36: Tal Tovy: Origins of the F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle

From Balloons to Drones
31/03/2023 29 min
36: Tal Tovy: Origins of the F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle

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This episode is all about the F-14 and F-15 fighters, two very popular and historically significant airplanes. We're joined by Tal Tovy, senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and author of 'Tomcats and Eagles: The Development of the F-14 and F-15 in the Cold War' from Naval Institute Press. Tovy gives us an up close look at the motivation behind designing these aircraft, and speaks to how to Israeli Air Force experience had a special influence.

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