Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Aircraft Procurement

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  1. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    24:45Was the early F35 delivered within budget?Q&A
  2. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    39:59A larger carrier fleet and Great Lakes AircraftNotable Point
  3. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    2:20:22What Finland buys if Brewster collapses before the warQ&A
  4. The Perils of Standardisation: Can Navy's Standardise too much? (Patreon Premier)
    21:25Why wartime aircraft development favors specializationChapter
  5. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:01:43Would shipyard attacks change German heavy-bomber priorities?Q&A
  6. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:34:37More carriers keep Fulmar production and improvement movingQ&A
  7. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    2:39:34F-35B versus Super Hornet depends on the carrier missionQ&A
  8. 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
  9. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    6:20:19Why a mixed F-35 and Gripen fleet could suit CanadaNotable Point
  10. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    3:49:47Pakistan's fighter procurement across several suppliersQ&A
  11. Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy
    18:10Five firms compete, but prototypes arrive years lateChapter
  12. Fairey Barracuda: A Tale of Engine Metalurgy, Government Lethargy & Too Late Entropy
    27:27Factory capacity narrows Britain's design choicesNotable Point
  13. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:48:41F-35C depth while sixth-generation technology maturesQ&A
  14. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:30Why an F-14 successor cannot simply return decades laterQ&A
  15. Grumman A6 Intruder: Utilty Bomb Truck that gave Aircraft Carriers Reach, Punch & Flexibility
    3:18The failed A-12 replacement and the Intruder family's long serviceNotable Point
  16. Grumman A6 Intruder: Utilty Bomb Truck that gave Aircraft Carriers Reach, Punch & Flexibility
    9:39From Korean War lessons to Grumman's winning designChapter
  17. Grumman A6 Intruder: Utilty Bomb Truck that gave Aircraft Carriers Reach, Punch & Flexibility
    12:25Rapid development backed by industrial breadthNotable Point
  18. Grumman A6 Intruder: Utilty Bomb Truck that gave Aircraft Carriers Reach, Punch & Flexibility
    46:36A joint Intruder-Buccaneer development counterfactualNotable Point
  19. Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt: WWI Royal Navy's Director of Naval Construction
    48:52Spare-engine accounting and the case for an independent air forceNotable Point
  20. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:47:25The Royal Navy F4U-4C appears to have remained a paper proposalQ&A
  21. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:57:34The production problem in a Dash 8 maritime-patrol proposalNotable Point
  22. Bruships 189: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    21:52Fleet Air Arm control and the limits of one aircraft for every roleNotable Point
  23. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    11:18Why Brewster chose the Wright Cyclone engineChapter
  24. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    16:45Eleven deliveries could not equip Saratoga's VF-3Notable Point
  25. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    18:22A safe engine choice still needed fighter-focused developmentNotable Point
  26. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    23:16The A5M as the Buffalo's contemporary benchmarkNotable Point
  27. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    27:07US Navy additions exhausted the Buffalo's growth marginChapter
  28. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    30:43Why Britain bought a second-choice fighterChapter
  29. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    55:20The lost third line of US Navy fightersNotable Point
  30. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    1:20:29Why Vindicator experience mattered to the SBDQ&A
  31. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    3:49:11Why France ordered the aging SBC-4 HelldiverQ&A
  32. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    59:01North American orders replace a lost generation of naval aircraftChapter
