Episode – 1806 : Autogyros Podcast Transcript We are all familiar with things that fly in the air. Hot air balloons, dirigibles, blimps, airplanes, and helicopters. However, there is another […]
Episode – 1664 : VTOL: Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft
Episode – 1664 : VTOL: Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft Podcast Transcript Airplanes are wonderful things. They fly through the air and move people and goods at rapid speeds around […]
Episode – 1362 : Jet Propulsion
Episode – 1362 : Jet Propulsion Podcast Transcript When humans first managed to harness heavier-than-air flight, they did so by using piston engines and propellers. Several decades later, a more […]
Episode – 1228 : Parachutes
Episode – 1228 : Parachutes Podcast Transcript Centuries ago, someone decided jumping from a great height and trying to land without being injured would be a good idea. …and in […]
Episode – 0947 : Spruce Goose
Episode – 0947 : Spruce Goose Podcast Transcript During the height of the Second World War, American shipping to Europe was constantly being attacked by German U-boats. In an attempt […]
Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane
Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane Podcast Transcript Humans have probably had the desire to fly ever since they saw the first bird fly in the air. […]
Episode – 0910 : Why Are There No Flying Cars?
Episode – 0910 : Why Are There No Flying Cars? When airplanes were developed in the early 20th century, the technology developed rapidly. Within a matter of a couple of […]
Episode – 0879 : The Red Baron
Episode – 0879 : The Red Baron Podcast Transcript The First World War saw many innovations in warfare. Probably the most significant was the introduction of aircraft. The first military […]
Episode – 0807 : The Doolittle Raid
Episode – 0807 : The Doolittle Raid Podcast Transcript After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the American military was on the defensive. They had been hit hard, and it […]
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747 Podcast Transcript Introduced in 1968, the Boeing 747 totally revolutionized commercial air transportation. It was more than twice the size of the next […]
Episode – 0533 : The Highly Improbable Flight of Mathias Rust
Episode – 0533 : The Highly Improbable Flight of Mathias Rust Podcast Transcript In 1987, a German teenager and novice pilot named Mathias Rust set out on a two-week flight […]
Episode – 0368 : Concorde: The World’s Fastest Passenger Airplane
Episode – 0368 : Concorde: The World’s Fastest Passenger Airplane Podcast Transcript Almost as soon as Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, people began thinking of ways to […]
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart? Podcast Transcript Amelia Earheart was a pioneer in the early days of aviation. She became the first woman to fly […]
Episode – 0256 : The B-52 Stratofortress
Episode – 0256 : The B-52 Stratofortress Transcript World War II was the first major conflict that saw the use of strategic bombers. In the months immediately after the war, […]
Episode – 0098 : The SR-71 Blackbird
Episode – 0098 : The SR-71 Blackbird Translate The Lockheed SR-71, nicknamed the Blackbird, holds the record for the fastest airplane ever. A record which it set in 1976 and […]