FPP065 - B-52 Stratofortress
Bomber Month continues with the mighty Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. This week, Mr. Ken Katz, a former U.S. Air Force flight test engineer who literally wrote the book on the B-52, joins us to talk all ...
9 Dec 20191h 10min
FPP064 - B-17 Flying Fortress
Here on the Fighter Pilot Podcast it's Bomber Month! First up is the venerable Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and joining us is Mr. Mike Rowland, former curator of the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, W...
2 Dec 20191h 38min
Holding the Line with "Bus"
Retired U.S. Navy Commander Guy "Bus" Snodgrass, former communications director and chief speech writer for Secretary of Defense John Mattis, stops by the podcast to discuss his new book, Holding the ...
26 Nov 20198min
FPP063 - A-5 Vigilante
There may be no more enigmatic naval aircraft than the North American A-5 Vigilante. Originally designed to be a carrier-based strategic nuclear bomber, it served primarily as an unarmed reconnaissanc...
22 Nov 20191h 4min
FPP062 - The F-16 Viper Demo Team
What is the difference between a single-ship demo team and a multi-plane demonstration squadron, like the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels? How does one get selected to perform with a demonstration team at air...
12 Nov 201959min
FPP061 - F-22 Raptor
There may be no better fighter in history or currently flying than the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Designed as an air superiority fighter to replace the F-15 Eagle, the Raptor combines advanced senso...
2 Nov 20191h 36min
FPP060 - MiG-29 Fulcrum
Arms races have existed as long as humans have been warring, and the Cold War was no exception. In the late 1970’s the U.S. fielded the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Hornet air superiority fighters....
22 Okt 20191h 8min
FPP059 - ANGLICO
The Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company is an elite Marine Corps unit tasked with coordinating various fires for their attached ground units. Tactical aviators are often chosen to lead these element...
12 Okt 20191h 42min
