374 - Flying the F-22

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Guest: Dan “Animal” Javorsek Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Bastian Hundt

The main part of this episode is about flying the F-22 Raptor, the most modern air superiority fighter in the inventory of the USAF. Our guest is Dan Javorsek, callsign Animal, who has previously flown the Raptor in operational test. Dan has also been the initiator of the Alpha Dogfight trials, where an AI was tested against a real pilot in a simulator air-to-air engagement. Dan also flew the F-117 and the F-35, so we cover those airplanes as well.

Introduction of Dan "Animal" Javorsek

00:03:56

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center | DARPA | F-35 Lightning_II | Aerial Refueling

Flight Simulation and Airforce

00:11:36

Flight Simulator | Flight Controls | Hardware in the Loop | Aerodynamic Instability

Testing World

00:15:21

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School | A-10 Thunderbolt II | Multirole Combat Aircraft

The F-22 Raptor

00:23:01

F-22 Raptor | Air Superiority Fighter | F-15 Eagle | F-16 Fighting Falcon | Fifth-Gen. Fighter | Next Generation Air Dominance | Stealth Technology | SR-71 Blackbird | Book: From Rainbow to Gusto | Avionics | Sensor Fusion | Kalman Filter | Radar | Infrared | Radio Frequency | Identification Friend or Foe | Electronic Warfare | Radar Warning Receiver | Inverse Square Law | Datalinks | AWACS | VHF | RF-Antenna

Flying the F-22

01:07:16

Thrust Vectoring | Dogfight | Beyond Visual Range | B-52 Stratofortress | Angle of Attack

Supercruise

01:17:58

Afterburner | Supercruise | Drag Curve | Mach Number | G-Suit | Automatic Ground Avoidance System

Flying the F-117

01:27:56

F-117 Nighthawk

AI in Air Combat

01:30:21

AlphaDogfight | Radio Jamming | Lethal Autonomous Weapon | Military Robot | Situational Awareness

End and Outlook

01:43:36