FPP011 - Aircraft Carriers (part 1)
The nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier is the largest, most lethal warship to ever sail the high seas and the U.S. has 11 of them, each equipped with a myriad of advanced combat aircraft. Toget...
11 Apr 20181h
Facebook Live Q&A Highlights
We've been at it pretty steadily since launching on January 1st and the kids have been on spring break this past week--so we're taking a little pause from our normal programming routine. However, we d...
1 Apr 201858min
FPP010 - Aircraft Maintenance
When observing military aircraft in flight–be it at an airshow or during the flyover of a sporting event–most of us, most of the time, think nothing of the immense costs and effort required to get tho...
21 Mar 201854min
FPP009 - Vietnam Ace
On May 10, 1972, U.S. Navy lieutenants Randy “Duke” Cunningham and Bill “Willy D” Driscoll launched from the aircraft carrier Constellation in an F-4 Phantom II, callsign Showtime 100, on a “routine” ...
11 Mar 201856min
FPP008 - Aircraft Nomenclature
Ever notice that a B-52 Stratofortress is a bomber, an F-14 Tomcat is a fighter, and a T-45 Goshawk is a trainer? What a coincidence! …well, not really. And it’s also no coincidence that we in the Wes...
1 Mar 201853min
FPP007 - TOPGUN vs Top Gun
TOPGUN – aka the Navy Fighter Weapons School. An institution that develops and provides graduate-level strike-fighter tactics. Top Gun – A 1986 American romantic military action drama motion picture s...
21 Feb 201857min
FPP006 - Pulling Gs
On this episode, U.S. Navy aerospace operational physiologist Commander Susan "Cyclone" Jay explains how flying high-performance jet aircraft takes a toll on the human body. We discuss pulling Gs, air...
11 Feb 201858min
FPP005 - Aerial Refueling
Passing gas is nothing to be ashamed of--in fact, it is a vital skill required of most military aviators. There are different ways to do it, and there are many occasions when passing gas is not only a...
1 Feb 201851min
