Allie Dunnington, Commercial Balloon Pilot for Gone-with-the-Wind Ltd, will share her ballooning journey as well as offering unique insights into the complexities and rewards of ballooning - including behind-the-scenes challenges of travelling with a hot air balloon as check-in luggage and navigating international bureaucracy. This lecture will take place on Thursday 27th March 2025 at … Continue reading Two Feet Above the World: A Global Journey Across 119 Countries in a Hot Air Balloon – Joint event with the British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA)
Category: Lectures
Threats from Space
Nick Howes, Test Engineer Space R&D, BMT Defence and Security, will explore the impact of the over 130 million pieces of debris orbiting our planet and their potential as space threats. This lecture will take place on Thursday 23rd January 2025 at the Faculty of Engineering building in UWE Frenchay Campus (Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol, … Continue reading Threats from Space
2024 A.R. Collar Lecture: The Sliding, Sticking and Separation of Hidden Layers: Unlocking Potential in Composite Aerostructures
by Prof. Richard Butler, Centre for Integrated Materials, Processes and Structures University of Bath Please register for the event using: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raes-bristol-branch-annual-collar-lecture-tickets-1083087547009?aff=oddtdtcreator Composites materials are now widely used across the aerospace industry due to their material properties, but that many new advances are still required to achieve the improved aircraft performance and sustainability that is required … Continue reading 2024 A.R. Collar Lecture: The Sliding, Sticking and Separation of Hidden Layers: Unlocking Potential in Composite Aerostructures
ZEROe – a Sustainable Future for Aviation
by Andy Reynolds, Head of Hydrogen Storage and Distribution, Airbus Operations Ltd Achieving net zero by 2050 is a huge challenge for the aerospace industry. Airbus is leading the way in addressing this challenge - developing today's aircraft, supporting the introduction of SAF and launching ZEROe. Andy will be introducing this work and giving us … Continue reading ZEROe – a Sustainable Future for Aviation
AI In Aerospace
10th October 2024 The Bristol Branch of the RAeS in conjunction with the South West and Wales Branch of the IMA are pleased to announce the joint event: AI In Aerospace Lecture 1: Can You Tell a Mathematician from a Fish? Prof Chris Budd OBE FIMAUniversity of Bath Data based machine learning is one of … Continue reading AI In Aerospace
The Birdman of Bognor competition
by Andrew Bill of Airbus (Filton) Andrew Bill of Airbus (Filton) will be describing the Birdman of Bognor competition, an annual event which sees entrants aim to glide their inventions 100m from the end of Bognor pier with a view to winning the ÂŁ25,000 jackpot prize. Andrew will take us through his personal experience of … Continue reading The Birdman of Bognor competition
2023 Collar RAeS Named Lecture: EVTOL – Developing the Vertical Aerospace VX4
By Alison Green (Head of Structures, Vertical Aerospace) David Thurlbeck (Advanced Flight Dynamics Engineer, Vertical Aerospace) Vertical Aerospace are driving the way forward to sustainable electric aviation with the VX4 aircraft right here in Bristol, UK. This is an opportunity to engage with senior Vertical Engineers to explore the challenges and opportunities in the development … Continue reading 2023 Collar RAeS Named Lecture: EVTOL – Developing the Vertical Aerospace VX4
A Certifiable Liquid Hydrogen Airliner – a pragmatic Approach towards New Horizons
By Dr Raj Nangia, Honorary Fellow RAeS Les Hyde, MRAeS Richard Spenser, MIPhys Environmental considerations are focusing attention towards using LH2 for commercial aircraft. But LH2 has unwanted properties- cryogenic and potentially explosive. Thus, aerodynamic design must be innovative, safe and certifiable. Low energy density and heavy cryogenic tanks incur performance penalties c.f. kerosene or … Continue reading A Certifiable Liquid Hydrogen Airliner – a pragmatic Approach towards New Horizons
The Grand Parton Flying Tour
By Air Cdre (ret’d) Neville Parton At the beginning of June 2021, Air Commodore (Retired) Neville Parton and his Senior First Officer daughter Hannah undertook an 852 nautical mile flight in a small single-engined aircraft around the UK as part of the Pooley’s Dawn to Dusk competition. Come and find out why they decided to … Continue reading The Grand Parton Flying Tour
Collar Named Lecture
Metamaterials and Bio-Composites for Sustainable Aviation by Prof Fabrizio Scarpa – University of Bristol Fly Net Zero sets the challenge for civil aviation to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050. This objective can be achieved by accelerated efficiency measures, energy transition and strong innovation across the aviation sector. Climate Change also obliges us to use … Continue reading Collar Named Lecture
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