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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 20191h 18min
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 through the Vietnam conflict. And from Desert Storm to today, few ...
22 Apr 20191h 28min
FPP044 - A-10 Thunderbolt ll
BRRRRRRTTTTTT!!! The sound of an aircraft cannon firing is simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying, depending on which side of the barrels a person finds themselves. And while most combat aircraft ...
12 Apr 20191h 27min
