Fighter Pilot Podcast - FPP158 - Electric, Optionally-Manned Warplanes with "WCMD" and "Stewie"

FPP158 - Electric, Optionally-Manned Warplanes with "WCMD" and "Stewie"

02/06/23 • 66 min

U.S. Air Force Colonel (sel) Tom "WCMD" Meagher and former U.S. Navy Lieutenant Beau "Stewie" Griffith describe how advancements in technology, electric propulsion, and government / industry partnerships are accelerating development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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