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modern military aircraft and the weapons they employ are incredibly complex. Sure, it takes fearless

air crew to fly and fight them and dedicated maintenance professionals to maintain them. But what

about all the testing that must be done to field them in the first place? I'm not just talking

about aircraft designs here, I'm talking about improved avionic systems, even weapons or release

testing. In the United States Air Force, that is the job of flight test engineers,

which is what we learn all about this week here on The Fighter Pilot Podcast.

Strap in for The Fighter Pilot Podcast, the internet radio show that explores the fascinating

world of air combat, the aircraft, the weapon systems, and most importantly, the people.

Now, here's your host, retired US Navy Fighter Pilot, Vincent ILO.

Hello and welcome to The Fighter Pilot Podcast. I am your host, Jello. And this week,

that's right, we learn all about US Air Force flight test engineers with the help of one you've

already met. He first joined us for episode 65 back on the B-52 Stratifortress and then returned

to help out with Bomber Month 2021. Mr. Ken Katz, how's it going, Prime Time?

Hi, Jello. It's great to be back on The Fighter Pilot Podcast.

Yeah, it's great to have you back. Let's see. So now, we've heard from you during Bomber Month,

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