Cleared Direct with Vector - Radio Hangar
Aviation technology deep dives: avionics, electric and hybrid aircraft, eVTOL, spaceflight crossover, and the engineering that shapes modern flying. From Radio Hangar, 24/7 aviation talk radio.
JetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Fifty-Percent Fuel Cut That Wants to Erase the Line Between the Wing and the Fuselage
JetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Fifty-Percent Fuel Cut That Wants to Erase the Line Between the Wing and the Fuselage. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Pipistrel Velis Electro, the First Electric Airplane the World Ever Certified, and the Battery Math Behind a Fifty-Minute Trainer
The Pipistrel Velis Electro, the First Electric Airplane the World Ever Certified, and the Battery Math Behind a Fifty-Minute Trainer. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Airbus ATTOL, the Vision-Based Automatic Takeoff That Ignored the ILS and Read the Runway With a Camera
Airbus ATTOL, the Vision-Based Automatic Takeoff That Ignored the ILS and Read the Runway With a Camera. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Nine Seventy-Eight Megahertz UAT, the Universal Access Transceiver, and Why America Split Its ADS-B Onto Two Frequencies When the Rest of the World Uses One
The Nine Seventy-Eight Megahertz UAT, the Universal Access Transceiver, and Why America Split Its ADS-B Onto Two Frequencies When the Rest of the World Uses One. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Inflatable Heat Shield, NASA's LOFTID Test, and the Umbrella That Could Land Heavy Cargo on Mars
The Inflatable Heat Shield, NASA's LOFTID Test, and the Umbrella That Could Land Heavy Cargo on Mars. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The CFM RISE Open Fan, the Unducted Engine With No Cowl, and the Twenty Percent Fuel Burn Bet That Could Reshape the Single-Aisle Jet
The CFM RISE Open Fan, the Unducted Engine With No Cowl, and the Twenty Percent Fuel Burn Bet That Could Reshape the Single-Aisle Jet. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Rotax 916 iS, the One Hundred Sixty Horsepower Turbo That Runs on Car Gas and Flies With a Single Lever
The Rotax 916 iS, the One Hundred Sixty Horsepower Turbo That Runs on Car Gas and Flies With a Single Lever. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
ZeroAvia, the Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain, and the Dornier That Flew Over the Cotswolds on a Fuel Cell
ZeroAvia, the Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain, and the Dornier That Flew Over the Cotswolds on a Fuel Cell. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Mach Cutoff Physics That Could Put Supersonic Flight Back Over Land
Boom Supersonic's XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Mach Cutoff Physics That Could Put Supersonic Flight Back Over Land. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Eviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether a Clean-Sheet Electric Airliner Ever Earns Its Wings
Eviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether a Clean-Sheet Electric Airliner Ever Earns Its Wings. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Category Three Autoland, the Triple-Redundant Autopilot That Flies an Airliner to Touchdown in Fog You Cannot See Through
Category Three Autoland, the Triple-Redundant Autopilot That Flies an Airliner to Touchdown in Fog You Cannot See Through. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Aireon and Space-Based ADS-B, the Sixty-Six Iridium Satellites That Put a Receiver Over Every Ocean and Ended the Era of the Untracked Airplane
Aireon and Space-Based ADS-B, the Sixty-Six Iridium Satellites That Put a Receiver Over Every Ocean and Ended the Era of the Untracked Airplane. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Karman Line, Sixty-Two Miles Up, and the Altitude Where Wings Quit and Rockets Take Over
The Karman Line, Sixty-Two Miles Up, and the Altitude Where Wings Quit and Rockets Take Over. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Mach Cutoff Physics That Could Put Supersonic Flight Back Over Land
Boom Supersonic's XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Mach Cutoff Physics That Could Put Supersonic Flight Back Over Land. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The uAvionix AV-30-C, the Three-Inch Software-Defined Instrument That Replaces Your Attitude Indicator Without a Vacuum Pump
