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XtendedEp.221 - Eagle Days with Victoria TaylorIn this episode, Tim talks to Award-winning aviation historian Victoria Taylor about her new book ‘Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain’. Recorded 9th April 2025 For full show notes and imagery please visit https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/2025-05-251h 20
XtendedEp.220 - Over Cold War Seas with Mike NapierIn this episode we have Mike Napier back to talk about his latest book ‘Over Cold War Seas - NATO and Soviet Naval Aviation, 1949–89’ - a fascinating review of Cold War naval aviation. Mike shares his approach to the topic, explains the evolution of naval technology and how the conflicting cold war scenario’s lead to new evolving aviation developments.And, of course there are aircraft galore. Some new, some well known and some not so well known or successful! predominantly in the northern hemisphere.Recorded 8th May 2025 Buy a copy from the...2025-05-181h 10
XtendedEp.219 - Aviation furniture with Stu ArtIn this episode, we look at how aviation and aerospace items are converted to art and furniture pieces, and we welcome Stuart Abbot, the founder of Stu Art Furniture. Stuart trained as an Airframe Engineer in the RAF working on the Tornado F3. After leaving the RAF he continued as an airframe engineer with several international airlines and started Stu Art Furniture in 2012. His products are all hand-made and original and more affordable than some recent market entrants copying the model. His pieces are shipped all around the world and Stuart has appeared on TV mul...2025-03-1655 min
XtendedEp.218 - Scott Bateman: ‘Hercules – First in, Last Out’First flying in 1954, some 71 years ago, the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules has become a iconic aviation legend. Beginning as a military transport, it has evolved into otherroles, including gunship, weather research, special operations, firefighting and more – and it is still in production today. We talk to former RAF C-130 pilot Scott Bateman about ‘Hercules – First in, Last Out’ and the men and womenof the tightly knit Herc Force and its incredible history. Scott Bateman MBE is an aviation professional, TV producer/presenter and ex-RAF Loadmaster and C-130 captain with 47 Sqn. Hercules will be out in pap...2025-03-091h 18
XtendedEp.217 - Ops Normal: The Army Air Corps 1957-2017Since its formation in 1957 the Army Air Corps has played a prominent role in almost every British Army operation. We get to talk to the authors of ‘Ops Normal Volume 1, The Authorised Operational History of the Army Air Corps, 1957-2017’ and they take us through the evolution of the Corps, how it was founded and its theatres of operations during this time.
Mike Peters is a former Army Air Corps soldier and officer, serving both as Groundcrew and as an Air Door Gunner. During his 34 years in the Corps, he served in Northern Ireland, Cypr...2025-01-041h 00
XtendedEp.216 - Flying Through the Ranks, from Cold War to the GulfAir Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA flew all the RAF’s front-line fast jets and also qualified as a helicopter pilot.
Now retired, he also completed five tours in Whitehall, which he describes as his time as a ‘Whitehall Warrior’. He is a well published author, including ’Fighters in the Blood’, ‘A Spitfire Named Connie’ and ‘From Spitfires to Vampires and Beyond’.
Today ‘Black’ joins us to talk about his latest book, ‘Flying through the Ranks: The Extraordinary Experiences of Airmen to Air Marshals from the Cold War to the Gulf’, his own flying experiences and how he...2024-10-2751 min
XtendedEp.215 - Bomber Command OTUsGarth Barnard joins us to talk about his work cataloguing Bomber Command OTUs during WWII around central England.
Aerodromes such as RAF Barford St John, RAF Bicester, RAF Chipping Warden, RAF Croughton, RAF Finmere, RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges, RAF Silverstone, RAF Turweston and RAF Upper Heyford.
Training crews flew aircraft such as the Hampden, Blenheim, Wellington, Mosquito and Boston. Sadly, there were over 400 aircraft losses within a 15-mile radius of Brackley.
Recorded 3rd September 2024
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XtendedEp.214 - Claude Grahame-WhiteA new biography is being written on Claude Grahame-White. One that this will give more depth to the story behind the man who was a British aviation legend in his time and one who was sadly downtrodden and outcast by the government of the day.
Joining us is Alison White who has taken on the task of correcting the historical record and resetting our perception of the man
Recorded 7th August 2024
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XtendedEp.213 - Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 16: Buying a NimrodAlthough we finished the main content of the Cold War Coastal Command series in the last chapter, a story emerged that we just couldn’t resist.
Stephen Bridgewater, Deputy Editor for Aerospace Magazine and good friend of the show mentioned that he had in fact purchased an RAF Nimrod directly from the RAF back in 2010.
After Steve’s story, Gareth joins the feature as he was there the day XV232 arrived in Coventry.
Recorded 29th July 2024
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XtendedEp.212 - Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 15: Flying the NimrodIn our final Chapter of the Cold War Coastal Command series, we are honoured to speak to Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS.
Sir Brian takes us not only through flying the Nimrod and Nimrod operations in the Cold War period, but also explains how the Nimrod was used strategically in theatres such as the Falklands War, Operation Telic and the Iraq War, as well as drug running in the Caribbean. This feature is a fitting conclusion to the Cold War Coastal Command series and a real insight to the s...2024-09-1548 min
XtendedEp.211 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 14: Nimrod XV250 The Maid of MorayNimrod XV250 is based at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington near York. She was dedicated by the Archbishop of York to stand as a permanent tribute to the 14 British servicemen killed in Afghanistan when Nimrod XV230 crashed near Kandahar in September 2006.
