Channel: Military Aviation History

Category: Education

Description: How did a small group of pilots and civilians try to influence the design, development and procurement of two famous USAF fighters? I talk with Dr. Michael Hankins about the Fighter Mafia and it's impact and legacy on the F-15, F-16 and USAF/DoD. - Flying Camelot - Check out Flying Camelot here: Amazon US: amazon.com/Flying-Camelot-Weaponization-Nostalgia-Battlegrounds/dp/1501760653 Amazon UK: amazon.co.uk/Flying-Camelot-Weaponization-Nostalgia-Battlegrounds/dp/1501760653 Cornell: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501760655/flying-camelot - Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - hdv470-7.com - Support - Patreon: patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: paypal.me/MilAvHis - Social Media - Twitter: twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: instagram.com/milaviationhistory Facebook: facebook.com/MilitaryAviationHistory - Sources - Dr. Michael Hankins - Recommendations - Hankins, Michael; Flying Camelot, Cornell University Press: 2021 Fino, Steven; Tiger Check, Johns Hopkins University Press: 2017 Hammond, Grant; The Mind of War, Smithsonian Books: 2004 Schultz, Timothy; The Problem with Pilots, Johns Hopkins University Press: 2018 - Timecodes - 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Expert 00:51 - Who & What was the Fighter Mafia? 02:05 - What influenced the Fighter Mafia? 04:52 - Technology vs. Fighter Mafia? 08:36 - F-15: A 'failed' Fighter? 11:57 - F-16: Not good enough? 15:46 - Using the public to pressure the Department of Defense. 19:55 - F-35: The Legacy of the Fighter Mafia 23:22 - Recommendations 26:06 - Outro - Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound #militaryhistoryvisualized #fightermafia #usaf