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, bot...
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20 of 62 episodesFPP052 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...
FPP051 - SR-71 Blackbird
There are military aircraft that contribute to shaping US foreign policy. There are some that usher in cutting edge technology. Others set s...
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 pilot...
FPP049a Intermission - Aircrew Interviews Replay
We're taking a pause this week and replaying co-host Sunshine's recent two-part appearance on Aircrew Interviews, a YouTube channel aviation...
FPP049 - Sharpening the Spear
Virtually every thing requires periodic maintenance and upkeep. Think about it: our cars, our homes, our health, relationships… you name it—...
FPP048 - Panavia Tornado
Anyone who watched early superhero shows years ago recalls opening scenes where bystanders gawking skyward exclaim, " Look, up in the sky, i...
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 ev...
FPP046 - Blue Angels Transitions
The US Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Blue Angels , has amazed audiences with incredible aerial performances sinc...
FPP045 - F-16 Fighting Falcon
The Sopwith Camel , P-51 Mustang , F-86 Sabre , and F-4 Phantom II may all be the quintessential fighters of their era, from World War I thr...
FPP044 - A-10 Thunderbolt ll
BRRRRRRTTTTTT!!! The sound of an aircraft cannon firing is simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying, depending on which side of the barrel...
Intermission - Listener Questions
We've been cranking out quite a bit of content lately and need to take a little time off while the kids are on spring break. So for this wee...
FPP043 - F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger ll
Everyone recognizes the F-14 as the star of the 1986 hit movie Top Gun , but few can readily identify the Western fighter that acted as the...
FPP042 - F-14 Tomcat
Of all the fighter planes to ever take to the sky, perhaps none is more recognized, more revered, than the venerable Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Ma...
FPP041 - Dassault Rafale
The SEPECAT Jaguar, Vought F-8 Crusader, Mirage F-1, Mirage 2000, Dassault Étendard and later the Super Étendard were all remarkable aircraf...
FPP040 - H-60 (Black / Sea) Hawk
Few Western aerospace design and manufacturing firms can boast an aircraft so successful that it is flown by every branch of the US military...
FPP039 - A-7 Corsair ll
In the early 1960's the US Navy began a program for a carrier-based attack aircraft to replace the A-4 Skyhawk . Two requirements were speci...
FPP038 - S-3 Viking
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union fielded a formidable navy—both above and below the surface. In response, the United States N...
FPP037 - F/A-18 (Super) Hornet
What was it designed to do? What does it do well? What ordnance does it carry? Why does it look the way it does…? …These are a few of the qu...
FPP036 - 4th vs 5th Gen Fighters
Just as humans are broadly generalized as Baby Boomers or Millennials, etc., so too are fighter aircraft lumped into categories—only it has...