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In this episode, Ward chats with his old friend and fellow Tomcat guy Phil "Rowdy" Yates, who served as chief test pilot for the X32 during the concept demonstration phase of the Joint Strike Fighter Program. Rowdy explains how the program was designed, where the X32 had problems, and what the airplane would've been like had it been selected by the Pentagon instead of the F35.

Thumbnail image and other X32 animation courtesy of www.hangarb.com.