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.
Episodes
ZeroAvia, the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain, and the Dornier Two Twenty-Eight That Flew Clean Over England
3 Nov 2026 · 16 min
ZeroAvia, the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrain, and the Dornier Two Twenty-Eight That Flew Clean Over England. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Pipistrel Velis Electro, the World's First EASA Type-Certified Electric Aircraft, and the Certification Playbook It Created for Every Electric Aviation Startup Still in Line
2 Nov 2026 · 14 min
The Pipistrel Velis Electro, the World's First EASA Type-Certified Electric Aircraft, and the Certification Playbook It Created for Every Electric Aviation Startup Still in Line. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Garmin Autoland, the Blue Button That Lands the Plane Without a Pilot, and What the Three Aircraft That Carry It Mean for Single-Pilot Safety
2 Nov 2026 · 16 min
Garmin Autoland, the Blue Button That Lands the Plane Without a Pilot, and What the Three Aircraft That Carry It Mean for Single-Pilot Safety. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The ElonJet Problem, the FAA's LADD Program, and the ADS-B Surveillance Bargain Every Pilot Agreed to Without Reading the Fine Print
2 Nov 2026 · 13 min
The ElonJet Problem, the FAA's LADD Program, and the ADS-B Surveillance Bargain Every Pilot Agreed to Without Reading the Fine Print. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Sierra Space Dream Chaser, the Lifting Body Heritage That Traces Back Before the Space Shuttle, and the Spacecraft Designed to Land on a Runway for the First Time Since Twenty Eleven
2 Nov 2026 · 14 min
The Sierra Space Dream Chaser, the Lifting Body Heritage That Traces Back Before the Space Shuttle, and the Spacecraft Designed to Land on a Runway for the First Time Since Twenty Eleven. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Beta Technologies, the ALIA Canard, and the Charging Network Being Built Before the Aircraft Gets Its Certificate
2 Nov 2026 · 14 min
Beta Technologies, the ALIA Canard, and the Charging Network Being Built Before the Aircraft Gets Its Certificate. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Honeywell Anthem, the Connected Flight Deck That Bets an Open Platform Can Break the Thirty-Year Avionics Certification Bottleneck
2 Nov 2026 · 11 min
Honeywell Anthem, the Connected Flight Deck That Bets an Open Platform Can Break the Thirty-Year Avionics Certification Bottleneck. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
MOSAIC, the FAA's Long-Overdue Rewrite of Light Sport Rules, and the Three-Thousand-Six-Hundred-Pound Number That Changes the Electric Aircraft Equation
2 Nov 2026 · 14 min
MOSAIC, the FAA's Long-Overdue Rewrite of Light Sport Rules, and the Three-Thousand-Six-Hundred-Pound Number That Changes the Electric Aircraft Equation. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The NEXRAD Dual-Polarization Upgrade, the Hundred and Sixty Million Dollar Radar Overhaul That Changed What Pilots See in the Cockpit, and the New Data Hidden Behind a Basic Reflectivity Return
1 Nov 2026 · 17 min
The NEXRAD Dual-Polarization Upgrade, the Hundred and Sixty Million Dollar Radar Overhaul That Changed What Pilots See in the Cockpit, and the New Data Hidden Behind a Basic Reflectivity Return. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Überlingen Midair, the TCAS Resolution Advisory That Reversed Mid-Descent, and the Automation Hierarchy Question That Rewrote International Procedures
1 Nov 2026 · 13 min
The Überlingen Midair, the TCAS Resolution Advisory That Reversed Mid-Descent, and the Automation Hierarchy Question That Rewrote International Procedures. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
GPS Spoofing, the False Positions Flooding the Baghdad Flight Information Region, and the ADS-B Integrity Assumption the Aviation System Has Never Fully Reckoned With
1 Nov 2026 · 13 min
GPS Spoofing, the False Positions Flooding the Baghdad Flight Information Region, and the ADS-B Integrity Assumption the Aviation System Has Never Fully Reckoned With. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The Stratolaunch Roc, the Three Hundred Eighty-Five-Foot Wingspan That Air-Launches Hypersonic Vehicles, and the Pilot Seat at the Edge of Space
1 Nov 2026 · 11 min
The Stratolaunch Roc, the Three Hundred Eighty-Five-Foot Wingspan That Air-Launches Hypersonic Vehicles, and the Pilot Seat at the Edge of Space. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
EHang, the EH Two Sixteen S, and the World's First Type Certificate for an Autonomous Air Taxi
1 Nov 2026 · 14 min
EHang, the EH Two Sixteen S, and the World's First Type Certificate for an Autonomous Air Taxi. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Wisk Aero, the Autonomous Air Taxi, and the Case for Removing the Pilot Before Anyone Agrees It Is a Good Idea
1 Nov 2026 · 13 min
Wisk Aero, the Autonomous Air Taxi, and the Case for Removing the Pilot Before Anyone Agrees It Is a Good Idea. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The NASA X-59 Quesst, the Sonic Boom Reshaped to a Thump, and the Fifty-Year-Old FAA Ban on Supersonic Flight Over Land That One Aircraft Is Trying to Rewrite
1 Nov 2026 · 14 min
The NASA X-59 Quesst, the Sonic Boom Reshaped to a Thump, and the Fifty-Year-Old FAA Ban on Supersonic Flight Over Land That One Aircraft Is Trying to Rewrite. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
The FIS-B Weather Broadcast, the Fifteen-Minute Latency Nobody Tells Student Pilots About, and the Reason Your Cockpit Display Is Never Showing You the Storm That Exists Right Now
31 Oct 2026 · 13 min
The FIS-B Weather Broadcast, the Fifteen-Minute Latency Nobody Tells Student Pilots About, and the Reason Your Cockpit Display Is Never Showing You the Storm That Exists Right Now. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Airbus Normal Law, the Fly-By-Wire Envelope That Cannot Be Broken, and the Automation Philosophy Debate That Has Divided Cockpit Engineers Since Nineteen Eighty-Eight
31 Oct 2026 · 14 min
Airbus Normal Law, the Fly-By-Wire Envelope That Cannot Be Broken, and the Automation Philosophy Debate That Has Divided Cockpit Engineers Since Nineteen Eighty-Eight. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Aireon, the Iridium Satellite Constellation That Closed the Oceanic ADS-B Blind Spot, and What Four Hundred Million Square Miles of Darkness Actually Cost the Industry
31 Oct 2026 · 15 min
Aireon, the Iridium Satellite Constellation That Closed the Oceanic ADS-B Blind Spot, and What Four Hundred Million Square Miles of Darkness Actually Cost the Industry. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Rocket Lab's Electron, the Sikorsky Helicopter Over the Pacific, and the Pilot Decision That Defined the Space-Aviation Crossover
31 Oct 2026 · 14 min
Rocket Lab's Electron, the Sikorsky Helicopter Over the Pacific, and the Pilot Decision That Defined the Space-Aviation Crossover. With Vector on Radio Hangar.
Archer Aviation, the Midnight eVTOL, and the One-Billion-Dollar United Airlines Order Placed Before the First Passenger Ever Flew
31 Oct 2026 · 15 min
Archer Aviation, the Midnight eVTOL, and the One-Billion-Dollar United Airlines Order Placed Before the First Passenger Ever Flew. With Vector on Radio Hangar.