Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Aircraft Development

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  1. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:17:38A forgotten jet testbed and a better-developed Sea MeteorQ&A
  2. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:18:25Firebrand, Firecrest and the cost of a late aircraftNotable Point
  3. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:23:50Barracuda development: structural weight and changing enginesQ&A
  4. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    2:19:16Would turboprops or the Flying Pancake transform naval aviation?Q&A
  5. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    4:13:22Would a delayed war change the arrival of carrier jets?Q&A
  6. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:11:10From Spruce Goose proof of concept to maritime patrolQ&A
  7. Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor
    1:17:16Pilot shortages also slow Japanese aircraft developmentNotable Point
  8. Forging the Kido Butai's Teeth: Imperial Japanese Aircraft Development from Hosho to Pearl Harbor
    1:27:10D3A testing fixes instability and meets a demanding dive requirementNotable Point
  9. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    28:01Clapp, 801 Squadron, and the Buccaneer's developmentNotable Point
  10. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    30:24Why Clapp declined a Harrier development postNotable Point
  11. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    4:56:27Placing the CP-107 Argus against the P-3 OrionQ&A
  12. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    4:59:28The Arrow's potential depended on development fundingNotable Point
  13. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    5:20:00TSR-2 and F-111 served different strike conceptsQ&A
  14. Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:17:24A Treasury objection to the Griffon SpitfireNotable Point
  15. Bruships 215 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:24:02The Helldiver's timing problemQ&A
  16. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:49:42Crusader III selected instead of the F-4 PhantomQ&A
  17. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:19:34Could 1935 engineers copy a Boeing 737?Q&A
  18. Cruiser-borne aviation of the major navies; aspirations, doctrine & realities of this capability
    2:34:00Why no clear 'best unused floatplane' stands outQ&A
  19. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    0:31Why the Brewster Buffalo's reputation needs another lookChapter
  20. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    4:46Why a good 1940 fighter could be obsolete by 1942Notable Point
  21. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    20:45Could mass production have supported a stronger Buffalo engine?Notable Point
  22. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    28:44The proposed reconnaissance Buffalo with 20 mm cannonNotable Point
  23. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    29:22An aircraft without an upgrade team falls behindNotable Point
  24. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    36:21How the Ki-43 changed the Buffalo's air combat prospectsNotable Point
  25. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    55:20The lost third line of US Navy fightersNotable Point
  26. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:39:15Why the Supermarine Scimitar's short career was normal for its generationQ&A
  27. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    2:32:22The Fulmar performed better than its reputation suggestsChapter
  28. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    7:43A seaplane tender worked as a mobile base, not a carrierChapter
  29. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    39:14Walrus, Swordfish, and Catalina offered different patrol reachChapter
  30. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    4:24:13Where piston carrier aircraft still mattered in the jet ageQ&A
  31. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    4:30:30Possible naval roles for Bell high-speed VTOL aircraftQ&A
  32. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    2:42:20Do not retire crewed fighters before autonomy is readyQ&A
  33. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    4:12:12Prove the tiltrotor before making it fleet air-defense commandQ&A
  34. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    1:50:04What 1939 America would do with jet-powered XF5U prototypesQ&A
  35. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    4:05:20Why folding is not the V-22's central technical problemQ&A
  36. Fortress Heligoland: Britain doesn't give Heligoland to Germany in the 1890 Agreement... Patreon 106
    2:10:57Would Heligoland bring British drop tanks earlier?Q&A
  37. Bruships 167: Tell me why, everything turned book – packing up, stacking up is all kalax want to do.
    3:45:35The X-36 as a step toward next-generation fighter designNotable Point
  38. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    1:49:48Engine policy reshaped the Fairey BarracudaQ&A
