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The Century Series with Joe Wilding
The Century Series with Joe Wilding
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
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Podcast episode
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The Century Series was the name given to the series of second-generation US Air Force fighters that took the USAF beyond the sound barrier and towards Mach 2. With the F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dart, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart and F-107A all on display at the Pima Air Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, aircraft designer Joe Wilding shows us around the design of these early jet fighters.★Follow Joe on X(Twitter) at: https://twitter.com/joe_wildingGet the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum through the links below:★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/ ★Learn more about the Titan Missile Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/ ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/ ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/ ★Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3+VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt and grab some merch. Click here for more info: https://www.patreon.com/thedamcastersThe Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International00:00 Introduction01:03 Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum Ad01:26 Intro cont02:12 Joe Wilding on The Century Series04:47 North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre11:11 Detour to the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star14:33 F-100 cont17:13 Convair F-102A Delta Dagger28:53 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter38:49 Convair F-106 Delta Dart39:59 Republic F-105 Thunderchief45:17 North American F-107A51:53 BONUS SR-71 and the D-2155:17 Conclusion and Become a Damcasteer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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