Fighting Imperial Japan with former RAF Fighter Pilot Jeffrey Brain
We're taking another break this week as we prepare for 'Army Aviation Month' coming up in August. Instead, enjoy this discussion with Mr. Jeffrey Brain (R.I.P.), a former RAF fighter pilot who flew Hu...
23 Jul 20201h 4min
FPP086 - F-86 Sabre
Every conflict has its quintessential fighter: in World War II it was the P-51 Mustang. The F-4 Phantom symbolizes the Vietnam conflict and in Desert Storm it was the F-15 Eagle, arguably…. Well, ther...
13 Jul 20201h 7min
Talking Warbirds with Paul Wood
We're taking a pause this week and replaying a recent Patreon 'Happy Hour' discussion with Mr. Paul Wood, founder of the Warbird Heritage Foundation. Paul owns (and flies!) an impressive array of nota...
3 Jul 202048min
FPP085 - Big Wing Tankers
When aircraft designers and military planners sought a simple way to extend the range, increase the payload, and lengthen the endurance of combat aircraft, they may have been inclined to consider a ho...
23 Jun 20201h 37min
FPP084 - Mirage 2000
When you think of 4th generation fighters designed in the late 70’s, which aircraft come to mind? Likely the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon for starters, perhaps the F/A-18 Hornet, and for Easter...
13 Jun 20201h 5min
FPP083 - Electronic Attack
Disrupt /disˈrəpt/ verb — to interrupt an event, activity, or process by causing a disturbance or problem. …Modern aerial combat is a challenging, fast-paced, three-dimensional chess match that requir...
3 Jun 20201h 6min
FPP082 - MiG-21 Fishbed
The MiG-21 Fishbed. There may be no more recognizable, mass produced, widely proliferated, iconic, enduring fighter jet in existence or throughout history. With more than 11,500 produced and at one ti...
23 Mai 20201h 42min
Harnessing the Sky with Dana Tibbetts
The excellent book 'Harnessing the Sky' chronicles the life and adventures of aviation pioneer and early test pilot Fredrick "Trap" Trapnell during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II and ...
16 Mai 202013min
