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306 - Flying the RC-135S Cobra Ball
Manage episode 228891211 series 71279
Guest: Robert Hopkins Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Bastian Hundt
Throughout the cold war, and til today, the Cobra-codenamed ground, sea and air assets have been used by the US to monitor Soviet/Russian ICBM missile launches and warhead reentries. The air component consists of the RC-135 Cobra Ball/Eye aircraft. Flying from Shemya in the Aleutians they used cameras and other sensors. Our guest, Robert Hopkins has been flying the aircraft in the late 1980s. In this episode he tells us about the mission and the flying — Shemya could be quite challenging.
Robert is also the author of the book on the KC-135, you might want to check it out.
Overview of the Missions
00:03:38Sputnik 1 | Ground Radar | Telemetry | Boeing B-47 | Electronic Warfare | KC-135 | RC-135 | Measurement and Signature Analysis | Shemya | Boost and Terminal Phase | Big Safari Program | Cobra Judi | Cobra Dane | Synthetic Aperture Radar | Reentry Vehicle
The KC-135
00:13:53Boeing 707 | Infrared Sensor | National Technical Means (NTM) | SALT 2 Treaty | SS-20 | Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile | B-52 | Nuclear Verification | Rivot Joint | ELINT | COMINT | Desert Storm | Burning Wind Mission
Difference between Cobra Ball and Cobra Eye
00:23:58Strategic Defense Initiative | Warhead | Bus / Penetration Aid | Rivot Amber Incident | TC-135 | J-57 Engine | TF-33 Turbofan Engine | CFM-56 / F-108 Engine
Flying, Operating and Living at Shemya
00:37:18Rat Islands | Boeing Stratocruiser | Eielson Airbase | Red Flag | Air Refueling | Wind shear | EB-47 | Precision Approach Radar | Microwave Landing System | King Crab | Queen Match Program | Lockheed Electra | Boeing 727
The Cobra Mission
01:01:56National Security Agency | SS-18 | Racetrack Pattern | Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty | Stellar Inertial Doppler System | Doppler-Shift | Looking Glas
The Book of Robert Hopkins
00:03:23The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than a Tanker | Spyflights and Overflights
347 Episoden
Manage episode 228891211 series 71279
Guest: Robert Hopkins Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Bastian Hundt
Throughout the cold war, and til today, the Cobra-codenamed ground, sea and air assets have been used by the US to monitor Soviet/Russian ICBM missile launches and warhead reentries. The air component consists of the RC-135 Cobra Ball/Eye aircraft. Flying from Shemya in the Aleutians they used cameras and other sensors. Our guest, Robert Hopkins has been flying the aircraft in the late 1980s. In this episode he tells us about the mission and the flying — Shemya could be quite challenging.
Robert is also the author of the book on the KC-135, you might want to check it out.
Overview of the Missions
00:03:38Sputnik 1 | Ground Radar | Telemetry | Boeing B-47 | Electronic Warfare | KC-135 | RC-135 | Measurement and Signature Analysis | Shemya | Boost and Terminal Phase | Big Safari Program | Cobra Judi | Cobra Dane | Synthetic Aperture Radar | Reentry Vehicle
The KC-135
00:13:53Boeing 707 | Infrared Sensor | National Technical Means (NTM) | SALT 2 Treaty | SS-20 | Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile | B-52 | Nuclear Verification | Rivot Joint | ELINT | COMINT | Desert Storm | Burning Wind Mission
Difference between Cobra Ball and Cobra Eye
00:23:58Strategic Defense Initiative | Warhead | Bus / Penetration Aid | Rivot Amber Incident | TC-135 | J-57 Engine | TF-33 Turbofan Engine | CFM-56 / F-108 Engine
Flying, Operating and Living at Shemya
00:37:18Rat Islands | Boeing Stratocruiser | Eielson Airbase | Red Flag | Air Refueling | Wind shear | EB-47 | Precision Approach Radar | Microwave Landing System | King Crab | Queen Match Program | Lockheed Electra | Boeing 727
The Cobra Mission
01:01:56National Security Agency | SS-18 | Racetrack Pattern | Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty | Stellar Inertial Doppler System | Doppler-Shift | Looking Glas
The Book of Robert Hopkins
00:03:23The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than a Tanker | Spyflights and Overflights
347 Episoden
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