Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

Mar 06 2025 100 ep. 25 mins 759
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Aviation Week & Space Technology editors take a look at some of the bigger-picture issues in the world of aerospace and defense

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Check 6 Revisits: The Sweeping Influence Of The B-47 On Airliner Design

Mar 06 2025 70 mins  
Boeing's Mike Lombardi joins editors for a deep dive into the B-47, the revolutionary bomber that shaped modern airliner design as we know it. Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here: “The Northrop ‘All Wing’ Airplane”, by Jack Northrop

Deep Dive Into The Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane

Feb 21 2025 22 mins  
As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi and Guy Norris discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth. Check out the X-37 graphic Guy describes here

Could The U.S. Lose Its Leadership In Space?

Feb 18 2025 25 mins  
America remains a hotbed of space innovation, but worries mount over China’s rapid advances. AIA's Steve Jordan Tomaszewski joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Garrett Reim and Graham Warwick to discuss.

Aviation Pulls Back From Innovation

Feb 14 2025 24 mins  
As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals? Joe Anselmo is joined by Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick.

Beyond The Hype—What’s Happening With Air Taxis

Feb 12 2025 24 mins  
As updates continue to fly out from advanced air mobility startups, Aviation Week's Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick and Jens Flottau are joined by consultant Sergio Cecutta to cut through the noise and assess where the fledgling market is at.

Potomac Crash—An Accident Decades In The Making?

Feb 05 2025 23 mins  
The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with a U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week's Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine and Christine Boynton discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around Reagan National Airport.

Brilliant Pebbles Are Back

Jan 30 2025 23 mins  
After President Trump signed an executive order for “Iron Dome for America,” Aviation Week editors Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss how an idea that dates back to the Cold War could take shape today. Register for Aviation Week's Defense Conference here

What’s Next For Boeing, Airbus And Embraer?

Jan 22 2025 21 mins  
How did Airbus and Boeing finish last year in orders and deliveries? Can Boeing bounce back in 2025? And what are airlines saying they want from a new airliner? Listen in as our team delves into all of that, and register for our related Jan. 24 webinar on that potential new airliner here

AIAA’s SciTech Forum Teases Hydrogen Cycles And Gulled Wings

Jan 16 2025 29 mins  
Aviation Week editors Graham Warwick and Guy Norris discuss some of the breakthrough technologies and advanced concepts to emerge at this year's AIAA SciTech Forum in Florida. They also hear from AIAA's new CEO, Clay Mowry. P.S. After recording, Graham remembered who gave the hypersonic projectile presentation: Ronald M. Barrett-Gonzalez from University of Kansas School of Engineer

Dissecting China's New Combat Aircraft Designs

Jan 07 2025 34 mins  
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Graham Warwick unpack the design details of two new Chinese combat aircraft and what makes them so odd. Stay in-the-know with Parker Aerospace on LinkedIn @ParkerAerospace or at Parker.com/aerospace.