Her team of volunteers keep her in a ground running condition to remember all Aircrew and Groundcrew who served on "The Kipper Fleet".
Ken Bannister joins me today to talk about The Maid of Moray, his RAF career with the Nimrod and to help us better understand the Nimrods capabilities as an
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XtendedEp.210 - Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 13: Nimrod's GenesisThe Shackleton replacement now started to become more urgent.
For years the Air Staff and Ministries had argued over what type should replace the Shackleton, including variants of the Vulcan, Britannia, VC10 and Trident, before settling for the Nimrod in 1964
We return to Chris Gibson, author of the brilliant book 'Nimrod’s Genesis' to learn how the process unfolded.
Recorded 19th June 2024
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XtendedEp.209 - Cold War Coastal Command Avro Shakleton MR2 WR693There is a Shackleton that still ‘Growls’ and this chapter features Shackleton MR2 WR963, currently based at Coventry but with a major project underway to move her to Elvington and the Yorkshire Air Museum.
We speak to Richard Woods the driving force
behind the project all about the aircraft and how to engineer the airframe when very few original engineers are still with us.
Recorded 25th July 2024
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XtendedEp.208 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 11: The Old Grey LadyIn this feature we talk to Ian Chisolm, Secretary of the Coastal Command and Maritime Air Association, about the RAF’s Avro Shackleton.
Ian logged over 3,000 hours as an Air Electronics Officer (AEO) in charge of a team of five SNCO Air Electronics Operators who manned the Radio, Radar and Underwater Acoustics systems as well as the 20mm Hispano cannons fitted in the nose turret and the pyrotechnics launchers for the night illumination system.
Hear what it was like on those long, arduous, noisy missions in the ‘Old Grey Lady’.
Recorded 7th July 2024
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XtendedEp.207 - Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 10 - The ThreatAt the end of World War Two RAF Coastal Command faced the same challenges of all the British military services, one of reduction, cutbacks and a return to a peaceful world.
The threat from the axis powers had been effectively squashed but there was a new threat emerging, in the form of the Soviet Union.
Coastal Command had to start learning about new adversaries once again, adapting and performing immediately, to protect British interests initially in the
northern Atlantic, but rapidly elsewhere.
For almost 60 Cold War years, the RAF relied heavily on two ai...2024-08-1147 min
XtendedEp.206 - International Airshow MarketingEver wondered how you go about marketing one of the worlds premier airshows, an air display act, or an airport?
Helen Webb, Founder and Director at International Airshow Marketing, joins us to tell us how it all fits together.
Recorded 30th July 2024
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XtendedEp.205 - Elevate(Her)We speak to the inspirational founder of Elevate(Her), Katherine Maloney. Katherine eloquently speaks up for a more diverse workforce across the aviation sector.
Elevate(Her) is growing exponentially due to the demand for the work they do, encouraging, nurturing and assisting the future generations of aviation employees.
Recorded 18th July 2024
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XtendedEp.204 - Liberators and SabotageWe talk to Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard about their in depth investigation of the 1943 B-24 Liberator crash, that killed Polish General Sikorski and dispel the myths and conspiracies around assassination or accident being the cause.
Recorded 4th June 2024
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XtendedEp.203 - Two hundred missions upThe Xtended team finally all assemble to talk about 200 episodes of the podcast, recent sad news from the aviation world, Ellie's trip to Normandy for the D-Day 80th commemorations and more.
Believe it or not, this is the first time all four members of the team have managed to record together - hopefully we will do it again soon!
Recorded 3rd June 2024
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XtendedEp.202 - Solo 2 DarwinAmanda Harrison has always wanted to recreate the footsteps of Amy Johnson, flying solo in a Tiger Moth from the UK to Darwin, Australia in just 20 Days.
Listen in as she tells us the tale of the attempt and how things unfolded. From Dracula’s Castle to Mediterranean wonders!
Although a professional pilot, Amanda is also dyslexic, an additional challenge in planning and executing this journey.
Recorded 24th May 2024
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XtendedEp.201 - three authors and a publication (aviation history roundtable)Mick Oakey, Robert Forsyth and Chris Gibson come back to the History Round Table to answer listener questions. We discuss what books do not get written, what they would love to read, their proudest work and what do they think about graphics and photos in books and articles.
Along with advice for budding aviation authors this is an enjoyable roundtable that book enthusiasts and those
interested in aviation history will enjoy.
Oh and there are a few outtakes right at the end!
Recorded 23rd April 2024
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XtendedEp.200 - Bomber Command and 'Never Mind The Dambusters'There is a new podcast focused on RAF Bomber Command in World War Two hosted by Writer and Military Historian Jane Gulliford Lowes and Historian and co host James Jefferies. It is of course 'Never Mind The Dambusters'!
In this, our landmark 200th episode, we get the opportunity to talk to Jane and James about Bomber Command and the challenges the aircrews faced in their multi tasked environment. We share views of the aircraft, the people and the effects of their activities. It is an insight and sometimes personal look at Bomber Command.
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XtendedEp.199 - Tuskegee Airmen with Samuel de Korte
Samuel de Korte is a graduate student of Utrecht University, where he studied an MA in the Cultural History of Modern Europe.
He wrote his Master's thesis about the representation of black Americans during the Second World War, indicating that although they formed a substantial part of the American armed forces, they don't receive an equal share in the representation in contemporary media.
