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Western Museum of Flight
Registrace 23. 12. 2012
The Western Museum of Flight is a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to preserving and displaying aircraft history and artifacts of Southern California's aviation heritage. The Air Museum's educational programs give children an opportunity to see and touch the airplanes that made aviation history. The Air Museum offers an inside look at completed and in-progress aircraft restoration projects. The Western Museum of Flight's collection includes numerous Warbirds, aircraft and target drones, piston and jet aircraft engines, aircraft components, aircraft ejection seats, World War II instruments, aircrew accessories, and an extensive model aircraft collection. Please visit us at www.wmof.com. We are located at 3315 Airport Drive, Red Baron #3 Torrance, CA 90505
The Sub Hunter - Undersea Warfare from the Skies with CDR Jamie “Curbie” French USN
Hear Commander Jamie French describe the role of the Anti-Submarine
Helicopter in patrolling the deep. Participate in the tension and skill required to maintain the technological concentration required of these systems in high winds, turbulent seas, and pitching decks, on the destroyers on which the pilots need to recover after each mission
Helicopter in patrolling the deep. Participate in the tension and skill required to maintain the technological concentration required of these systems in high winds, turbulent seas, and pitching decks, on the destroyers on which the pilots need to recover after each mission
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First Flight Anomalies in First Article Aircraft with Mike Rabens & Roy Martin
zhlédnutí 2KPřed 2 měsíci
Mike Rabens, Northrop Grumman Senior Director Engineering and Roy Martin, Former Northrop Grumman Chief Test Pilot Western Region. No matter how thorough the engineering, and careful the manufacturing, unforeseen anomalies can occur. Sometimes, these are inconvenient, sometimes disastrous, but always expensive. These require exceptional skill from test pilots and engineering support experts ali...
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) with Craig O'Mara, Research Pilot
zhlédnutí 735Před 3 měsíci
Celebrity Lecture Series: Airborne Window on the Universe. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) with Craig O'Mara, LCOL USAF (ret) Astronomical Research Pilot - SOFIA.
The X-47 Story: Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft with John R. Whittenbury
zhlédnutí 2,5KPřed 6 měsíci
The X-47 Story: Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft. Paving the Way for Unmanned Carrier Aviation. The Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) with the Northrop Grumman X-47B performed the first-ever catapult launch, airspace/deck operations, and arrested recovery aboard an aircraft carrier of a tailless, unmanned, autonomous aircraft, and later pioneered unmanned, autonomous a...
The Aircraft Designers, A Northrop Grumman Historical Perspective with Michael Ciminera
zhlédnutí 3,4KPřed 7 měsíci
Celebrity Lecture Series: The Aircraft Designers A Northrop Grumman Historical Perspective with Michael Ciminera, Northrop Grumman Vice President, Retired. Mike Ciminera has covered the incredible saga of the Northrop lineage from the earliest days of the flying wings to the modern era of highly successful strategically deterrent aircraft and some of the most formidable tactical aircraft in the...
Lockheed Martin/NASA X-59 Quesst Mission with Nils Larson and Jim Less
zhlédnutí 4,8KPřed 8 měsíci
Boom Proof - Quiet Supersonic The quest for supersonic transportation over populated areas without the disruptive and destructive sonic boom is being explored with the help of this unique research aircraft. Hear the aircraft’s test pilots, Nils Larson and James Less, describe the airplane, its goals, and the plan for its future achievements.
Wright Brothers 1906-1909 Victory Tour with Robert A. Gerhart
zhlédnutí 770Před 9 měsíci
Wright Brothers 1906-1909 Victory Tour Showing the World that this Miracle Really Does Fly Most Americans are familiar with the Wright Brothers and their successful first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. They may also know a little of the brothers continued efforts to perfect their design in Dayton, Ohio through 1905. This presentation will detail the brothers activities from 1906 ...
Female Fighter Pilots and the Combat Exclusion Policy with Dr. Eileen Bjorkman, Colonel USAF (ret)
zhlédnutí 967Před 10 měsíci
Celebrity Lecture Series: "Fly Girls Revolt", Female Fighter Pilots and the Combat Exclusion Policy with Dr. Eileen Bjorkman, Colonel USAF (ret)
NASA'S ARTEMIS 1 MISSION with William Whittenbury
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 11 měsíci
NASA'S ARTEMIS 1 MISSION, An In-Depth Look at the Space Launch System, with William Whittenbury. NASA's Artemis I mission from November- December 2022 marked the first time a spacecraft designed to carry a crew has visited the moon since 1972. This historic test mission paved the way for future crewed exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor, in a more comprehensive and sustainable program than ...
The Logistics of Space Defense with Col. Mia L. Walsh, Commander, Space Base Delta 3
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed rokem
The Logistics of Space Defense with Col. Mia L. Walsh, Commander, Space Base Delta 3 (SBD 3) Los Angeles Air Force Base. To be effective, operating forces require a wide spectrum of material, transportation, and personnel maintenance support. Without these, no forces can operate for long in the field. The ultimate task is combating threats in the space domain and the support for this activity i...
