The Aviation Show

Sometimes, only a couple packs of rockets will do! This is a clip from the original 1952 USAF pilot framilarisation film for the Boeing B-47 Stratojet where the new pilots are shown how and when to use the Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO/JATO) system to get the bomber off the ground. You can check out the full film on our YouTube channel. #aviation #military #airforce #avgeek #flying #b47 #aviationlovers

B-1B Lancer's Sunset Nellis Departure #aviation #military #airforce What's better than a Bone takeoff? A Sunset departure over Vegas! This is DOD footage of a B-1B Lancer departing Nellis AFB in 2017. If you want to learn more about the B-1 Lancer's remarkable story from cancellation under the Carter Administration to 40 years of USAF service, check out our four-part series, The B-1 Story. Watch the full series over on our #YouTube channel! #avgeek #aviationlovers #flying #vegas #b1 #noise

Why the Mustang became a dive bomber. Many believe that the P-51 Mustang didn't become an aircraft of note until a Merlin was bolted to the front of it. But, especially when we discuss the A-36, the role originally envisioned for the Mustang wasn't duelling in the clouds, but getting down and dirty. Join us as author and historian Matthew Willis tells us the remarkable story of the A-36 dive-bomber. Join us on our YouTube Channel or wherever you get your podcasts. #avgeek #aviation #aviationlove

Debunking A-36 Myths: Apache? Invader? Nope, just plain old A-36. Author and historian Matthew Willis wrote the book on the Allison-engined Mustangs, and in this week's episode, we deep dive into the A-36 dive-bomber variant and tackle the tricky name game that so many AI-slop videos have brought back to the fore. Check out the full episode on our YouTube channel, or wherever you get your podcasts. Brought to you in association with @pimaair. #avgeek #aviation #history #aviationlovers #aviationl

Jason the Gipsy Moth at the @sciencemuseumlondon! Hanging in the Flight Gallery at the Science Museum in London is legendary aviatrix Amy Johnson's de Havilland DH.60 Gipsy Moth, 'Jason'. In May 1930, Amy flew Jason from Croydon Aerodrome in South London to Darwin, Australia, becoming the first woman to fly from England to Oz. Check out our full gallery tour on our YouTube channel. #aviationlovers #avgeek #aviation #museum #museummoment #firsts #flight

Uncomfortable Truth of Winning a VC with Al Murray - In this clip from our full length chat with Al Murray about his book Arnhem: Black Tuesday, Al takes up through David 'Lummy' Lord's winning of the VC and the guys in the back of his plan, who didn't have much say in the matter. Check out the full chat on our YouTUbe channe. #Arnhem #MarketGarden #WW2 #VC #Aviation #avgeek #aviationlovers #history

The British Idea America Perfected #NavalAviation #Aviation #avgeek #flying #aviationlovers The angled deck and the nascent NATO's experience in the Korean War transformed carrier operations in the Cold War, with the carrier now being used as force projection. In our recent chat, Michael Napier took us through the change and how NATO would now use its carriers. Check out the full Over Cold War Seas episode on our YouTube Channel.

How They Improvised Their Way to Space History #spacemission #nasa #gemini In December 1965, Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 rendezvoused in space, marking a major milestone in NASA's journey to the moon. Apollo 13 co-author Jeffrey Kluger tells us about what went into making the meeting in space happen. Watch the full chat with Jeffrey Kluger on our YouTube channel #space #spaceexploration #history

Incredible Ed White Post EVA Photo Becomes Book Cover - Andy Saunders' latest book focuses on the incredible photography of NASA's Project Gemini. Andy's remastering of the original negatives has brought life back to the sights that NASA's astronauts, like Ed White, who would be tragically killed in the Apollo 1 fire, saw during the 10 Gemini flights in 20 months in the 1960s. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/huKVDVCajIU #history #historyshorts #photography #spaceexploration #sp

Why Do Fighter Jets Have Swept Wings? In this clip from our look at 1950s British Fighters at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, aircraft engineer Joe Wilding talks about the swept wings on the Hawker Hunter! Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel. #Hunter #Hawker #HawkerHunter #avgeek #avgeeks #design #aviation #aviationlovers #RAF #British #Jet #Aircraft #Flying #Museum #museummoment

You can eject from a jet bomber without a parachute! But only if you were strapped into a B-58 Hustler. Join us on the podcast where we do some serious B-58 myth busting with Col George 'Sonny' Holt Jr. Rtd wherever you get your podcasts. #avgeek #avgeeks #avgeeksoftiktok #hustler #b58 #b58eject #history #historytok #podcast #podcastclips #aviationhistory #usaf #bomber #eject #ejection #ejectioncapsule #ejectionseat #veteran

The B-58 Hustler was a rocketship! Col George 'Sonny' Holt Jr. Rtd. tells us about the missunderstood bomber and the power it could unleash. Check out the podcast for the interview where we do some serious B-58 myth busting. #avgeek #avgeeks #avgeeksoftiktok #hustler #b58 #b58takeoff #history #historytok #podcast #podcastclips #aviationhistory #usaf #bomber