✈️ This week, we examine the Wings Over the Rockies Museum's Rockwell B-1A Lancer in depth. Joe Wilding explains the differences between the B-1A and the operational B-1B and highlights the design changes made to the A-model to accommodate the evolving role that the B-model continues to fulfil today.

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Chapters

0:01 Introduction

1:43 Exploring the B-1A Aircraft

3:46 Transitioning to the B-1B

5:45 Ejection Mechanisms Explained

8:39 The Importance of Wing Design

11:34 Overview of the Aircraft Structure

17:04 Discussion on Bomb Bays

27:32 Features and Capabilities of the B-1

29:35 Conclusion and Acknowledgments

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✈️Stewart Bailey is the Curator of the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver, Colorado. Join us as he discusses Lowry Air Force Base's history and the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum's amazing aircraft collection.

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Chapters

0:26 Introduction

1:36 Stuart Bailey's Journey in Museums

5:30 History of Lowry Air Force Base

8:01 The Museum's Unique Aircraft Collection

15:22 Challenges of Aircraft Curation

17:42 Impact of COVID-19 on the Museum

21:05 The Space Side of the Museum

25:27 Apollo Boilerplate and Its History

28:23 Hidden Gems in the Museum

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Don Bennett was rated by the future Bomber Command boss, Arthur Harris, as "the most efficient airman" he had ever known. In part two of our chat with Bennett's biographer, Ian Campbell, curator of the Bennett/Vial Archive at the Queensland Air Museum, we get into the incredible record-breaking flights Don flew in Mercury and his return to the RAF at the outbreak of war.

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00:00 Introduction

01:57 The McPherson Trophy Race

04:49 Meeting Ly, the Swiss Governess

08:47 Leaving the RAF For Imperial Airways

14:44 The Golden Age of Flying Boats

18:28 The Mayo Composite Aircraft

23:26 Record-Breaking Trans-Atlantic Flight

28:04 The South Africa Record Attempt

36:58 The North Atlantic Ferry

43:09 Ian's Upcoming Talks

45:40 Wrap and End of Year Thoughts

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