Combat Contrails: US Combat Pilots in Vietnam, Stories shared by William B. Scott
zhlédnutí 2,5KPřed rokem
Celebrity Lecture Series: Combat Contrails: Vietnam. William B. Scott. The experiences of U.S. combat Veterans in Vietnam and their own stories of what they endured. Some harrowing and more than a few, downright amusing but all of them fascinating. Hear the stories that they shared with a fellow pilot who will now share them with us.
Test Pilot's Insights on the F-22 Raptor and Stratolaunch's Hypersonic Platforms with Steve Rainey
zhlédnutí 11KPřed rokem
Test Pilot's Insights on the F-22 Raptor and Stratolaunch's Hypersonic Platforms with Steve Rainey - Stratolaunch Test Pilot and Former Chief F-22 Test Pilot for Lockheed Martin.
F-117 Nighthawk and F-22 Raptor with Jim "JB" Brown President & CEO National Test Pilot School
zhlédnutí 32KPřed rokem
Celebrity Lecture Series: F-117 Nighthawk and F-22 Raptor with Jim "JB" Brown President & CEO National Test Pilot School. Lockheed’s F-117 Nighthawk and F-22 Raptor represent the amazing advancement in stealth technology that has occurred in the last four decades. Hear about the one airplane that opened the party in Desert Storm, and the other one that today guarantees American dominance of any...
The Glass Spaceship (Space Shuttle) with Gerald Blackburn
zhlédnutí 2,3KPřed rokem
Celebrity Lecture Series: The Glass Spaceship with Gerald Blackburn, Director, Columbia Memorial Space Center Foundation. As technological achievements in space exploration grew in magnitude and frequency, it became clear that the ability to operate outside of Earth's atmosphere and gravity had much more value than merely overcoming scientific challenges. Clearly, the space environment offered ...
Secrets of the Cobra Gunship in Vietnam with Pat Carey, Major US Army (ret)
zhlédnutí 9KPřed rokem
Celebrity Lecture Series: Secrets of the Cobra Gunship in Vietnam with Pat Carey, Major US Army (ret)
How the James Webb Telescope enables us to look into the past with Debra Simmons
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed rokem
How the James Webb Telescope enables us to look into the past with Debra Simmons
Flying the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam, The Last Gunfighter with James Markel
zhlédnutí 25KPřed rokem
Flying the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam, The Last Gunfighter with James Markel
Northrop to Northrop Grumman with Kent Kresa, Northrop Grumman CEO Emeritus
zhlédnutí 4,8KPřed rokem
Northrop to Northrop Grumman with Kent Kresa, Northrop Grumman CEO Emeritus
Northrop X-21A Laminar Flow Control Demonstration Program with Don Murray
zhlédnutí 2,2KPřed 2 lety
Northrop X-21A Laminar Flow Control Demonstration Program with Don Murray
Hangar Flying, RPM: Routine, Professionalism & Magic with Bill Scott
zhlédnutí 905Před 2 lety
Hangar Flying, RPM: Routine, Professionalism & Magic with Bill Scott
YF-22 - Road to the Raptor with Tom Morgenfeld, Test Pilot
zhlédnutí 7KPřed 2 lety
YF-22 - Road to the Raptor with Tom Morgenfeld, Test Pilot
Virgin Orbit, From Atmosphere to Outer Space with Kelly Latimer & Bryce Schaefer
zhlédnutí 1,4KPřed 2 lety
Virgin Orbit, From Atmosphere to Outer Space with Kelly Latimer & Bryce Schaefer
A-4 Skyhawk, Close Air Support, The Little Champ with Doug Kirschke
zhlédnutí 9KPřed 2 lety
A-4 Skyhawk, Close Air Support, The Little Champ with Doug Kirschke
Canadair CL-600 Challenger Flight Test Accident April 3, 1980 with Bill Scott
zhlédnutí 9KPřed 2 lety
Canadair CL-600 Challenger Flight Test Accident April 3, 1980 with Bill Scott
The F-14 Tomcat at Top Gun with Mike Rabens Test Pilot
zhlédnutí 15KPřed 2 lety
The F-14 Tomcat at Top Gun with Mike Rabens Test Pilot
Wildcat vs Zero Resetting the Record with Captain Marc Liebman USN (ret)
zhlédnutí 6KPřed 2 lety
Wildcat vs Zero Resetting the Record with Captain Marc Liebman USN (ret)
Flying the MiG-21 Fishbed & MiG 23 Flogger. Cold War MiGs with JB Brown Test Pilot
zhlédnutí 73KPřed 2 lety
Flying the MiG-21 Fishbed & MiG 23 Flogger. Cold War MiGs with JB Brown Test Pilot
YF-17 Cobra to Hornet to Super Hornet and More... with Jim Sandberg Test Pilot
zhlédnutí 10KPřed 2 lety
YF-17 Cobra to Hornet to Super Hornet and More... with Jim Sandberg Test Pilot
Women in the US Armed Forces, Generations of Progress with Sandra Adams RDML USN (ret)
zhlédnutí 707Před 2 lety
Women in the US Armed Forces, Generations of Progress with Sandra Adams RDML USN (ret)