His new book ‘Tuskegee Airmen - Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow’ is published by Pen and Sword.
We focus o...2024-04-1455 min
XtendedEp.198 - Air Traffic Control at NATS using Data and AIFinalising our focus on how the use of AI, data and machine learning is changing the sector, we are joined by Andy Taylor, the Chief Solutions Officer at NATS.
NATS it is the UK's leading provider of air traffic control services as well as providing air traffic services to airports, airlines, air traffic service providers and governments across parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Recorded 27th March 2024
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XtendedEp.197 - Wings Over Britain - The ReturnIn 2023 Dave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast visited the UK to record and document Kiwi aviation involvement in World War Two by visiting some of our historic aircraft, museums, airfields and memorials.
Dave is returning in 2024 but with a slightly different agenda. We caught up with Dave as he planned the return ‘Wings Over Britain’ visit.
Recorded 19th March 2024
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XtendedEp.196 - Operation Gratitude and 'Target Hong Kong'Steven Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II had never been told.
Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes.
His new book ‘Target Hong Kong’ brings this massive operation down to a human scale, recounting the air raids through the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945.
Steven joins us to share the story and help us better understand the Operation, its people and it...2024-03-1059 min
XtendedEp.195 - V Bombers, Britain's nuclear frontlineDr Tony Redding is a military historian and author with a particular interest in RAF Bomber Command. He joins us to talk us through the operational capability and credibility of Britain’s airborne nuclear deterrent during the peak years of the Cold War.
Recorded 23rd Feb 2024
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XtendedEp.194 - the perfect aircraft pit-stopContinuing our focus on how data and technology has changed the aviation sector we welcome Diana Franganillo Luque from Indra and Udi Segall from Intell-Act to discuss an exciting project to integrate all airport, airline and air traffic data using AI to streamline the ‘Perfect Aircraft Pit-stop.
Recorded 7th Feb 2024
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XtendedEp.193 - Holland 1940Ryan Noppen joins to help us understand the overlooked air battle between the Netherlands and Germany that thwarted the German invasion of Holland in 1940 for five days.
Ryan is a military author with a Master of Arts degree in European history. Ryan is a scholar of Dutch, German and Central European history and the author of ‘Holland 1940, The Luftwaffe’s first set back in the west’.
Recorded 5th Feb 2024
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XtendedEp.192 - Britain's greatest Test PilotPaul Beaver joins us to talk about Britain’s Greatest Test Pilot, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown.
His best selling book, reprinted 5 times and last year’s Biography of the Year is ‘Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot’.
Paul gives us an insight to this amazing mans life. This is a fascinating feature. Don’t miss it!
Recorded 31st Jan 2024
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XtendedEp.191 - Japan's space programme, with Brian HarveyWe welcome back Brain Harvey to talk us through the history and evolution of JAXA and the Japanese Space Programme.
Recorded 23rd Jan 2024
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Paul joins us to talk about the A-12 and SR-71, the missions and their challenges, but also to discuss the changes in this new edition which includes a 40% increase in words, three new chapters and an additional 60 new photos.
Recorded 14th Nov 2023
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XtendedEp.189 - Ellie and the time machineIn 2000 a team of retired pensioners set about building Scotland’s only World War One aircraft, the Sopwith Strutter.
That airframe is now ready to fly and Ellie is in the prime position to test fly it. Find out why they built the aircraft, the challenges they faced and how the team now go about taking her to the air.
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Recorded 15th Nov 2023
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XtendedEp.188 - Stanford Tuck with Helen Doe Legendary battle of Britain fighter ace Stanford Tuck is the subject of a new book by Helen Doe.
‘Stanford Tuck Hero of the Battle of Britain, the life of the great fighter ace’, is published by Grub Street and is available now.
Recorded 24th October 2023
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XtendedEp.187 - Mosquito with Rowland WhiteRowland White joins us to discuss his new book ‘Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission’.
Rowland amazes us with his knowledge and detail behind the aircraft and focus of the book.
Enjoy the stories, the heroes and villains and of course the de Havilland Mosquito!
Recorded 17th October 2023
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In this exclusive discussion we hear the exciting news of FlyVBird and its plans for launching the service.
Recorded 9th October 2023
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We will have a few episodes that will come out over the next month or two that specifically challenges our guests to talk about how data, the cloud, AI and machine learning are changing the aerospace sector.
We actually started with our last episode where we talked to Xwing about their autonomous Cargo Cessna caravan flights.
This episode comes from the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire where we talk to Gary Cannon - Space Segm...2023-10-0842 minXtendedEp.184 - XwingIn 2021, Xwing made history by completing the world’s first autonomous cargo flight.
During the demonstration — Xwing’s CESSNA 208 Caravan backed out of its gate, taxied onto the runway, took off, flew a predetermined mission, landed, and returned to its gate. All entirely on its own. The flight was supervised by Xwing’s remote crew on the ground, along with a safety pilot.
We are joined by Max Gariel the Co-Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer for Xwing.
Recorded 25th September 2023
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Find out in this fascinating insight on what it is like to research, write and publish accurate and compelling historical aviation books and magazines.
Mick Oakey is a familiar voice to many and is of course Managing Editor at The Aviation Historian. Mick was the editor at Aeroplane magazine and is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Historical Group Committee
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But, the episode starts with the sobering account of how he walked away from an ‘unsurvivable’ crash at RAF Wittering, which sadly killed his instructor. Nathan is one of the humblest heroes we have had the pleasure to interview...2023-08-201h 13XtendedEp.181 - Kamikaze!Mark Lardas joins us to talk about the ‘The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 - Imperial Japan's last throw of the dice’ his book published by Osprey. Mark of course was a major part of our Coastal Command series, nominated for an International Aerospace Media Award.
