134 - U.S. Air Force Flight Test Engineers

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Military aircraft, the systems they incorporate and weapons they employ, are incredibly complex contraptions requiring extensive development and testing. Pilots fly the aircraft and maintenance professionals maintain them, but who performs the testing?
On this episode, guest co-host Ken Katz discusses the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Engineer profession with retired Colonel Eileen "BJ" Bjorkman, PhD, using her extensive history as a proxy for the many diverse tasks this community performs both in and out of uniform.
Listener inquires addressed on this episode include how to discern similar-looking aircraft as friendly or enemy, and advice to student Air Force pilots on community selection considering workload, time away from family, etc. U.K. listeners interested Ken's latest B-1 Lancer book click here:
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Episode artwork adapted by Janek Krause. Bumper music by Jaime Lopez / announcements by Clint Bell.

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@rotad9967 2 года назад

I believe the unsung heroes of flight testing are the engineers that are not Test Pilot School graduates who have to learn the business by the seat of their pants and then go on to doing the lion's share of the actual flight test planning, test conduct, data analysis and report writing. I was at Edwards in the mid to late 80s and then went on to do Operational Testing and further development testing for the next 22 years and it was actually unusual to have a TPS grad FTE on the test team. I never understood why the USAF did not have a school to teach basic aeronautics, navigation, weapons, sensors, instrumentation, test planning, data analysis and test reporting to new FTEs. I was very glad to see the emergence of the civilian National Test Pilot School and maybe things have changed since those days but there are a lot of folks out there that deserve recognition for some very hard work.

@johnb7490 2 года назад

Ken did a great job interviewing the guest.

@D5Pasadena 2 года назад

Definitely the right man for the job. Ken really got the most out of the guest (I was fascinated with those close call episodes they both recounted) and Ken had some really interesting stories of his own! Well done! Very informative!

@kennethkatz8278 2 года назад

Thanks!

@JaxonWillis 2 года назад

That phone call question was very helpful! Thank you for finding all those answers!

@Mark_Ocain 2 года назад

Great episode yet again !

@kennethkatz8278 2 года назад

Thanks!

@shaunroberts9361 2 года назад

This was good for sure.

@ryanrahebi9490 2 года назад

Jello…I think you and Mover (C.W lemoine) should interview…you both are my favorite fighter pilots…HUGS

@terryboyer1342 2 года назад

The near miss stories reminds me of way back when I was a new sky diver at a DZ in the thumb of Michigan. I was under canopy about 1800 ft when I noticed two faint smoke trails headed my way. They caught up quickly and it was 2 A-7s from Selfridge ANG base. They passed below me and slightly to the side. Back on the ground my instructor said the DZ was right on a low level route for them and the jump pilot usually was in communication with the base and it ocassionally happened. I don't know if the A-7s saw me but I sure saw them!

@FighterPilotPodcast 2 года назад

Yikes!

@kennethkatz8278 2 года назад

That's a bit more excitement than I prefer.

@thunderace4588 2 года назад

Thank you for providing this informative and entertaining episode.

@Anuj-2 2 года назад

Very fascinating

@John-fr9uh 2 года назад

anything to help troops avoid blue on blue engagements is crucial. Nobody wants to commit fratricide! the phycological effects alone can make a soldier hesitate in a crucial engagement.

@asabar1053 2 года назад

I'd love to see you guys do a podcast on Aerospace Engineering Duty Officers in the navy. You've had a few on who were AEDO's and they've mentioned a little bit about it but it would be awesome to educate your viewers about the job and how they contribute to Naval Aviation.

@FighterPilotPodcast 2 года назад

Good idea

@badlego2952 2 года назад

"...500kg, so 1102 pounds..." thats some quick math

@deantait8326 2 года назад

My comment is don’t underestimate the RU-vid bunch!

@ja37d-34 2 года назад

I wonderif she is a relative to me.. I have some US relatives with that surname (same as mine plus the two dots above the o). Funny.. :)

@FighterPilotPodcast 2 года назад

She is on Twitter; connect and find out.

@ja37d-34 2 года назад

@@FighterPilotPodcast I will. :) Thanks. My sister is doing a lot of genealogy right now. And she is checking the US tree of our family. Most ended up, initially in the Chicago and Minnesota area but you never knwo. Anyways, it was nice too see a Swedish name on here (it is, means "Birch-man" it´s an old soldier name, given to conscripts. That´s a whole another topic..) Thanks for your answer too. :)