  33. Leadership Alive: What happens if Adm R. Henderson & Adm W. Fisher Live through WWII?
    1:38:32The Fleet Air Arm also needed continuous design teamsNotable Point
  34. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:37:01Low observability in future carrier aircraftQ&A
  35. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    47:17Fleet Air Arm growth could bring Catalina orders forwardNotable Point
  36. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    1:08:49Would the Fleet Air Arm have fared better without the RAF?Q&A
  37. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    5:09:03A carrier Tornado could keep France in the multinational programQ&A
  38. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    6:19:22A British supersonic V/STOL fighter would raise the bar for F-35BQ&A
  39. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    7:34:18A monoplane Sea Gladiator would become a fleet fighterQ&A
  40. @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 1
    15:09How large carriers could have strengthened the Fleet Air ArmNotable Point
  41. @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 1
    20:13Why naval aero engineers needed direct links with industryNotable Point
  42. @Drachinifel & Dr Clarke Discuss Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers that almost were! #2Historians ep 1
    50:48Who paid for the interwar Fleet Air Arm?Notable Point
  43. The Plane as imagined by a 5yr old! The A5 Vigilante - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 10
    14:31From the Super Savage failure to a Mach 2 carrier bomberChapter
  44. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    2:33:53Ordering Sea Hurricanes and Martlets before the warQ&A
  45. Vought F 8 Crusader: The Cold War Corgi! Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 9
    2:00Why France's purchase of the Crusader matteredNotable Point
  46. Vought F 8 Crusader: The Cold War Corgi! Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 9
    12:28The fighter competition that seeded later designsNotable Point
  47. Vought F 8 Crusader: The Cold War Corgi! Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 9
    40:21The Crusader in French carrier serviceChapter
  48. Vought F 8 Crusader: The Cold War Corgi! Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 9
    46:28Would a 40 mm Crusader have reset fighter armament?Q&A
  49. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    1:13:18Air-wing commonality can sacrifice specialist performanceNotable Point
  50. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:10:08Why Britain might still choose the F/A-18Q&A
  51. Bruships 163: I need a Kalax Kalax, a Kalax is what I need! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:34:41The impractical scale of Future Vertical Lift UltraQ&A
  52. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    1:40:01Italian carriers might save the Seafire, not solve procurementQ&A
  53. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    2:46:21A Twin Wasp license cannot escape Air Ministry controlQ&A
  54. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:42:22An early Swordfish would displace less capable naval aircraftQ&A
  55. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:45:26First World War Britain would study future dive bombers before using themQ&A