Mark has been fascinated by all things related to the sea and sky his entire life; from building models of ships and aircraft as a teen to studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at college. He worked as a navigation engineer on the Shuttle program and is now employed at Johnson Space Center on the Luna...2023-08-1351 minXtendedEp.180 - Wings Over BritainDave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast took on the almighty task of a 35-day tour of as many UK aviation heritage locations as he could squeeze in. All in the spirit of recording a new podcast series called the Wings Over Britain!
The first few episodes are already out, and they bring a fresh view of the sector from an avid enthusiast but also from an advocate (in Dave) for keeping alive the stories and memories of those who operated and flew these aircraft. Hear Dave’s view of how lucky we are in the...2023-07-301h 07XtendedEp.179 - N-4 Down, The Hunt for the Arctic Airship ItaliaThe true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history is pretty much unknown in most aviation circles. Until now!
Mark Piesing author of the book N4 Down joins us to discuss this almost unbelievable story of human suffering and tragedy, political drama, incompetence and heroism. This story has everything!
Recorded 18th July 2023
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Much of the tale comes from Steve’s own notes and memoirs, then picked up by Simon’s analysis of his final flight.
In the sobering finale we discuss Steve’s final flight and how Simon was able to piece together the hours, minutes and seconds both before and after the accident.
Simon Kershaw joins us to help rekindle the story of his father’s...2023-07-161h 16XtendedEp.177 - Hovercraft with Ben AveryAs we continue our focus on features across aerospace, let’s take a look at the hovercraft, which brings up the question of ‘where exactly does it fit in?’
To help us answer that question we are joined by Ben Avery.
Ben is the Chief Pilot at Griffon Hoverwork and a Trustee and Head of Operations at The Hovercraft Museum.
Recorded 13th June 2023
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Kerry Bennett is a mother, pilot and STEM Ambassador. With a career that already spans the RAF with over 100 missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, through to flying Airbus airliners for British Airway, Kerry is also an ESA astronaut candidate.
Donating her time and energy to over 100 school visits and Kerry has presented to over 20,000 children as a STEM ambassador.
Re...2023-06-2550 minXtendedEp.175 - Saratoga to Lithuania with Artyom LissArtyom Liss is a UK qualified general aviation pilot and was host of the fabulous aviation podcast 'Two Thousand Feet'.
In this episode we find out what it is like to deliver Piper PA32 Saratoga SP N505WC from the UK to Lithuania, the challenges, adventures, and experiences of this fabulous cross-country flight.
Recorded 5th June 2023
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Podcast The Two Thousand Feet Aviation...2023-06-1143 minXtendedEp.174 - Whirlybird Rachel RamsayRachel Ramsay is a UK qualified private pilot, with licences to fly helicopters, small planes and motor gliders. Rachel has a fabulous flying and travel blog and we wanted to find out about; multi-licence flying, writing for both a blog and an aviation publication and issues like…. favourite hotel to fly to and what does it take to fly down the River Thames in Central London?
Recorded 15th May 2023
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Graeme is back to tell us all about the journey recorded in his book “To The Ends Of The Earth: A Snapshot Of Aviation In North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992” the amazing and...2023-05-141h 05XtendedEp.172 - VC10dernessOnly 54 examples of the iconic and much-adored Vickers VC10 were built, yet it went on to become an innovator and market changer for international long-haul travel. Great British technology and its suitability for multiple roles lead it to have an extended life with the RAF as an airlifter and tanker.
In this feature we talk to Jelle Hieminga, an expert on the VC10, and webmaster for the highly entertaining and detailed web portal and encyclopedia for the VC10 – VC10.net
Recorded 25th April 2023
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Contact Us: GetInvolve...2023-05-0748 minXtendedEp.171 - Reaction EnginesWith the UK leading aerospace company Reaction Engines now leading the way in technology application from space rockets to Formula 1 and into today’s market for sustainable flight, we have an exclusive opportunity to speak to Mark Thomas, Reaction Engines Chief Executive Officer, about the company, its products and it’s exciting future innovations.
Reaction Engines are a privately held technology Company pioneering space access and sustainable technologies. For over 30 years they have been at the forefront of engineering innovation – including developing SABRE, a revolutionary new class of aerospace propulsion. SABRE enables us to go beyond the limits...2023-04-2345 minXtendedEp.170 - Experimental test pilot, Chris TaylorChris Taylor has had a successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot, instructor and as an internationally acclaimed civil certification test pilot.
His latest book ‘Experimental Test Pilot: Military Aircraft Research Flying’ (published on April 29th 2023) is his account of his ten years’ service as an experimental test pilot, at MoD Boscombe Down, the UK’s tri-Service home of military aircraft testing and evaluation. Also known as the Empire Test Pilot School.
You can buy a copy here https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781399048859
Recorded 12th...2023-04-1656 min
Relatively Damaged by Damaged ParentsAnna Stephanie - How to Exceed Your PotentialAnna Stephanie has more than 15 years of global corporate experience and in the path of personal growth. She has helped more than 1,500 people and almost 20 companies to radically change their lives, allowing them to live fully, away from the negative effects of stress.
