133 - SEPECAT Jaguar 

Great interview! Lots of fun! Please have D Reg back again sometime soon.

I really enjoyed that, the Jag often gets a bad rap so good to see it did have some redeeming features. I do remember an experienced test pilot I follow on Twitter once saying that he was often asked as someone who has flown SO many aircraft whether he had a favourite amongst them. To which he would reply "the one I have just got out of, unless it was a Jaguar"

Great interview, Jello! I saw Jaguars fly only once but what an experience it was! It was during Namao airshow on the Victoria Day long weekend in May 1992. CFB Namao, outside of Edmonton, Alberta was a Hercules and Huey base then but fix wing operations ceased in 1994 (IMHO, a real waste since one of the two ruways was 13,780' long). RAF Jaguars (can't remember their Sqn number) were participating in Maple Flag at CFB Cold Lake (300 km/186 miles ENE of Edmonton) and 2 flew in as static display while some of the Sqn pilots did the 3.5 hr drive over for the festivities. That airshow featured an Ukraninian AN-225 on static and 2 brightly painted (blue and gold) Mig-29s performing flying demonstrations (the forerunner of Ukraninian Falcons demo team). Departure show rules were down the runway at min of 500' AGL. I remember F-15s, took off and came back around for a low pass briefly over the ramp by claiming they overshot the runway (haha). By now all the heavies have departed and the ramp was pretty empty. Then the Jaguars took off in formation, levelled off at probably 200' AGL and disappeared! I remember thinking then that they used a lot of runway; now I understand why with D-Reg's explanation as it was 30℃/86℉+ and Namao's elevation was around 2250' MSL. About 5 minutes later, 2 dark smoke trails appeared on the horizon with these 2 Jaguars aimed straight for the parked Mig-29s at 500 kts and had to pull up to clear their tails! I don't think I got any decent shots with my SLR camera even with its motor drive set on high speed. Definitely the best departure show I have ever witnessed in person!

GREAT EPISODE!!! All the greats keep coming! They were odd-looking birds with their long-legged undercart but man they could perform. Sporty little beasts! One thing I will say is that through upgrades, the cockpit layout became diabolically busy.

Really enjoyed this, I used to love the Jaguar "airfield attack" at airshows in the UK, low and fast ✊

“Throw the Laundry at the back” describing the use of parachute… I couldn’t stop laughing with this one! Another excellent interview with a great guest and a fantastic host! Thank you to you and your team Jello, for the great work you do.

Great episode with a great guest on a cool airplane. For the next bomber month I’d love to hear about the B-58 Hustler. Some of your Delta/Century Series guests may be able to hook you up with a guest recommendation since they were Convair products and there was some cross-over between Hustlers and F-102/106 pilot cadres for training.

Awsome interview, D Reg was a fantastic guest. I love how you do these interviews Jello, you are really skilled at not only getting the personality of the guest but also the aircraft as well. Listening to your podcast really paints a great and detailed experience, the Bond of the ready room actually comes through the podcast. Keep up the great work. God Bless.

What a great episode on a lesser known yet very interesting aircraft

Really enjoyable interview. I had this playing on a speaker in my kitchen while I was cooking. My wife loved it and is now listening to your other podcasts. She has never shown any interest in aviation before. She says hearing from the people makes it alive. A fascinating insight. You have a new fan.

Thank you for uploading this interesting and informative episode.

For reason's I can't 'vocabular-ize', I've always liked the "Jag-you-wire". It's all pointy, angular, and such. Kind of like the F-5 in that it looked like the jets my imagination would sketch when I was a wee lad.

This is my favourite to date, frank, funny and informative. Great work guys. 👍🏻

Great episode!!! Sounds like a fun guy!!

You have no idea how excited I am for this episode

I first heard of "Sweetness" and "Sypphs" incident when I read Hogs in the Sand many years ago. Great book! I just now ordered Five Nickels and look forward to reading it and learning more about this hero.

