Comments on: ‘Iron Man’ movie’s Stark Industries is clearly a spoof of Lockheed Martin

By: Rafaela

Rafaela — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:58:05 +0000

Exactly how much time did it require u to post “

By: Maryann

Maryann — Tue, 28 May 2013 23:09:14 +0000

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By: Nerd Monkey

Nerd Monkey — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:59:44 +0000

Well, you’re kind of right. I didn’t come over here to start an argument or anything, but while the connection you’ve made between the movie’s representation of Stark Industries to Lockheed is certainly correct, you have to remember that Iron Man is a very, very old comic book (1963). Back then there wasn’t a Lockheed Martin yet, just a Lockheed Corporation, and at that time, there were many companies who were in the business of war profiteering. Stark Industries is really a representation of all of these companies, while Iron Man has always been a comic book (now movie) indictment of war profiteering in general.

However, I do have to give you props for the logo. In all of my time of both loving Iron Man and condemning war profiteering companies, I don’t think I’d ever even seen the Lockheed Martin logo before. Very similar, and I’m willing to bet that was a Joss Whedon idea.

By: Phil Ben

Phil Ben — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:50:05 +0000

The accommodating smack combatant is NOT the equivalent as the F-22 Raptor. Completely different planes! Thanks a lot buddy for your shearing!

By: bsa

bsa — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:51:03 +0000

haha! Same again tonight then? Don’t know how ya can do it. Iron man looks cool

By: stark56

stark56 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:26:36 +0000

stark industries is a spoof of lockheed martin

By: stark56

stark56 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:22:38 +0000

lockheed martin needs a new symbol

By: stark1

stark1 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:13:07 +0000

im bored

By: stark1

stark1 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:12:16 +0000

the lockheed martin symbol and the stark industries symbol look alike

By: Dingo8myOprah

Dingo8myOprah — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:20:21 +0000

Does anyone know (highly dubious, due to the nature & content of above comments what the passenger plane is? The one with the modified rear fuselage & stub-wings.
I have seen footage of it before & I am fairly certain that it is based on a DC10 airframe (although a lot of test-beds carry the ‘MD’ nomenclature)

By: glandon

glandon — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:27:52 +0000

ok ok so i didnt bother to read the whole blog however considering that im an aviation electronics technician i keep a close eye on the companies who have contracts with military aviation. John3Sobieski the main difference between the F-22 and the F-35 is the fact that the F-22 has two engines where as the F-35 only has one. both jets were designed by lockheed martin using similar stealth technology hence the similarities in the design for the airframe. it is sad that funding for the F-22 project has fell through, however it should also be known that during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq the F-22 never dropped a single bomb or missile. to date all four branches of the military are still planning on accepting the F-35.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:26:49 +0000

The Stark industries of Iron Man is modelled off Lockheed Martin. Films have to be modelled off something. For example Cyberdine off Terminator was modelled off Microsoft and IBM

By: kehali

kehali — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:19:09 +0000

you god

By: Radio Control Planes

Radio Control Planes — Sun, 09 May 2010 09:50:10 +0000

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By: William

William — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:27:11 +0000

John3Sobieski no one asked for you to be so cocky on here. I highly doubt you know as much as you think you know. You aren’t impressing anyone on here. And don’t ever compare yourself to any vets.

By: major swaggs

major swaggs — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:34:02 +0000

ok you have to remember that the ironman universe is not ours its marvels and in there stark inds. is just like lm and ng and everyone else. so assuming that stark made the jets and g36 is a good bet. he did after all make everything for shield. sorry im late

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:01:06 +0000

Just to clear some stuff up:

Everything you’ve wanted to know about the F-22, and some things you didn’t.

The designator “Y”, when precluding the aircraft number, indicates a prototype. The YF-22 Raptor was the designator for two aircraft built as prototype (or technology demonstrator) aircraft built by Lockheed Martin / Boeing (et al) for the “Advanced Tactical Fighter” programme.

The YF-22 beat the Nothrop YF-23 in the competition.

YF-22 #1 “Raptor 1″ and YF-23 #1 “Blackwidow II” were fitted with Pratt & Whitney YF119 Turbofan engines (now designated F-119-100) and YF-22 #2 “Raptor 2″ and YF-23 #2 “Grey Ghost” were equipped with General Electric YF120 engines. Pratt & Whitney won the engine contest.

The Raptor enteredproduction as the F-22, and was at one point redesignated by General John P. Jumper as the F/A-22 Raptor, to more reflect the attack capability of the aircraft. Air Force brass later re-designated the Raptor back to the F-22, and the current production models are called F-22A The “A” indicates the first version of the aircraft, presumably to be followed up by B and C variants (and so on).

The FB-22 Strike Raptor is a heavily modified F-22. Most notably, it lacks a tail emapnage, and has a much larger wing. The FB-22 is a contender in the “Interim Bomber Requirement”, competing against the B-1R and YF-23.

The YF-23 was stealthier and faster than the Raptor, but the Raptor was much more agile, and less expensive. There is speculation that it won partially because it would have been more well suited for the Navy’s NATF programme, which was later abandoned.

So, to review, the YF-22 is a prototype, the F-22A is the aircraft serving in the USAF, and seen in the Iron Man movie, and the F-22 and F/A-22 are incorrect designations. The FB-22 has yet to fly, and the YF-23 is most likely not going to grace our skies again.

The F-22 Raptor (ATF) will replace our F-15 Eagle / Strike Eagle and the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) will replace our F-16 Falcon as well as suppliment other aircraft fleets.

(It is the opinion of this pilot that the F-15 and F-16 will likely not be retired altogether)

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:47:33 +0000

Totally about a year late on this discussion, but the biggest difference in the F-22 and F-35?

Price.

By: Sgt.V

Sgt.V — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:23:16 +0000

Just a few things. Lockheed didn’t become a major company untill 1996. Although they do trace their roots back to 1909 they were a very small company in 1963, the first appearance of Tony Stark/Iron Man. As for Stark Industries the a/c people as long as the company is not trying to produce a similar product it’s not considered an infringement. Please excuse the spelling i’m typing this on my phone.

By: Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:50:30 +0000

Sure, Lockheed Martin is a lot like Stark Industries, but
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) is a perfect fit. I agree, the Stark logo was inspired by LM, but LM focuses more on larger scale technologies, like aeronautics, mission control systems, and passive defense systems.
ATK on the other hand, does more work with bombs, missiles, and ammunition. ATK develops cluster bombs and depleted uranium rounds, just like Stark worked in large part with missiles, artillery, and small arms.

check it out for yourself
http://www.atk.com/index.asp