She has also been part of business teams and has exercised the leadership function acting only as a boss, because her style was aggressive and not very empathic, so she knows what it takes to awaken the conscious leader within.
She has the most effective tools for you to see tangible changes...2023-04-0735 minXtendedEp.169 - Confessions of a Flying Instructor, with Tug Wilson‘Confessions of a Flying Instructor: Teaching the RAF’s Fighter Pilots’ is Tug Wilson’s second book and he joins us to discuss the time in his career teaching new fighter pilots. As always, Tug is great company with Gareth in this sometimes hilarious, and at other times frightening, story of his time as a flight instructor.
Tug Wilson grew up in North Yorkshire and in 1985, his dream came true when he joined the RAF. He was selected to fly the mighty Phantom for his first tour.
After raging around for three years at the frontlin...2023-04-021h 21XtendedEp.168 - North Korea AirshowOn our Journalist’s Roundtable discussion in Ep.161 (Trust Me I’m an Aviation Journalist), Rich Cooper mentioned the visit to a North Korea Airshow. We wanted to find out more and Rich introduced us to author and photographer, Gerry Manning, who was there.
Gerry joins us to share the experience and we talk airliners and fighter jets as well as helicopters, cargo lifters and microlights. All sourced from behind the ‘iron curtain’!
We also explore the food, culture and history of North Korea, as Gerry takes us back through a trip to a “once in a lifet...2023-03-0559 minXtendedEp.167 – Indian Airmen and the IAF in WW2 (Part 2)In the second part of our feature Sree (KS Nair) talks to us about IAF Training, aircraft types and ground attack tactics. We expose some of the challenges around motivation as well as culture and work through the quote from many at the time that “The Indian Air Force was an experiment that was never meant to succeed”.
K.S. NAIR is the son and son-in-law of Indian Air Force officers. He is a graduate of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore, and a former director and CEO of multinational consulting firms. But, beyond that, he has been a li...2023-02-1949 minXtendedEp.166 - Indian Airmen and the IAF in WW2 (Part 1)The air war in India and Burma (World War Two) has not received the focus it deserves. In this episode we talk to author K.S. Nair (Sree) to look at this area of conflict, the contribution made to the allied efforts in both WW1 and WW2, as well as the evolution and early operations of the Indian Air Force.
K.S. Nair is the son and son-in-law of Indian Air Force officers. He is a graduate of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore, and a former director and CEO of multinational consulting firms. But, beyond that, he...2023-02-1244 minXtendedEp.165 - China in space with Brian HarveyThe story of China is space is not one widely known nor properly understood in Western corridors, although China of course has been launching rockets for almost a thousand years. In this episode we welcome back author and Chinese space expert Brian Harvey to help us address that.
In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before. China had already become a leading spacefaring nation alongside the United States and Russia, sending men and women into orbit, building a space laboratory...2023-02-0557 minXtendedEp.164 - Hydrogen Powered Flight with Cranfield AerospaceCranfield Aerospace Solutions’ (CAeS) is an established aerospace business of over 33 years, with 100+ staff and is one of very few aerospace SMEs globally to have both whole aircraft concept design capability and to hold a range of regulatory approvals for the design and manufacture of modifications to existing aircraft.
CAeS is based at Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire, UK where the company has access to some of the UK’s most advanced aviation test and research facilities.
Phase 1 of their roadmap is “Project Fresson” – the conversion of a Britten-Norman Islander 9-seat aircraft from conventional fossil fuel to that of ga...2023-01-2944 min
Crypto Safari29: Tap & Arbitrum + 2023 PredictionsOn this episode of Crypto Safari we discuss 2023 expert predictions, the crypto Mastercard, Amazon partnering with Avalanche, Shiba Inu's new blockchain, Polygon updates, and more. We're also breaking down two cryptocurrencies this week: Tap (XTP) & Arbitrum
January 17th, 20232023-01-2359 minXtendedEp.163 - Fairey Swordfish with Matt WillisFew aircraft encompass as many contradictions as the Fairey Swordfish – the legendary ‘Stringbag’ naval torpedo bomber which was approaching antiquation at the start of the second world war yet struck mortal blows against some of the most powerful battleships in the Axis fleets.
We are joined by Naval Air Historian Matt Willis to discuss many of the lesser known aspects of the aircraft and its real impact on World War Two Fleet Air Arm operations.
Matt’s book is available through our bookstore:
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Recorded 11th January 2023
Li...2023-01-221h 14XtendedEp.162 - Concorde with Mike BannisterMike Bannister joins us to talk about Concorde and his career flying the supersonic airliner. He became the youngest pilot on the Concorde fleet in 1977, was appointed the airline’s Chief Concorde Pilot in 1995 and regularly flew as Captain on all of the aircraft’s routes worldwide.
He was at the controls when the British Airways’ Supersonic Flagship returned to service in November 2001, and commanded and flew the final Concorde commercial flight from New York to London on October 24th 2004. By the time Concorde retired Mike had amassed over 9,200 Concorde flight hours – around 6,900 at supersonic speeds. For over 10...2023-01-011h 18
BIM podcast#045 Die digitale transformation con Miguel VillegasHola y bienvenido al episodio 45 de BIM podcast, el primer podcast sobre BIM en español.Mi nombre es Javier Sánchez-Matamoros y estoy acompañado por mis amigos y compañeros José Ángel Cánovas y Marco A. Pizarro.BIM podcast está apadrinado por INTEGESA Soluciones. INTEGESA ofrece servicios de consultoría, formación e implantación de herramientas para la gestión de proyectos. Lo hace desde 1981 y, en esta nueva etapa y como no podía ser de otra manera, con un enfoque BIM, siempre que es posible.ContenidoEn este cu...2022-12-212h 06XtendedEP.161 – Roundtable discussion, 'Trust me, I'm an aviation journalist'Our latest roundtable discussion focusses on aviation journalism and to better help us understand the challenges and ups and downs of writing a good article are the journalistic legends that are Tim Robinson, Steve Bridgewater and Rich Cooper.
