous with blockbuster movies and high-tech aviation, the city’s origins aren't found in a boardroom or a film studio—but in a dentist's chair.

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in traffic near the IKEA in Burbank or catching a flight out of Hollywood Burbank Airport, you’ve walked the grounds of what was once a massive, dusty sheep ranch. The city we know today as the "Media Capital of the World" didn't start with movie studios; it started with a dentist from New Hampshire named Dr. David Burbank.

The Wheels of Progress: How Moreland Truck Company Put Burbank on the Map In the early 1900s, Burbank, California, was little more than a sleepy collection of sheep ranches and fruit orchards. But in 1917, a deal was struck that would forever change the DNA of the city—and the American trucking industry. That deal brought the Moreland Motor Truck Company to town, sparking an industrial revolution that paved the way for aviation giants and the modern long-haul logistics we take for granted today.

Burbank, California, is world-renowned today as the "Media Capital of the World," but before the silver screen took over, the city’s pulse was driven by the roar of radial engines and the scent of aviation fuel. The catalyst for this transformation? A sleek, wooden wonder called the Lockheed Vega.