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Fighter Pilot Podcast

FPP060 - MiG-29 Fulcrum

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot

Leisure, History, Aviation, Technology, Personal Journals, Government, Society & Culture

4.92.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

A discussion on the Cold War air superiority fighter that was the Soviet Union's response to the U.S.'s F-16 Fighting Falcon and F/A-18 Hornet. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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This is the Fighter Pilot podcast episode 60 this week we cut straight to the interview with a distinguished visitor calling in from the other side of the planet to discuss the first Russian aircraft to be featured on the show, the

0:44.1

Mig 29 fulcrum. And stick around because after the interview a former

0:48.0

podcast guest returns to share his thoughts on what it was like to train

0:52.1

against the fulcrum in his trusty

0:54.5

FA-18 hornet.

0:56.5

Hit it. Hit it. We're in the United States. The Drescine H. That's not.

1:04.0

The United.

1:06.0

What do you see? What's for now?

1:08.0

But one, one, one, quickly,

1:09.0

one of the I'm going to strap in for the fighter pilot podcast the internet radio show that explores the fascinating world of air combat

1:19.0

the aircraft the weapon systems and most importantly the people now here's your host retired

1:26.1

US Navy fighter pilot Vincent Iello well those of you who have listened to the Fighter Pilot podcast a while

1:34.1

know that when the show is graced with a distinguished visitor we omit the

1:38.3

chit-chat announcements and listener questions and instead cut straight to the interview. Well that is the case on this

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