Enjoy hearing their techniques, challenges and unusual stories!
Recorded 7th December 2022
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He brings to life the challenges, horror and heroism of the pilots and crews who tried to save those trapped in the ‘pocket’.
His new book is published by Osprey Publishing and is available now on our Bookshop and is call...2022-12-041h 06XtendedEp.159 - Space rocket launch sitesWe are joined by Brian Harvey and Gurbir Singh authors of the book The Atlas of Space Rocket Launch Sites.
The book is the first of its kind: An atlas of all major sites where space rockets have been launched since the World’s first Sputnik in 1958.
But it also covers some historic sites, and we get to discuss these and others, as well as where launch sites are built, how they are laid out and some lesser known locations in the world for launching rockets.
XTENDED BOOKSTORE The Atlas of Space Rocket La...2022-11-2740 minXtendedEp.158 - Fleet Air Arm: Helicopters with Steve BondDr Steve Bond joins us to talk about the helicopter in Fleet Air Arm service through the stories in his third book in the series of Fleet Air Arm Boys: Helicopters – True Tales from Royal Navy Men and Women Air and Ground Crew.
We talk through the history of rotorcraft in Fleet Air Arm service and their impact on operational performance.
Fleet Air Arm Boys Volume Three: Helicopters – True Tales From royal Navy Men and Women Air and Ground Crew buy it here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781911667278
Recorded 9th November 2022
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XtendedEp.157 - 'The Debrief' Volume 1 with Mike Napier and Tug WilsonThis is Volume 1 of 'The Debrief', a new Xtended feature where we bring aviation people together to tell stories and share memories.
Our first guests are former Tornado pilot Mike Napier and former Phantom pilot Tug Wilson.
Join us as they discuss operating fast jets in RAF Germany and beyond during the Cold War.
Please note - this episode contains some adult language.
Recorded 4th November 2022
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Michael Napier2022-11-131h 23XtendedEp.156 - 'Beyond' with Stephen Walker
Stephen Walker is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and his films have won BAFTAs, an Emmy, Royal Television Society awards and the Rose d’Or.
Today we talk to Stephen about his award-winning book ‘Beyond; The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space’.
‘Beyond….’ relates how the Soviet Union beat the USA to put the first human into space.
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Recorded 14th October 2022
Find everything Xtended on our Link Tree https...2022-11-061h 00XtendedEp.155 - RAF Morpeth and Northumberland AirfieldsGraeme Rendall returns to tell us the story behind the airfield at RAF Morpeth.
In World War Two, RAF Morpeth was extremely important to Bomber and Coastal Commands, as the station was home to an Air Gunners School which trained airmen how to shoot effectively whilst in mid-air.
Trained gunners were constantly in demand and often in short supply. Many of the pilots of the training aircraft based at Morpeth were from other Allied nations and Graeme gives us a really interesting view of operations at the airfield.
Post-war, like many airfields, it lo...2022-10-3044 min
The Behind The Bars PodcastEpisode #2 with R3d3vil__xtpIn this episode we get to know Blaize Jones AKA Red Devil . We discuss ATV crashes, how he got into atving, mens mental health and build plans for his Can-Am Outlander 1000 XTP2022-10-282h 12XtendedEp.154 - Round-table discussion on general aviationEllie hosts our first round-table discussion on the health of the general aviation sector as it recovers from lockdown.
Our guests on the panel are CFI Charlotte Dadswell, PPL Holder Charlotte Rositter and Eire PPL holder and Medical Examiner Kieran Murphy.
They discuss the health of the sector, how are new entrants and training being delivered and how easy it is these days to be a general aviation pilot.
Recorded 27th September 20222022-10-231h 02XtendedEp.153 – Chinook Crew 'Chick' Liz McConaghyPlease note, some parts of this episode include discussion about mental health and wellbeing issues. If you feel you may need to reach out for support in the UK:
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We are joined by Liz McConaghy. Liz is from a small town in County Down and spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Force.
Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and, for four years, was also th...2022-10-161h 06
DSC Campfires with Larry WeishuhnDSC Campfires with Larry Weishuhn Hunting with Brandon Houston"Hunting brings people together, unlike any other outdoor activity. I became friends with Brandon Houston on a deer hunt he invited me to, on one of the properties he manages for wildlife with emphasis on whitetail deer, but also non-game species. Brandon, like me, is a professional wildlife biologist. Soon after becoming friends he asked me to become involved in his H3 Whitetail Solutions wildlife management consulting company, which not only works with whitetail deer but all wildlife and their habitat. Hunting for whitetails with Brandon on my hunting lease in western Texas this time was for does with...2022-10-1439 minXtendedEp.152 - 'Harrier, How to be a fighter pilot', with Paul TremellingCommander Paul Tremelling spent nearly twenty years flying the Royal Navy's Sea Harrier, with several exchange duties, including flying the F-18 Super Hornet.
