Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Flight Testing

Related time notes

  1. Yak-38 Forger: The Nasty Surprise of the Kiev Class
    21:34Yak-38 testing delays and flight-crew shortagesChapter
  2. Tom's Cat: The Story of the F14 Tomcat
    14:01Connolly flies the F-111B and reverses his verdictNotable Point
  3. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: Impression vs Reality - Key Aicraft Series 1, Aircraft 10
    32:52A capable loadout built on a troubled airframeChapter
  4. Type 96 Mitsubishi A5M "Claude": Genesis Fighter for the WWII IJN Air Service
    34:22Mock combat overturned Minoru Genda's doubtsChapter
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Douglas TBD Devastator: Not So Bad as History Says - Key Aircraft Series 1, Aircraft 6
    33:23Testing reshaped the TBD canopy and landing arrangementNotable Point
  8. Pierre Levasseur: A Designer of Note, Key Aircraft Series 1 - Aircraft 5
    18:59PL.7 wing experiments aboard BéarnChapter
  9. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    20:41The Sopwith Pup makes early carrier trials manageableChapter
  10. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    53:40Hōshō and Hermes turn carrier design into a blank-page problemChapter
  11. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    1:20:06Would laying down Hermes earlier change her wartime value?Q&A
  12. Bruships 34: Random History
    2:20:31Photographing the XBT-1's dangerous tail flutterNotable Point
  13. The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI
    37:44What Norman Macmillan's fog flight revealed about the FlycatcherNotable Point
  14. The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI
    42:51A Flycatcher defect led to Britain's first official contractor dive testsNotable Point
  15. The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI
    46:40Why a full-power Flycatcher dive produced a distinctive roarNotable Point
  16. The Fairey Story - Part 1 of 4: The Company
    7:46How designers, draftsmen, and test pilots shaped aircraftNotable Point