FPP053 - F-4 Phantom II (part 2)
...And we're back! On this episode we conclude last week's discussion with former F-4 pilot John "Tiger" Kerr and RIO Jack "Fingers" Ensch, both retired U.S. Naval aviators. Hold on to your hats as we...
29 Heinä 20191h 6min
FPP052 - F-4 Phantom II (part 1)
Few aircraft so prominently define their eras as the McDonell F-4 Phantom II does the 1960s and the Vietnam conflict. Initially imagined as a fighter and later an interceptor, the Phantom II eventuall...
22 Heinä 20191h 7min
FPP051 - SR-71 Blackbird
There are military aircraft that contribute to shaping U.S. foreign policy. There are some that usher in cutting edge technology. Others set speed and altitude records. A few capture the lifelong imag...
8 Heinä 20191h 22min
FPP050 - F-8 Crusader
The first recorded account of two aircraft engaging in aerial combat occurred in late November 1913 during the Mexican Revolution. The pilots, both American ‘soldiers of fortune’ on opposing sides of ...
22 Kesä 20191h 25min
FPP049 - Sharpening the Spear
Virtually everything requires periodic maintenance and upkeep. Think about it: our cars, our homes, our health, relationships… you name it—if it operates, functions, or has value, odds are precious re...
2 Kesä 20191h 12min
FPP048 - Panavia Tornado
Anyone who watched early superhero shows years ago recalls opening scenes where bystanders gawking skyward exclaim, “Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird!… "It’s a plane! "It’s…” (…of course, we all know:...
22 Touko 20191h 11min
FPP047 - A-6 Intruder
They say "fighter pilots make movies while attack pilots make history." So, what happens when a former attack pilot writes a book—his first ever—that so accurately and engagingly captures Vietnam comb...
12 Touko 20191h 11min
FPP046 - Blue Angels Transitions
The US Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Blue Angels, has amazed audiences with incredible aerial performances since their debut in 1946 flying the propeller-driven F6F Hellcat...
2 Touko 20191h 18min