His book 'Harrier: How To Be a Fighter Pilot', gives an honest view of the life, challenges and rewards of being on the front line, flying fighter jets.
Paul joins us for a discussion about his journey and we occasionally stray into other territory!
Recorded 12th September 2022
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Find everything Xtended on our Link Tree...2022-10-091h 00XtendedEp.151 - RAF Greenham CommonWe start our new airfield series with RAF Greenham Common.
We are joined by Jonathan Sayers a local historian who takes us on the journey from Jacobean rebellion camp through World War 2 and into the Cold War where it became mostly familiar as a base for Ground Launched Cruise Missiles.
Recorded 6th September 2022
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Website: Greenham Common...2022-10-021h 06XtendedEp.150 – Summer airshows at Farnborough, Oshkosh and UppsalaOn this episode we have the Editorial Team from the Royal Aeronautical Society talking about events over the summer and return of airshows.
Tim Robinson talks about his USA Boeing visit, Farnborough and the Swedish Airshow at Uppsala and Stephen Bridgewater joins us to talk about Oshkosh.
What a summer!
Recorded 5th September 20222022-09-2557 min
XtendedEp.149 - Phantom FGR2 and Tornado F-3 with Dave Gledhill: revisitedWhilst we take an Xtended break we mine the archives for some great content many of you may have never heard before.
In this episode Gareth talks to Dave Gledhill about flying and fighting the F4 Phantom FGR2, what the Tornado F3 was really like and the Cold War realities of a nuclear outcome!
You can also hear Dave in the following episodes:
· Ep.75 – Falklands Air War Part 3
· Ep.74 – Xtra – Operational Flight Testing and Cessna Twins
Recorded 2015
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XtendedEp.148 – Tony Blackman and V-Bombers: revisitedWhile we take an Xtended break we mine the archives for some great content many of you may have never heard before………
In this episode Tim talks to Tony Blackman about test flying the V-Bombers, how he got in to flying and what it is like to have Howard Hughes in the cockpit.
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We discuss the role of Air Traffic Control and Kim’s career in aviation, what was involved in training, on-going assessments and a ‘day in the life’.
Kim takes us through the role and ambitions of Aviation in Reach, how it will deliver change to an industry that whist exciting is not showing the diversity we need it to be.
#WomenInAviation #WomenInStem #WomenInAerospace #STEM #Inclusion
Recorded...2022-06-1946 min
XtendedEp.146 – Test Pilot, Chris TaylorEntering the aviation scene with his PPL at 17, Chris Taylor went on to have an amazing career flying over 400 aircraft types, a Royal Navy career flying Wasp and Lynx, leading to becoming a Test Pilot at the Empire Test Pilot School at Boscombe Down, later going on to become a Tutor at the ETPS. He later joined the UK Civil Aviation Authority as an aeroplane and rotary craft test pilot.
Now running Dovetail Aviation where he still test flies, Chris is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, a Licenced Category 1 Test Pilot and a...2022-06-0545 minXtendedEp.145 - Talking Space in '22Gene Mikulka is the producer and a presenter on Talking Space the leading podcast on space and space exploration topics.
Gene has been our ‘go to’ expert for space exploration updates having appeared five times on Xtended over the past 10 years.
In this episode we look at the current plans for the ISS, how Boeing’s Starliner has faired on its LEO flight to the ISS. We also discuss SpaceX, Mars exploration and deep space exploration.2022-05-291h 04XtendedEp.144 – the Good the Bad and the Ugly: The Aviation Maintenance IndustryBryan Wheelz is an Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic who has worked across multiple aircraft types. He has worked in aviation maintenance supervisory and management positions and is passionate about aircraft safety.
He is also the host of the podcast The Good the Bad and the Ugly: The Aviation Maintenance Industry – Raw!2022-05-2252 minXtendedEp.143 – Flash points in the Cold WarMichael Napier is an experienced author with multiple published titles to his name. An ex-RAF Tornado pilot with combat experience over Iraq, he is thorough in his research and, because of his knowledge of air warfare, is highly qualified to write on the subject. His latest book Flash Points – Air Warfare in the Cold War is the focus for discussion in this episode.2022-05-1553 minXtendedEp.142 – Unidentified aerial phenomenon & Foo FightersGraeme Rendall is an aviation and unidentified aerial phenomena historian, researcher and author who is a frequent guest on UAP-related podcasts. He has written books on Northumberland aviation history, a trip around north-east Siberian airfields and two titles dealing with UAP (UFOs) - one on the "Foo Fighters" of World War 2 and another concentrating on pilot and aircrew sightings between 1950 and 1952.2022-05-081h 00XtendedEp.141 – from Harrier ejection to the flying cow with Gerry HumphreysGerry Humphreys is a former RAF Wing Commander with over 2500 hrs on the Harrier. With over 10,000 total flying hours on everything from fast jets, general aviation, aerobatic, sport, land, sea, utility and training aircraft, he is now an organic beef farmer living in Limerick.2022-04-241h 15XtendedEp.140 – South African defence with Darren OlivierWith limited funding available to the South Africa Air Force, we talk to Darren Olivier from African Defence Review about why their Saab Gripens are all grounded and what impact this is having on both flying training and operational readiness. On a wider front we discuss rotary wing and heavily lift capability and how this too is hindering SAAF operations.2022-04-1052 