288 - Flight Research at NASA Armstrong, Part 3: Historic

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• Episode: 288 - Flight Research at NASA Armstrong, Part 3: Historic
• Website: omega tau - English only
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• Duration: 03:00:27
• Published: 2018-07-17 17:59

In this episode I talk with NASA Armstrong's chief scientist Al Bowers about the research projects he has been involved in during his long career at NASA. We cover deep stall research with a Schweizer sailplane, high-alpha flight and thrust vectoring with the X-29, X-31 and F-18 HARV, aero-tow of fast jets with the F-106, supercritical wings with the F-8, as well as space related projects using the SR-71 and the X-30. This is one of my favourite episodes of all time, since it is a bit of trip down memory lane for me personally, and Al perfectly hits the sweet spot between recounting facts and telling anecdotes