Over-the-Shoulder Sidewinders & Kick-in-the-Back Acceleration

A discussion on how military forces and weapons systems designed primarily to destroy and kill are also used to help and heal during natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Support this podcast at...

1 Mai 20231h 3min

A discussion on the careful considerations and risk mitigation strategies employed when flying a prototype aircraft for the first time. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pil...

17 Apr 20231h 56min

Former U.S. Navy A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, and F/A-18 Hornet pilot Jerry "Lefty" Schubert stopped by the show during a 2020 Happy Hour to share stories on grit, Naval Aviation, and fatherhood. Sup...

10 Apr 202345min

A discussion on the challenges of designing and flying aerial vehicles intended to travel at five times the speed of sound or more, and how the U.S. military is doing compared to other nations explori...

3 Apr 20231h 15min

Retired U.S. Navy Captain Tom "Trotts" Trotter describes flying the beloved F-14 Tomcat and how it compares to the F/A-18 Hornet, then being among the first TOPGUN students in the Hornet and later com...

27 Mar 20231h 27min

Mr. Tim Kinsella joins former U.S. Air Force Flight Test Engineer and Fighter Pilot Podcast cohost Ken "Primetime" Katz to discuss the various non-intrusive ways aircraft structures are tested in deve...

20 Mar 20231h 13min

Former U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper pilot Jeff "Tico" Tice was callsign 'Stroke 1,' the flight lead for the ill-fated "Package Q" strike on Iraq just days into Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Stroke 3 mi...

13 Mar 202355min

Former U.S. Air Force cargo pilot Bob Strang describes flying the beloved but not-well-known C-7 Caribou on risky resupply missions during the Vietnam Conflict, often landing on extremely short runway...

6 Mar 20231h 10min