minXtendedEp.139 – from Tornado to tri-jet with Michael NapierMichael Napier is normally associated with fast jets and he is also a recognised author specialising in aviation history. Most notable for his book 'Tornado Over the Tigris', Mike's military career spanned almost two decades but what is less known is that for 21 years Michael Napier was a pilot and captain at British Airways. We discuss how he migrated from military fast jet flying to the life of an airline pilot; flying the DC10, Boeing 777, the Airbus A320 family and the Boeing 787.2022-04-031h 11XtendedEp.138 – The Afterburn Podcast with John ‘Rain’ WatersJohn ‘Rain’ Waters is a former USAF F-16 combat pilot and demo pilot. Now flying in the civilian world, John is the creator and host of the highly acclaimed and hugely popular ‘The Afterburn Podcast’.2022-03-271h 15XtendedEp.137 – The war in Ukraine and its impact on aerospaceWe discuss the current news and analyse what can be taken from the early weeks of the conflict; the tactics, losses and impacts. Airliner issues are also on the agenda along with their impact on the supply chain and we finally move on to look at the space sector and some of the issues faced by the ISS team, ESA, NASA and the UK Space Agency.2022-03-1852 minXtendedEp.136 – Cold War conversations with Ian SandersNothing seems to be more popular than Cold War aircraft and today’s guest Ian Sanders is the presenter and producer of one of the best historical and military podcasts out there…..Cold War Conversations.2022-03-131h 05XtendedEp.135 – Tug Wilson: Confessions of a Phantom pilot‘Confessions of a Phantom Pilot: Memories of Flying the Phantom FGR2’ is Tug Wilson's first book and he joins us to discuss his career and flying the mighty Phantom FGR2.2022-02-271h 12XtendedEp.134 – The Falklands Air War: Part 6 the final analysisIn the 40th anniversary year of the Falklands Conflict, we are joined by John Shields, author of ‘Air Power in The Falklands Conflict - An Operational Level Insight into Air Warfare in the South Atlantic’.2022-02-2056 min
MiniMini PodcastThe Secret to TikTok? / MMP S1E1 Ft. Casual CadenI hope you enjoyed this episode of the MiniMini Podcast!
New episodes every Friday! Stay tuned.
You can also find the podcast on my YouTube channel (Bruvtime) as well as Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and Pocket Casts by searching MiniMini Podcast !
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Sophie-sticated Mom Podcast By Dr. Sophia ReedHow I Let Go Of My Baby Daddy & My Life Got So Much BetterWelcome to Sophie-sticated Mom and I am your host Dr. Sophia Reed the creator of the Christian lifestyle blog sophie-sticatedmom.com I will breakdown faith based advice and make it applicable and relatable to help you on your journey on this thing called life. From relationships, purpose, parenting, being a single mom, and just good freakin advice you will learn everything you need to know to become a master of your own destiny and live the best life possible. So Welcome and enjoy. In this episode: To Read and View The Original Blog How I...2020-08-0507 min
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 7 - Mark KleinerToday's guest is the wonderfully talented, insightful, and absolutely hilarious, Mark Kleiner. Mark was known through the late nineties and 2000s, primarily on the West Coast, for his tenure in the bands Sister Lovers and Jungle, who he stunned, along with the entire Vancouver music scene, by heading back to Saskatoon to study theology, before returning to record the exceptional Mark Kleiner Power Trio album, which is essential listening for anyone interested in expertly-written pop/rock music.
We talked about how he took lessons from Sam, the Piano Man, Lomheim (who got his start in music playing 8...2020-06-241h 26
Safeopedia PodcastsWIS #6 – Distracted Driving: Impact on Workers and Community SafetyWhat would you do if a texting driver killed your loved one? In episode six of Women in Safety, sponsored by Safeopedia, we are talking to Jacy Good Founder of Hang-up and Drive and Candace Lightner, founder of We Save Lives about distracted driving and how it impacts our workplace and community safety. Jacy and Candace share their insights and stories from their own personal experiences with us during our discussion. Bryan McWhorter of Safeopedia is also joining our conversation today.If you want to do something to help, take action! Please do not talk to someone whil...2019-12-0447 min
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Plane Crazy Down UnderPCDU Episode 86: One Fine Day at ParafieldThanks to the support of OzRunways, Steve was able to go to Adelaide to attend the Parafield Airshow where he spent the day with Bas recording interviews. After learning his lesson at Tyabb, Steve kept the sunscreen flowing and got through the day with a good stack of interviews & no sunburn :)Steve’s collection of Parafield interviews includes:0:04:17 – John McArdle of the Adelaide & Parafield Airports Corporation talks about Parafield’s position in the community and its development masterplan0:10:42 – Chris Sperou walks us through his inverted ribbon cut in his Pitts S-1-11B Super Stinker0:13:54 – Flying Officer Ri...2012-04-2630 minPlane Crazy Down UnderPCDU Episode 79: Flying LowSteve’s finally picked up his instructor’s rating although it’s in trains, not aircraft, but don’t worry, we’re not switching the show over to Train Crazy Down Under :)Once again we’re joined by Kathy Mexted and this time we’re discussing what’s involved in being an Ag Pilot and how the industry has developed here in Australia. We then switch to Kathy’s interview with Georgia Maxwell in Gunnedah. Georgia is the first female ag pilot in Australia qualified to fly the Air Tractor 802 with Pay’s Air Service. Georgia discusses what it’s like worki...2011-12-0930 min