The Iferia Techcast · Oct 15, 2026 · 29:01
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Ezekiel Iferia sits down withAir Force veteran and aerospace engineer Jeff Kildow to discuss alternate WorldWar II fiction, aviation restoration, and engineering historical"what-ifs."
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00:00 Welcome Jeff Kildow: AirForce Veteran, Aerospace Engineer & Author
01:49 WWII in Alaska: Flying theC-47, P-40s & Accidental Flightline Fire
03:59 Servicing the GAM-77 HoundDog: Jet-Powered Cruise Missiles on B-52s
05:52 Writing Alternate History:Exploring Historical "What-Ifs" Realistically
07:42 The Luftwaffe's BomberPivot: General Wever and Long-Range Strategy
09:02 Preserving Flying History:Warbird Restoration Across Aviation Museums
10:27 Lend-Lease to Siberia:Russian Markings and Cold-Weather Flight Realities
12:56 Where Engineering MeetsFiction: Outlining Systematic Plot Architecture
16:49 Technical Research inFiction: Range Calculations & Early In-Flight Refueling
20:13 Mechanical FlightControls: How Servo Tabs Fly Heavy Bomber Elevators
23:33 The Joel Knight MenaceSeries: Writing Across WWII, Korea, and the Suez Crisis
25:08 Crafting Antagonists &Subverting Propaganda Archetypes
28:02 Connect with Jeff Kildowat JeffKildow.com
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