ed ▁design ▁team ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Will is ▁Haw kins , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 0 - page ▁proposal ▁for ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 2 0 6 . ▁Hall ▁H ib b ard , ▁Lock he ed ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁engineer , ▁saw ▁the ▁proposal ▁and ▁directed ▁it ▁to ▁Kelly ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁low - speed , ▁un ar med ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁remarked , ▁" If ▁you ▁sign ▁that ▁letter , ▁you ▁will ▁destroy ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁Company ." ▁Both ▁H ib b ard ▁and ▁Johnson ▁signed ▁the ▁proposal ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁won ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁now - design ated ▁Model ▁ 8 2 ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁Y C - 1 3 0 ▁prototype ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁from ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁plant ▁in ▁Bur bank , ▁California . ▁The ▁aircraft , ▁serial ▁number ▁ 5 3 - 3 3 9 7 , ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁prototype , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁to ▁fly . ▁The ▁Y C - 1 3 0 ▁was ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Stanley ▁B elt z ▁and ▁Roy ▁W immer ▁on ▁its ▁ 6 1 - min ute ▁flight ▁to ▁Edwards ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ; ▁Jack ▁Real ▁and ▁Dick ▁St anton ▁served ▁as ▁flight ▁engine ers . ▁Kelly ▁Johnson ▁fle w ▁ch ase ▁in ▁a ▁Lock he ed ▁P 2 V ▁Ne