In this episode of Viper Bites: The F-16 Show, host Scott Chafian speaks with Mike "Pako" Benitez about the history and development of the F-16 fighter jet. The conversation covers various topics related to its creation, including the Lightweight Fighter competition, the Fighter Mafia, and the role of John Boyd in shaping the design philosophy of the aircraft. Pako provides a detailed backstory of the F-16, starting from the 1950s when military strategists believed that air warfare would shift to beyond visual range radar-guided missiles. The episode also discusses the YF-16 prototype and the innovative features of the F-16.

In this episode Scott is back with Andrew “Scar” Van Timmeren, our retired F-22 Raptor pilot to discuss the now infamous Chinese balloon shoot down. But beyond a play by play of the shootdown, they’ll discuss NORAD, their mission and the nuts and bolts of the defense of the sovereign airspace of the United States.

In this episode of the F-35 Series host Steve Davies from the 10 Percent True podcast continues his discussion with John ‘Press’ Wheeler. Conversation focuses on the F-35A including the mission sets the USAF is employing with the Lightning II and how the advanced systems caused a paradigm shift in pilot training. ‘Press’ brings his unique perspective as being one of the initial cadre of F-35 pilots and the wing commander of one of the two USAF F-35 training wings. ‘Press’ also gives insight on the question everyone asks, the ability to look through the aircraft and it’s utility in combat.