Podcast
The Hangar with Taildragger - Radio Hangar
Aviation history, warbirds, restorations, and hangar flying. Taildragger tells the stories behind the machines and the people who flew them. From Radio Hangar, 24/7 aviation talk radio.
- Episodes
- 1,383
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 12 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
1,383 episodes, newest first
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13 min
Chuck Yeager, the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, and the Two Cracked Ribs That Almost Kept the Sound Barrier Unbroken on October Fourteenth, Nineteen Forty-Seven
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Chuck Yeager, the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, and the Two Cracked Ribs That Almost Kept the Sound Barrier Unbroken on October Fourteenth, Nineteen Forty-Seven. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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13 min
Eugene Ely, the USS Birmingham, and the Wooden Platform That Launched the Age of Carrier Aviation
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Eugene Ely, the USS Birmingham, and the Wooden Platform That Launched the Age of Carrier Aviation. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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12 min
The Gimli Glider, Air Canada Flight One Forty-Three, and the Unit Conversion That Turned a Boeing Seven Sixty-Seven into the World's Heaviest Glider
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The Gimli Glider, Air Canada Flight One Forty-Three, and the Unit Conversion That Turned a Boeing Seven Sixty-Seven into the World's Heaviest Glider. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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11 min
Ormer Locklear, the First Wing Walker, and the Curtiss Jenny Stunt That Launched the Golden Age of Barnstorming
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Ormer Locklear, the First Wing Walker, and the Curtiss Jenny Stunt That Launched the Golden Age of Barnstorming. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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12 min
Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the One-Eyed Pilot Who Flew to the Edge of Space Before Anyone Knew the Jet Stream Existed
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Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the One-Eyed Pilot Who Flew to the Edge of Space Before Anyone Knew the Jet Stream Existed. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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12 min
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Hub Zemke's Wolfpack, and the Jug That Carried the Eighth Air Force Through the Worst Year of the Air War
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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Hub Zemke's Wolfpack, and the Jug That Carried the Eighth Air Force Through the Worst Year of the Air War. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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11 min
Bob Reeve, the Valdez Mudflats, and the Glacier Pilot Who Turned Frozen Runways into a Living
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Bob Reeve, the Valdez Mudflats, and the Glacier Pilot Who Turned Frozen Runways into a Living. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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13 min
Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber of Berlin, and the Twenty-Three Tons of Hope Dropped by Handkerchief Parachute Over Tempelhof
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Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber of Berlin, and the Twenty-Three Tons of Hope Dropped by Handkerchief Parachute Over Tempelhof. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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14 min
The 1924 Army Air Service World Flight, the Douglas World Cruisers, and the First Crew to Fly Around the Earth
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The 1924 Army Air Service World Flight, the Douglas World Cruisers, and the First Crew to Fly Around the Earth. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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13 min
The MacRobertson Race, the de Havilland DH Eighty-Eight Comet Built in Nine Months, and the Night a Passenger Airliner Landed on an Australian Racecourse in the Dark
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The MacRobertson Race, the de Havilland DH Eighty-Eight Comet Built in Nine Months, and the Night a Passenger Airliner Landed on an Australian Racecourse in the Dark. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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11 min
The Aichi M6A Seiran, the Submarine-Launched Floatplane at Udvar-Hazy, and the Attack on the Panama Canal That Never Happened
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The Aichi M6A Seiran, the Submarine-Launched Floatplane at Udvar-Hazy, and the Attack on the Panama Canal That Never Happened. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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11 min
Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred Seven Combat Missions Over Nazi Europe, and the Smithsonian Conservation That Chose to Keep Every Scar
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Flak-Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder That Flew Two Hundred Seven Combat Missions Over Nazi Europe, and the Smithsonian Conservation That Chose to Keep Every Scar. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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13 min
The Vought F4U Corsair, the Inverted Gull Wing Built Around an Engine, and the Fighter the Navy Gave Away Before It Knew What It Had
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The Vought F4U Corsair, the Inverted Gull Wing Built Around an Engine, and the Fighter the Navy Gave Away Before It Knew What It Had. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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10 min
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Titanium Cold War Secret Built with Soviet Metal, and the Mach Three Aircraft That Outran Every Missile Ever Fired at It
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The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Titanium Cold War Secret Built with Soviet Metal, and the Mach Three Aircraft That Outran Every Missile Ever Fired at It. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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11 min
Ben Eielson, the Nanuk Rescue Flights, and the November Blizzard That Closed Alaska's Arctic Age
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Ben Eielson, the Nanuk Rescue Flights, and the November Blizzard That Closed Alaska's Arctic Age. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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12 min
Operation Chastise, the Bouncing Bomb Barnes Wallis Refused to Give Up On, and the Night Six Seventeen Squadron Broke the Ruhr Dams
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Operation Chastise, the Bouncing Bomb Barnes Wallis Refused to Give Up On, and the Night Six Seventeen Squadron Broke the Ruhr Dams. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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12 min
Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Fourteen Super Electra, and the Ninety-One Hours That Circled the World
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Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Fourteen Super Electra, and the Ninety-One Hours That Circled the World. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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12 min
Roscoe Turner, Gilmore the Flying Lion, and the Three Thompson Trophy Wins That Made Air Racing America's Sport
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Roscoe Turner, Gilmore the Flying Lion, and the Three Thompson Trophy Wins That Made Air Racing America's Sport. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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13 min
The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster, the Victoria Cross Won in a Burning Fuselage over France, and the Hamilton Warbird That Carries a Crewman's Final Salute
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The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster, the Victoria Cross Won in a Burning Fuselage over France, and the Hamilton Warbird That Carries a Crewman's Final Salute. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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10 min
Jimmy Angel, the Lost River of Gold, and the Flamingo That Sat on Devil's Mountain for Thirty-Three Years
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Jimmy Angel, the Lost River of Gold, and the Flamingo That Sat on Devil's Mountain for Thirty-Three Years. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.
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