The uAvionix AV-30-C, the Three-Inch Software-Defined Instrument That Replaces Your Attitude Indicator Without a Vacuum Pump. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Eviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether It Ever Carries a Paying Passenger
Eviation Alice, the All-Electric Nine-Seat Commuter, and the Battery Math That Decides Whether It Ever Carries a Paying Passenger. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Boeing X Sixty-Six, NASA's Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, and the Skinny High-Aspect Wing That Wants to Rewrite the Airliner
The Boeing X Sixty-Six, NASA's Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, and the Skinny High-Aspect Wing That Wants to Rewrite the Airliner. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Spirit of Innovation, the Rolls-Royce Electric Record-Setter, and the Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Mile-an-Hour Run That Made a Battery Airplane the Fastest of Its Kind
Spirit of Innovation, the Rolls-Royce Electric Record-Setter, and the Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Mile-an-Hour Run That Made a Battery Airplane the Fastest of Its Kind. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Auto-GCAS, the F Sixteen Ground Collision System That Waits Until the Last Half Second to Fly the Airplane Itself
Auto-GCAS, the F Sixteen Ground Collision System That Waits Until the Last Half Second to Fly the Airplane Itself. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
ADS-B Has No Password - The Unencrypted Broadcast, the Twenty-Dollar Receiver, and the Spoofing Problem Nobody Designed Out
ADS-B Has No Password - The Unencrypted Broadcast, the Twenty-Dollar Receiver, and the Spoofing Problem Nobody Designed Out. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Falcon Nine Grid Fin, the Titanium Waffle That Flies a Rocket Home, and the Hypersonic Control Surface Pilots Have Never Heard Of
The Falcon Nine Grid Fin, the Titanium Waffle That Flies a Rocket Home, and the Hypersonic Control Surface Pilots Have Never Heard Of. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
JetZero, the Blended-Wing-Body Demonstrator, and the Airplane That Hides Its Fuselage Inside the Wing
JetZero, the Blended-Wing-Body Demonstrator, and the Airplane That Hides Its Fuselage Inside the Wing. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Electra's EL9 and the Return of Blown Lift, the Hybrid-Electric Airplane That Wants a Football Field Instead of a Runway
Electra's EL9 and the Return of Blown Lift, the Hybrid-Electric Airplane That Wants a Football Field Instead of a Runway. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
ZeroAvia's Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain, the Fuel Cell That Makes Its Own Electricity, and the Dornier Two Twenty-Eight Flying on Water Vapor
ZeroAvia's Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain, the Fuel Cell That Makes Its Own Electricity, and the Dornier Two Twenty-Eight Flying on Water Vapor. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Dropsonde, the GPS Weather Dart That Falls Out of a Hurricane Hunter, and the Storm Data That Lands in Your Cockpit at Oshkosh
The Dropsonde, the GPS Weather Dart That Falls Out of a Hurricane Hunter, and the Storm Data That Lands in Your Cockpit at Oshkosh. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Garmin Smart Glide, the One Button That Flies Your Engine-Out for You, and the Emergency Automation Quietly Loaded Into the Avionics on the Oshkosh Hangar Floor
Garmin Smart Glide, the One Button That Flies Your Engine-Out for You, and the Emergency Automation Quietly Loaded Into the Avionics on the Oshkosh Hangar Floor. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
TIS-B, ADS-R, and the Ghost Target - How the Ground Network Stitches Together the Traffic on Your Screen, From the Avionics Hangars at Oshkosh
TIS-B, ADS-R, and the Ghost Target - How the Ground Network Stitches Together the Traffic on Your Screen, From the Avionics Hangars at Oshkosh. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Mothership and Air-Launch to Orbit - Stratolaunch's Roc, the Six-Engine Giant That Turns a Runway Into a Spaceport, Told From the Innovation Hangars at Oshkosh
