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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is the largest surviving Great War aerodrome in Europe, and it needs your help! Following roadworks that blocked access to the museum, they need your support to survive the funding black hole caused by the hole in the road. The Museum's CEO, Ian Flint, joins us to discuss Stow Maries' history and hopeful future. ★Support the Stow Maries Crowdfunder here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-story-alive ★Visit the Stow Maries website here: https://www.stowmaries.org.uk/ Find out about the Stow Maries Great War Living History Weekend this weekend! (27th July 2024): https://www.stowmaries.org.uk/event/stow-maries-great-war-living-history-weekend-727449088807 ★Follow Stow Maries below: @stowmariesgreatwaraerodrom7220 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100039140355023 https://www.instagram.com/stowaero37/ https://x.com/StowAero ★Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials! Website: https://pimaair.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace https://www.instagram.com/pimaair https://x.com/pimaair https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and a welcome pack. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 00:00 Introduction 01:32 Meet the Boss: Ian Flint 04:30 The Story of Stow Maries 16:13 Funding Crisis and Challenges Faced by Stow Maries 21:26 Upcoming Events and Engaging Visitors 26:32 Stow Maries' Transformation 31:04 Conclusion and Support Stow Maries
Save Stow Maries! with Ian Flint
Join us as Maj Gen Russell Violett rtd. tells us about his two tours flying the Republic F-105 Thunderchief in Vietnam and the development of guided weapons, which he then worked on afterwards, here: https://youtu.be/GIcjXJ_JuFA Learn more about the design of the Thud here: https://youtu.be/09afNDGY54w ★Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials! Website: https://pimaair.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace https://www.instagram.com/pimaair https://x.com/pimaair https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and a welcome pack. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Unleashing the Speed of the F-105 in Vietnam #avgeek #usaf #aviation #veteran #warstories
When interviewing Dr Judith Resnik as part of the coverage ahead of STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight, Tom Brokaw asked this highly articulate and eminently qualified engineer a very 1980s question... 🤦 Join Adam Higginbotham and me as we discuss the Challenger Disaster here: https://youtu.be/8rersSjk9js?si=mV1fF_0LyGXOkWoZ ★Visit Adam's website here: https://www.adamhigginbotham.com/ ★Follow Adam on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/HigginbothamA ★Buy Adam's book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, at The Damcasters bookshop (10% of each sale supports the pod. UK Only): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9780241543696 ★Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials! Website: https://pimaair.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace https://www.instagram.com/pimaair https://x.com/pimaair https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and a welcome pack. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Breaking Stereotypes: Being an Astronaut, Engineer, and So Much More! #space #astronaut #challenger
It has been nearly 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its 10th flight on January 28, 1986, killing her crew and shocking the world. Author Adam Higginbotham's new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, looks at the long chain of events that led to the Challenger disaster and its aftermath, in which a small group of engineers stood up against NASA and their employers. ★Visit Adam's website here: https://www.adamhigginbotham.com/ ★Follow Adam on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/HigginbothamA ★Buy Adam's book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, at The Damcasters bookshop (10% of each sale supports the pod. UK Only): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9780241543696 ★Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials! Website: https://pimaair.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace https://www.instagram.com/pimaair https://www.twitter.com/pimaair https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and a welcome pack. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 00:00 Introduction 02:03 Remembering the Challenger Disaster 08:54 Go Fever 12:50 The Road to the Space Shuttle 15:35 The TFNGs 20:08 Compromises in the Shuttle's Design 28:40 Visit to PASM - SOFIA 31:47 What are Solid Rocket Boosters? 34:00 O-Rings 38:35 The Ambitious Flight Schedule of the Shuttle Program 40:57 The Crew of STS-51-L 43:18 The Teacher in Space - Christa McAuliffe 48:21 Ron McNair and Jean-Michel Jarre 49:56 Judy Resnik 51:32 The Rocket Engineers of Morton Thiokol 01:03:59 Conclusion and Join us on Patreon! All images NASA unless otherwise stated. All credit to the original image owners. Today Dr Judith Resnik clip is copyright NBC.
The Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
The F-35 shares some of the compromises that hit the F-22, especially when it comes to Infrared search and track. Join us on The Damcasters as Bill Sweetman pulls back the curtain on the F-35 program and we look to what is next. #avgeeks #aviation #history #aviationlovers #aviationlove #f35 #f22 #usaf #su27 #aircombat Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/uVMTslPFwHQ
Ultimate Air to Air Tactics in Modern Warfare! #shorts #avgeek #aviation #flying #fighter
The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II is slated to be the mainstay of the US Air Force and NATO's air forces for years to come. But as Bill Sweetman, veteran aerospace journalist and independent analyst, dissects in his new book, "Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Airforce", the program's lack of oversight and leadership has left the aircraft and its operators in a dangerous position. Buy Bill's book, Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Airforce at Amazon via the links below: ★UK - paperback edition: https://amzn.eu/d/099HrbWp ★UK - Kindle edition: https://amzn.eu/d/0bFH2pTT ★US - paperback edition: https://a.co/d/05XLrmDR ★US - Kindle edition: https://a.co/d/08Vy9CPt ★Visit Bill's website here: https://valkstrat.com/ ★Follow Bill on Twitter here: https://x.com/ValkStrategy Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below: ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/ ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/ ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/ ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/ ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and join in on the Zoom Socials. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 00:00 Welcome and Introduction 02:52 The Origins of the JSF 09:51 What is the F-35 19:08 The Priorities of the USA vs the F-35 24:55 Trying to Build The Aircraft 28:57 Engines and Thermal Management 33:23 PASM's Mirage 35:29 The Foreign Customers 43:27 The F-35's Limitations - Range and Capabilities 48:05 Emergence of New Multinational Programs 49:37 Lessons Learned For Defence Procurement 57:16 Conclusions and Become a Damcasteer!
The F-35 Trillon Dollar Trainwreck with Bill Sweetman
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