In 1919, the forerunner to the United States Air Force, the Air Service, staged an audacious transcontinental air race. Join us as author John Lancaster tells us all about The Great Air Race.
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14: Joe Wilding: The Future of Aviation: Part 2 – The Shape of the Future
In Part 2 of our look into the Future of Aviation with aerospace engineer Joe Wilding we look at how the shape of the aircraft we fly will change as we switch to new power sources.
13: Joe Wilding: The Future of Aviation: Part 1 – Powering the Future
Aerospace engineer Joe Wilding joins us for an in-depth chat about the Future of Aviation. In Part 1, we look at the issues aviation is facing today and what the various potential power sources of the future may bring and shape how we fly.
12: Stephen Walker: Beyond – The Chief Designer, The Misfit and The Lost Cosmonauts
Documentary filmmaker and author Stephen Walker joins us to discuss his book Beyond about Yuri Gagarin, the Chief Designer Sergei Korolev, and we look at one of the men who didn’t make the cut along with the myth of the Lost Cosmonauts.
11: David O’Keefe and Wayne Abbott: Finding Challenger
This week I am joined by historian David O’Keefe and filmmaker and historical investigator Wayne Abbott, two of the members of the team that recently found a section of Space Shuttle Challenger during their search of the Bermuda Triangle.
10: Ewan McArthur: Moorabbin Air Museum and Bristol Beaufighter Tour
Join us as Moorabin Air Museum’s general manager, Ewan McArthur takes on a tour of the Australian aviation museum and shows us some of the treasures it holds, including their stunning Bristol Beaufighter.
9: Matthew Willis: The Fairey Swordfish Story
The Fairey Swordfish was an aircraft out of time. Obsolete by the time it was called upon in the Second World War, it was an aircraft of contradictions. Joining me today is author and historian Matthew Willis whose new book on the Swordfish looks to delve
8: Chris Henry: Jesse L. Brown, Thomas Hudner Jr. and the Corsair
Jesse L. Brown was the US Navy’s first African-American Naval Aviator and his wingman Thomas Hudner Jr. struck up a remarkable friendship that would lead to the tragic, heroic events of the 4th December 1950. The EAA’s Chris Henry joins us to tell their t
7: Julia Cooke: The Women of Pan Am
Joining us today is author Julia Cooke, whose new book Come Fly the World looks at the remarkable period in the late 60s when Pan Am stated: “Stewardesses Wanted. Must Want The World.”
6: Kenneth Katz: The Supersonic BONE: Part 2 – Rebirth as the B-1B
In Part 2 of our discussion with author Kenneth P. Katz on the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, we see the aircraft’s rebirth and troubled entry into service. But once in service, the enemy the aircraft was designed to fight had disappeared. What would happen now?