  56. Scuttlebutt 4: A Wide Variety of Comments
    10:49How Sweden combined imported aircraft with domestic developmentQ&A
  57. Scuttlebutt 4: A Wide Variety of Comments
    12:32Why similar aircraft shapes do not establish copyingNotable Point
  58. Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier
    16:39Air Ministry doctrine turns the Skua into a compromiseNotable Point
  59. Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier
    45:23Fritz X pushes German air power toward the Ju 88Notable Point
  60. Death from Above? Germany develops the Fritz X Early - Patreon Premier
    58:43Why counterfactual procurement errors cost livesNotable Point
  61. Bruships 158: Home for Naval History Questions & Trialing the new Question Bot... so cross fingers!
    2:12:57Choosing a replacement for the Brewster BermudaQ&A
  62. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:46:57Why Finland ordered the Blackburn RocQ&A
  63. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    2:13:01Zero intelligence and Allied aircraft procurementQ&A
  64. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    2:04:11A British F-14 changes the fighter successionQ&A
  65. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    2:38:19The A-12 Avenger II reshapes the carrier air wingQ&A
  66. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    3:16:56British aircraft orders if Brewster's problems were knownQ&A
  67. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    0:00The 1934 requirement behind the Mitsubishi A5MChapter
  68. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    30:20Naval aviation budgets force choices between platforms and weaponsNotable Point
  69. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    44:08The A5M set the baseline for the Zero's design teamChapter
  70. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    12:49Why the Brewster Buccaneer could not simply arrive earlierQ&A
  71. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    24:20Why obsolete-looking naval aircraft once made senseQ&A
  72. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    34:18Why the Fleet Air Arm rejected the Brewster BuccaneerQ&A
  73. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    52:56Why navies sometimes buy mediocre aircraftQ&A
  74. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    2:03:16Why a naval Typhoon would be an entirely new aircraftQ&A
  75. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    2:34:36Why an early R-4360 would influence 1941 aircraft, not 1939 fleetsQ&A
  76. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    0:40Reading carrier design as evidence of doctrineChapter
  77. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    5:26Naval aircraft requirements pass through two ministriesNotable Point
  78. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    7:00Aircraft trials cost less than fleet-scale productionNotable Point
  79. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    30:35Competitions accelerate fighters and night flyingChapter
  80. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    42:13Aircraft specifications must predict future requirementsNotable Point
  81. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    52:39Mixed air groups make new aircraft safer to learnNotable Point
  82. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:07:11Reginald Henderson creates the carrier command systemChapter
  83. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:25:52Several firms keep naval aircraft roles evolvingNotable Point
  84. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:35:31The Swordfish belongs to a new mid-1930s generationNotable Point
  85. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:54:30Fleet Air Arm control returns amid procurement damageChapter
  86. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    1:59:34Engine allocation restricts naval fighter developmentNotable Point
  87. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:01:20Skua accuracy survives its fighter compromiseNotable Point
  88. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:03:52Spitfire production displaces a naval fighter proposalNotable Point
  89. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:13:39Four aircraft families simplify a global air armNotable Point
  90. British Naval Aviation Doctrine during the 1920s & 30s: it's Context & Development
    2:18:25The Admiralty treats air work as an integral naval functionNotable Point
  91. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    3:19:45How British aircraft specifications shifted development riskChapter
  92. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    4:07:52Why France bought the Vought VindicatorQ&A
  93. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    6:02The Martin T4M made replacement easy to postponeChapter
  94. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    23:00Skipping replacement cycles created aviation technology debtNotable Point
  95. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    29:34Regular orders sustain an aircraft-design ecosystemChapter
  96. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    35:52Carrier aviation consumes aircraft before battleNotable Point
  97. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    36:57The Avenger replacement effort started too lateChapter
  98. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    1:44:19Earlier high-power engines transform the Fleet Air ArmQ&A
  99. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    4:23:04Larger carriers would not make the Super Frelon a natural Royal Navy choiceQ&A
  100. Pierre Levasseur: A Designer of Note, Key Aircraft Series 1 - Aircraft 5
    35:35Twin-engine carrier prototypes end Levasseur's naval runNotable Point
  101. Pierre Levasseur: A Designer of Note, Key Aircraft Series 1 - Aircraft 5
    41:18Shared research versus national aircraft productionNotable Point
  102. Supermarine Scimitar: A Midfielder before Midfielders were cool - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 4
    17:09The dangerous peak of 1950s and 1960s carrier aviationNotable Point
  103. Supermarine Scimitar: A Midfielder before Midfielders were cool - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 4
    26:33A multirole concept ahead of its fleet structureChapter
  104. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    0:22Why a useful naval-air capability can lose its placeNotable Point
  105. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    2:13Why the Royal Navy ordered the AlbacoreChapter
  106. Fairey Albacore: Oh bring back my Stringbag to me, to me - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 3
    13:52The specifications behind the AlbacoreChapter
  107. Sopwith Cuckoo: The Exodus Chapter for Naval Aviation - Key Aircraft Series 1 Aircraft 2
    18:07Murray Sueter's demanding 1916 torpedo-aircraft requirementChapter
  108. When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion
    42:06Continuous procurement, fatigue, and retirement datesNotable Point
  109. Patreon Bonus: Battle Cruisers & Battleships are separate Categories in the Washington Naval Treaty
    1:19:38Would larger carriers immediately produce larger aircraft?Q&A
  110. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    1:11:36Could Norway inherit French aircraft orders?Q&A
