Scientist and Engineers team up to use drones to study Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala A team of volcanologists and engineers from the Universities of Bristol, Birmingham and Cambridge have collected measurements from directly within volcanic clouds, together with visual and thermal images of inaccessible volcano peaks. During two research trips supported by the Cabot Institute, the … Continue reading Drones vs the Volcano
THU, 19 OCTOBER 2017, 18:30 – 20:30 BST
Bristol Branch presents the first lecture of 2017-18 season ‘King of all Balloons’: James Sadler, Oxford pastry cook and first English Aeronaut by Mark Davies: Oxford Local historian, author, and biographer of James Sadler Following his first air-balloon flights in 1784 and 1785, James Sadler spent the next 25 years as an engineer, inventor and … Continue reading Lecture: ‘King of all Balloons’: James Sadler, Oxford pastry cook and first English Aeronaut
Lecture recording Bristol Barnwell Lecture: Unlocking the Future of Space Access & Hypersonic Flight Presented by Mark Thomas Chief Executive Officer, Reaction Engines https://youtu.be/tG3-LnP4SwU
Live streaming update Bristol Barnwell Lecture: Unlocking the Future of Space Access & Hypersonic Flight Presented by Mark Thomas Chief Executive Officer, Reaction Engines SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engines) allow aircraft to fly much faster than traditional jet engines – over five times the speed of sound! They can also operate in a rocket … Continue reading Bristol Barnwell Lecture: Unlocking the Future of Space Access & Hypersonic Flight
A350 – Growing the family By Andy Reynolds, A350 Chief Engineer, Airbus With the A350-900 fleet growing to 100 aircraft and the A350-1000 about to enter service, what does the future hold for this aircraft family? Find out from the A350 Chief Engineer himself in this exciting and informative lecture. Time and Venue 589 … Continue reading Lecture: A350 – Growing the family
Adventures of a Bush Pilot by Captain Bryan Pill, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Captain Bryan Pill has been a commercial bush pilot for over 20 years. This has given him a wealth of experience in STOL operations off unimproved airstrips, lakes and rivers. He will provide a technical and practical insight into single crew operations … Continue reading Lecture: Adventures of a Bush Pilot
The Dambusters and escape from Colditz Castle The engineering behind two famous feats of WWII By Dr Hugh Hunt, Trinity College, Univeristy of Cambridge Award winning documentary maker Dr. Hugh Hunt brings to life the engineering behind some of the most famous stories from the Second World War. This lecture will give a behind the … Continue reading Lecture: The Dambusters and escape from Colditz Castle
Is there life on Mars? by Dr. Lucy Berthoud, Bristol University Could there be life on Mars? How could life possibly survive here on this cold hostile planet flooded with radiation? To find this out, we have to know what the conditions for life might be. In this visually engaging talk, scientist Dr Lucy Berthoud … Continue reading Lecture: Is there life on Mars?
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