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Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Lets listen to the story of  the latest version of the Super Hornet - the block III Recently the US Navy has begun accepting deliveries of the Block III super Hornets. This latest version enhances the already legendary Super Hornet to be even more survivable and networked into the modern battlefield.   Previous Episodes about...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a Mach 2 single engine light multirole fighter which implements fly-by-wire controls and makes use of a relaxed stability design for improved maneuverability.  Notable features include a delta wing with forward canards, and side air intakes.  Manufactured by Saab, a Swedish aerospace company, the Grip...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The F-16XL is a cranked arrow  delta wing variant of the hugely successful F-16 Fighting Falcon or Viper.   Initially conceived as a technology demonstrator for General Dynamics, the F-16XL was entered into the Enhanced Tactical Fighter competition, and has reemerged as a potential solution for today's Air Force. Link to...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly capable fourth plus generation multirole fighter with exceptional performance, advanced avionics, and superior maneuverability. The product of lessons learned from the Cold War, the Typhoon is the result of an extended collaboration between Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK.  Notable feature...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Easily one of the most interesting looking X planes, the X-32 was a technology concept demonstrator built by Boeing  which competed for what was at the time called the largest military contract in history, the Joint Strike Fighter or JSF.  The X-32 was a single engine delta wing stealth multirole fighter that would have been p...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The F-18 HARV or High Alpha Research Vehicle was a NASA testbed used to study performance at high angles of attack or alpha.  The aircraft flew from 1989 to 1996 in a 3 phase research program that progressively added modifications to the Hornet.   The aircraft that would become the F-18 HARV was actually a pre production F/A-1...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: I recently read From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by retired USAF Colonel Steve Ladd.  I reached out to Steve to see if I could interview him for my podcast and he graciously agreed.  Take a listen to this episode where Steve touches on some of the highlights of his illustrious Air Force Car...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Let's listen to the story of the EC-130Q and its mission to communicate with nuclear ballistic missile submarines in case of an attack.  Scott, who worked on the TACAMO mission shares with us details on how modified C-130s are used to "drag a wire" and orbit - creating an incredibly powerful transmitter that can...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Let's listen to the story of what could be the most modified F15 ever: F15 serial number 71-0290 In case you missed the first two parts:  Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1555784/8225091 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1555784/8270521 Video:  https://youtu.be/IhPhxWgpaC8 The F-15 known as serial number 71-0290 rolled...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Let’s take a look at how the Eagle became the Strike Eagle Overview The F15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter meaning it is capable of performing both  air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The Strike Eagle is a twin engine, twin tailed fourth generation fighter capable of taking the fight down to low altitude and operatin...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The  F-15 is a twin engine, twin tailed fourth generation fighter designed initially as a dedicated air superiority fighter. With an unprecedented record of over 100 kills to zero losses it is hard to argue against the success of this legendary fighter.  Having a service life measured in decades, this is the first of a multipa...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Today's episode is an interview with an Airbus A320 pilot who also streams DCS on Twitch.  Take a listen to BreedleJuice's story how he got into aviation, his journey to becoming an airline pilot, what its like to fly DCS and all about his Twitch Stream and the BVR Cup.  Make sure you listen until the end for a bonus...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Let’s listen to the story on how the Tiger became the TigerShark What began as Northrup’s F-5G and eventually became known as  the F-20 Tigershark was a light fighter with advanced avionics which was easier to maintain and much less expensive to procure and operate than it’s chief rival, the General dynamics F-16.  The F-20 co...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The Northrop F-5E Tiger II is a lightweight multirole fighter which is an upgraded version of the F-5A Freedom Fighter.  Upgrades to the engines, avionics, and structural improvements allow the F-5E to fly faster, carry more fuel and weapons, and have significantly improved sensors.  All of this was done while keeping the F-5E...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The Northrop F5 Freedom Fighter is a small, highly aerodynamic  and maneuverable jet  which was built around two compact and high thrust General Electric J85 engines.  The F-5 was designed from the ground up to be an easy to maintain, simple to fly, inexpensive multirole fighter.  With its origins dating back to the 1950s the...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Let’s take a look at the Royal Navy’s new dynamic duo:  The HMS Queen Elizabeth and the F-35 The HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest warship ever built for the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy capable of carrying up to 70 aircraft.   Named after the first HMS Queen Elizabeth, which was a World War 1 era Super Dreadnought, she carrie...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). Officially known by the Air Force as the Thunderbolt it’s  pilots refer to it as the "Warthog" or "Hog", Notable features include vertical twin tail...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Top 5 US Fighters. To make this list, I used the following requirements: Each aircraft must: Have the “fighter” designation Be in active service And of course, be part of the US armed forces Additionally, since this is a list of fighters, we will look at things like maneuverability,  weapons load outs, and combat records to de...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The Super Hornet is an evolution of the Hornet, and just like the Hornet the Super Hornet is a multirole, twin engine, supersonic carrier capable fighter AND attack aircraft. Also similar to the Hornet, the Super Hornet’s notable features include: twin tails, folding wings, a tail section that has vertical stabilizers forward...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: The F/A-18 Hornet is the Navy and Marines premiere front line fighter tasked with an incredible range of roles.  Listen to the story of how this legendary aircraft came to be including it's loss in the Lightweight Fighter Competition and its resurgence as a carrier capable fighter.    If you enjoy this episode, subscribe...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Welcome to the first episode of the PilotPhotog Podcast!  This episode is all about the world's most popular fighter - the F-16 Fighting Falcon aka the Viper.  Small, fast, deadly, and relatively inexpensive to maintain the F-16 is the most numerous Western fighter today.  Development, specifications, and service history...

Enjoyed this episode or the podcast in general? Send me a text message: Welcome and thank you for taking the time to check out this podcast!  The PilotPhotog Podcast will be all about aviation, military aviation to start and then I will branch out from there.  The pilots, designers, maintainers, and service personnel who all contribute to the great adventure that is aviation.    You see every airp...