I have been waiting on this episode since this podcast started, well done Jello

Absolutely fantastic interview.

I like D-Reg's nod to the Blackadder 'cunning plan' to join the RAF '20 minuters' squadron (on the misunderstanding that the average sortie time was 20 minutes after which you claim your ears went pop and then fly a desk for the rest of the war..which was wrong. The average life expectancy as a member of the squadron was 20 minutes LOL)..here's his reference.. "Lieutenant George: Crikey, sir. I'm looking forward to today. Up diddly up, down diddly down, whoops, poop, twiddly dee - decent scrap with the fiendish Red Baron - bit of a jolly old crash landing behind enemy lines - capture, torture, escape, and then back home in time for tea and medals". LOL...a classic 🤣

Another great one! I really enjoy anything with the Brit pilots. Plus, I’ve always thought the Jag had a “pretty/ugly quality” to it ….. kinda like the Millennium Falcon of mud movers?? It had an acquired beauty, but it was uniquely cool.

Was the Jag in the film "Local Hero"? Excellent film.

How have I not discovered this AMAZING channel yet???

Hey sir... I'm gonna go ahead and bet I have an aircraft idea that you gentlemen haven't considered yet. And might be tricky to find a pilot to interview for... what about the NASA 747 shuttle carrier?? That could be a very interesting discussion. Also, maybe the PBY or some other warbird/sea planes for Boat to hunt down? Thanks for all the great stories!

My grandfather a WW2 USAAF Vet who served on B17s until his shootdown over Linz Austria passed away in 2008 and was buried as USAF, the USAF from the local AF base provided a color guard.

I've read many books on the Jaguar, and one thing that is common is that the pilots all agree that the best way to describe the cockpit is: "An ergonomic slum". However, every single person who has ever flown one says that they absolutely loved to fly it. *EDIT: I genuinely didn't know that the Jaguar did carrier trials! (French Navy). That's insane!, such a small wing, such little power!

Great guest.

Loved this one lots of fun!

If you want a good guest, try to get ahold of Col (ret) Pat "Gums" McAdoo. Flew F-101, F-102, A-7, A-37, and F-16s. Did CAS missions in Vietnam, and is the pilot who had the LEF failure in the F-16 and recovered. He was also involved in the evaluation between the A-10 and A-7.

Great episode

1 questionnaire and 2 requests, How many “Maintanience hours” does it take to produce one pod cast? 2 requests, Can you do an update on the new F-18 Super Hornet ? Also can you. an plate on the C-35 upgrades and software updates? Very sorry for your families loss. God bless all of you!

Another cool cat!

Listening On ~

Fun fact:The Mitsubishi F-1,once in use by the Japanese Air Self-defense Force has a very similar look to the Jaguar.

Would the glide slope deviation be slightly under 3 degrees negative. Indoor? I mean sorry it was a statement and a question so.?

Great one, how about covering the retired Jaguar cousin: JASDF Mitsubishi T-2/F-1?

Single engine - "takes you all of the way to the crash site".

Lets go!

The Jaguar seems to be tiny.

I beleive, but gotta check. That aircraft in Highlander, was RAF Harrier, not Jaguar.

Hey you should get a Sea Harrier pilot on

Excellent episode. Jello, could you comment on the supposed Ghost of Kyiv who supposedly shot down 5 Russian aircraft this week? How do you think he was able to do this? Is it just skill and will, or are the Russians maybe lazy and complacent? It seems like this sort of success would be relegated to the pages of history, considering the situational awareness we have thanks to technology. Perhaps it's the cumulative effects of surprise and aggression.

A jet designed for unprepared surfaces that needed a massive concrete runway to take off 😳🤔

Is Folland gnat comming?

D-Reg's fast taxi in XX741 is here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-akf5VIkVVkM.html

Some say that the skin of a rice pudding can stop a Jaguar!