  39. Bruships 157: Books so good they've blown the budget on the #ScandiShip24 tour already!
    2:08:34A Royal Navy Dauntless would need folding wingsQ&A
  40. Ilyushin DB-3 & Il-4: Great Patriotic War Soviet Torpedo Bombers - Key Aircraft Series 2,
    14:16The Il-4 was more than a renamed DB-3Notable Point
  41. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    25:31Treaty-free carrier size and growing aircraftNotable Point
  42. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    2:01:33A British Phantom alternative from the Sea Vixen lineQ&A
  43. Bruships 142: Naval History Questions & Some Books
    2:24:04P.1154 cancellation and later supersonic Harrier studiesQ&A
  44. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    59:42The A5M as Japan's transition to wartime fighter doctrineNotable Point
  45. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:58:03Why optionally crewed aircraft do not eliminate test riskQ&A
  46. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:59:55Why fitting British torpedoes transforms the TBD DevastatorQ&A
  47. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    2:49:09Why a torpedo sighting wire needs structural supportNotable Point
  48. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:36:30From Flycatcher to Hawker NimrodChapter
  49. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:47:38An on-time Barracuda may eliminate the AlbacoreQ&A
  50. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    4:00:35Ed Heinemann's account of the SBD DauntlessChapter
  51. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    1:51:26The unrealized promise of the Bréguet 1120 SiroccoQ&A
  52. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    39:03Two aircraft generations before the warNotable Point
  53. Supermarine Scimitar: A Midfielder before Midfielders were cool - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 4
    1:35Accident experience feeds later aircraft developmentNotable Point
  54. Supermarine Scimitar: A Midfielder before Midfielders were cool - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 4
    5:20From wartime specifications to the last Supermarine aircraftChapter
  55. Supermarine Scimitar: A Midfielder before Midfielders were cool - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 4
    5:41How the Scimitar anticipated later British jetsNotable Point
  56. Supermarine Scimitar: A Midfielder before Midfielders were cool - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 4
    7:19Supermarine pushes unconventional aerodynamic ideasNotable Point
  57. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    47:04Early funding splits development between turboprops and jetsChapter
  58. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    2:22:18A Canberra-like bomber arrives generations before the V-bombersChapter
  59. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    3:00:11When long-range jets become plausible in the accelerated timelineQ&A
  60. Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    39:46Would Bf 109T landing modifications solve its carrier problems?Q&A
  61. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    37:10Why a fictional Spearfish delay cannot be timed mechanicallyQ&A
  62. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:16:51Why the TBD Devastator aged so quicklyQ&A
  63. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:48:26Why the Barracuda was less pleasant to fly than the SwordfishQ&A
  64. Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy
    2:12:18Earlier monoplanes could pull British fighter development forwardQ&A
  65. Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy
    3:58:25Why one design change rewrites later specificationsNotable Point
  66. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    36:57Comparing carrier air wings for a war delayed to 1942Q&A
  67. Bruships 117: Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers or Battlecruisers?
    55:30How engine substitutions complicated the BarracudaNotable Point
  68. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    1:21:21The Hawker Henley as a Fairey Battle alternativeQ&A
  69. Bruships 115: Hopefully Australia Trip in Summary!
    1:05:13Aircraft development favoured Seafire over Sea HurricaneNotable Point
  70. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    1:39:59Could the Bristol Type 133 become a British Corsair?Q&A
  71. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    31:50Carrier fighters and wartime development in 1939Chapter
  72. Patreon 72: If Jan 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    38:14Would the gull-wing Spitfire have fixed landing gear?Q&A
  73. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    51:20An early Centaurus would still need time to become reliableQ&A
  74. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 3
    29:13What a Bf 110 torpedo bomber would requireQ&A
  75. Patreon 48: Anglo-Japanese War in Feb 39 - if Tsingtao Incident goes "hot", what's IJN doctrine?
    3:16:58Would a delayed European war begin with mature jets?Q&A
  76. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    1:48:33From Sopwith Cuckoo to Swordfish: more than a similar silhouetteNotable Point
  77. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    2:43:05Could the F-14 have replaced the EA-6B Prowler?Q&A
  78. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    1:14:11Could the Hawker Siddeley P.139B have worked?Q&A
  79. Bruships 48: Reading History
    4:02:58How early Fleet Air Arm reform had to begin for 1939Q&A
  80. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    1:27:31Why aircraft development rarely begins with one specificationNotable Point
  81. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    1:41:22The F.20/27 tests engines for later Hawker fightersNotable Point
  82. Four Random Books 19: A Decade of Brasseys
    9:55Helicopters as experimental fleet-air technology in 1939Notable Point
  83. The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI
    37:44What Norman Macmillan's fog flight revealed about the FlycatcherNotable Point
  84. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:59:44The Spitfire was not simply a converted racing seaplaneQ&A
  85. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    2:34:04Why seaplanes became high-speed test aircraftQ&A
  86. Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)
    1:48:48Blackburn's interwar Fleet Air Arm legacyChapter
  87. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:26:58When a successful fighter delays its own replacementNotable Point
  88. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    11:18The 1939 air balance before Japan's later fightersNotable Point
  89. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    34:12A Pacific war redirects long-range bomber developmentNotable Point
  90. Bru Ships Episode 12: New to Me Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:15:10The XF5U as a modern STOL starting pointQ&A