  111. Bruships 118: Unbuilt Battleships, Romans & French Strategic Philosophy
    2:38:14Why a second aircraft type can be useful rather than redundantQ&A
  112. Some Books Aquired So Far in #NavHistAus23! Brisbane
    2:43Why aircraft numbers matter across an empireQ&A
  113. Some Books Aquired So Far in #NavHistAus23! Brisbane
    43:30Converting Blackburn Rocs into more useful SkuasQ&A
  114. What books did I bring for #NavHistAus23?
    32:08What earlier Blackburn Skua procurement changesQ&A
  115. What books did I bring for #NavHistAus23?
    51:34Sea Hurricanes, Wildcats, and 1939 readinessQ&A
  116. Graf Zeppelin: Likely British Response (Key Ships Series 2, Ship 1 Bonus)
    31:15Graf Zeppelin and the case for better Fleet Air Arm fightersChapter
  117. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    3:28:57B-24 Liberators and procurement inertiaQ&A
  118. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    14:34Ease of low-level flight gave Buccaneer its NA.39 edgeQ&A
  119. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    30:34An operational SR.177 could have challenged the F-104Q&A
  120. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    41:47A more robust airframe may have given Gannet the procurement edgeQ&A
  121. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    1:49:22Maritime patrol aircraft benefit from a mass-produced airframeQ&A
  122. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    1:58:13A licensed commercial airframe could replace Nimrod's bespoke foundationQ&A
  123. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    2:06:22Super Hornet traded peak capability for affordable air-group massQ&A
  124. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    2:32:37A 757 patrol aircraft could lead to an AEW familyQ&A
  125. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    2:16:51Armor or a purpose-built naval Spitfire?Q&A
  126. Epic Blunders of Naval History
    1:17:04A canceled naval fighter and the uncertainty of wartime prioritiesNotable Point
  127. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    3:08:29An early Centaurus could accelerate Fleet Air Arm aircraftQ&A
  128. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    32:23Why Britain is unlikely to navalise TempestQ&A
  129. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    1:31:55Caspar John handled aircraft procurement in AmericaNotable Point
  130. Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)
    2:10:44When the Blackburn Roc might have been replacedQ&A
  131. Equitable Naval Treaties Discussion (Live)
    11:39Why larger carrier orders could improve naval aircraft soonerQ&A
  132. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    2:32:16How more conversions could accelerate Fleet Air Arm controlQ&A
  133. Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment
    2:49:02If the Royal Navy regained the Fleet Air Arm in 1932Q&A
  134. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    1:47:45The Barracuda and its lost Rolls-Royce Exe advantageChapter
  135. Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov
    3:59:36Why the Swordfish program begins before its famous specificationNotable Point
  136. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    3:17:20Q&A: the Swordfish did not begin as a Greek requirementQ&A
  137. Bruships 62: Naval History Book Review & Chat
    2:27:27Replacing the Buccaneer after a fleet groundingQ&A
  138. The Operation: Taranto Long Patrol p4
    32:54Why the Swordfish outlived its planned replacement cycleNotable Point
  139. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    2:39:16Could the Blackburn Firebrand have mattered in 1942?Q&A
  140. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    3:24:53Why the Fairey Gannet beat Blackburn's B.54 and B.88Q&A
  141. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:18:32Navalizing the P.94 as a Fairey Fulmar alternativeNotable Point
  142. “Coastal Command in the 1920s & 1930s”
    1:52:02Why Coastal Command also relied on Avro AnsonsQ&A
  143. Bruships 44: Strategy
    24:28A naval fighter must fit fleet range requirementsNotable Point
  144. Bruships 44: Strategy
    1:50:10How naval control might have changed carrier-aircraft developmentNotable Point
  145. Bruships 44: Strategy
    1:55:12The Flycatcher's long service and the RAF's inherited procurement systemNotable Point
  146. Bruships 44: Strategy
    2:00:06Could manufacturers profit from frequent new naval aircraft types?Q&A
  147. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    4:16:14Writing a stronger 1935 Fleet Air Arm fighter requirementQ&A
  148. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    4:22:35Why the Sea Fury advanced while the Martin-Baker MB5 did notQ&A