The Mothership and Air-Launch to Orbit - Stratolaunch's Roc, the Six-Engine Giant That Turns a Runway Into a Spaceport, Told From the Innovation Hangars at Oshkosh. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Joby's Electric Tilt-Rotor, the Six Props That Swivel, and the Air Taxi Betting Everything on Transition Flight, From the Innovation Displays at Oshkosh
Joby's Electric Tilt-Rotor, the Six Props That Swivel, and the Air Taxi Betting Everything on Transition Flight, From the Innovation Displays at Oshkosh. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Homebuilt Avionics Revolution, the Experimental Exemption, and Why the Glass Cockpit in Your Certified Cessna Was Born in the Oshkosh Kit Hangars
The Homebuilt Avionics Revolution, the Experimental Exemption, and Why the Glass Cockpit in Your Certified Cessna Was Born in the Oshkosh Kit Hangars. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The End of Leaded Avgas, GAMI's G100UL, and the Unleaded Future Being Poured Into the Fuel Trucks at Oshkosh
The End of Leaded Avgas, GAMI's G100UL, and the Unleaded Future Being Poured Into the Fuel Trucks at Oshkosh. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
FIS-B, the NEXRAD Latency Trap, and Why the Free Datalink Radar on Your Tablet Is Older Than the Timestamp Says, Told From the Oshkosh Avionics Hangars
FIS-B, the NEXRAD Latency Trap, and Why the Free Datalink Radar on Your Tablet Is Older Than the Timestamp Says, Told From the Oshkosh Avionics Hangars. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Electronic Stability and Protection, the Envelope-Protection Servos That Quietly Push Back on the Yoke, and the Automation Philosophy on Display in the Oshkosh Avionics Hangars
Electronic Stability and Protection, the Envelope-Protection Servos That Quietly Push Back on the Yoke, and the Automation Philosophy on Display in the Oshkosh Avionics Hangars. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Aireon, Space-Based ADS-B, and the Sixty-Six Satellites That Put Every Airplane Over the Ocean on a Controller's Screen
Aireon, Space-Based ADS-B, and the Sixty-Six Satellites That Put Every Airplane Over the Ocean on a Controller's Screen. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
SpaceShip One, the Feathering Wing, and the Homebuilt Engineer Who Flew an Airplane Into Space
SpaceShip One, the Feathering Wing, and the Homebuilt Engineer Who Flew an Airplane Into Space. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Powered-Lift Category, the FAA's New SFAR, and Teaching Pilots to Fly the Thing That Takes Off Like a Helicopter and Cruises Like an Airplane
The Powered-Lift Category, the FAA's New SFAR, and Teaching Pilots to Fly the Thing That Takes Off Like a Helicopter and Cruises Like an Airplane. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Ampaire, the Parallel Hybrid Retrofit, and the Startup Betting That the First Electric Airplanes Won't Throw Away Their Engines
Ampaire, the Parallel Hybrid Retrofit, and the Startup Betting That the First Electric Airplanes Won't Throw Away Their Engines. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Simplified Vehicle Operations and the Fly-By-Intent Control Law That Wants to Make an Air Taxi as Easy to Fly as a Drone, From the Innovation Displays at AirVenture
Simplified Vehicle Operations and the Fly-By-Intent Control Law That Wants to Make an Air Taxi as Easy to Fly as a Drone, From the Innovation Displays at AirVenture. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Hydrogen-Electric Flight, the Fuel Cell Powertrain, and Why the Innovation Ramp at Oshkosh Keeps Betting on the Lightest Element
Hydrogen-Electric Flight, the Fuel Cell Powertrain, and Why the Innovation Ramp at Oshkosh Keeps Betting on the Lightest Element. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Vacuum Pump's Last Stand - MEMS Sensors, Solid-State Attitude, and the Electronic Instruments Quietly Killing the Spinning Gyro on the Oshkosh Exhibit Floor
The Vacuum Pump's Last Stand - MEMS Sensors, Solid-State Attitude, and the Electronic Instruments Quietly Killing the Spinning Gyro on the Oshkosh Exhibit Floor. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