  149. Four Random Books 29: Weapons of War
    4:23US and British carrier night fighters reflect different constraintsNotable Point
  150. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:06:22French aircraft orders became an immediate British resourceNotable Point
  151. Bruships 34: Random History
    2:18:44Pricing the XBT-1 through engineering experienceNotable Point
  152. Bruships 34: Random History
    3:00:12How good might a Supermarine Swordfish have been?Q&A
  153. Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 1/3 Sea Lion 1-Sea Lion 2
    32:38The Royal Navy's Seagull order kept Supermarine in businessChapter
  154. Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 1/3 Sea Lion 1-Sea Lion 2
    37:13Private funding kept Britain's Schneider challenge aliveNotable Point
  155. Supemarine Aircraft of the Interwar: Long Patrol Part 1/3 Sea Lion 1-Sea Lion 2
    37:47Sea Lion II linked racing performance to industrial renewalNotable Point
  156. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    3:19Designing a reconnaissance floatplane for light cruisersNotable Point
  157. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    12:31The institutional gap behind Albacore procurementNotable Point
  158. The Fairey Story - Part 4 of 4: Into WWII
    17:35How the Fulmar stopgap became a wartime commitmentNotable Point
  159. The Fairey Story - Part 1 of 4: The Company
    36:17Fairey wins contracts through inspired alternativesChapter
  160. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:43:20The Fleetwing loses when maintainability and visibility decide the contestNotable Point
  161. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:53:20Lost naval orders push Fairey toward radial enginesNotable Point
  162. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:55:33How interwar aircraft prototype competitions workedQ&A
  163. The Fairey Story Anew...
    1:58:42Privately funded prototypes put aircraft companies' capital at riskQ&A
  164. The Fairey Story Anew...
    2:17:42Did the Swordfish achieve genuine export success?Q&A
  165. The Fairey Story Anew...
    2:20:10A demanding torpedo-bomber specification leads toward SwordfishChapter
  166. The Fairey Story Anew...
    2:25:49Which engine was the Rolls-Royce H.10?Q&A
  167. The Fairey Story Anew...
    2:29:43How Admiralty requirements passed through the Air MinistryQ&A
  168. The Fairey Story Anew...
    3:01:56The Queen Elizabeth-class air group was still building toward strength in 2020Q&A
  169. Patreon 11: "The effect of the early jet age on naval warfare strategy/tactics?"
    1:20:15How Fleet Air Arm manufacturer preferences changedQ&A
  170. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    20:15Caspar John tests procurement against night-flying needsNotable Point
  171. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:27:28When two British firms competed to build one naval aircraftNotable Point
  172. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:38:29The X-32 and F-35 procurement trade-offQ&A
  173. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:42:24An upgraded Viking as a carrier ASW optionQ&A
  174. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:42:39A naval V-280 proposal and the Merlin replacement timetableNotable Point
  175. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:51:52Why Merlin replacement planning mattered in 2020Q&A
  176. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    3:55:57Looking beyond the Osprey for Merlin's eventual replacementQ&A
  177. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    4:09:37A 2020 forecast of British-Japanese fighter cooperationQ&A
  178. Blackburn Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s a long patrol (& introduction)
    1:43:31Perth endurance and the limits of mobilization ordersNotable Point
  179. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    17:10Fulmars: useful patrol fighters with a costly limitationChapter
  180. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    14:44The heavy-fighter concept before its combat testNotable Point
  181. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6b Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    52:50Fleet Air Arm types and assumptions not yet tested by warChapter
  182. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    1:09:49Fleet Air Arm doctrine was constrained by engines and aircraft supplyQ&A
  183. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P4/4 Post WWII
    17:25Could Western forces revisit seaplanes?Notable Point
  184. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:28:50The Fairey Delta 2 illustrates a lost aviation nicheQ&A