By Alan Prichard, FRAeS The Ecoliner is an electric commercial aircraft currently under development. This lecture will present the path that led to developing a practical 9 PAX, and 19 PAX, electric aircraft, its concept and design, and its build, fabrication, power, and certification plan. Alan will also present its suitability for electric hybrid power … Continue reading Electric Commercial Aircraft: A practical approach
By Professor Emma Bunce, University of Leicester Continuing our series of lectures on Space, we are pleased to present this lecture by distinguished space scientist Prof. Emma Bunce. This lecture will give an overview of her work on various interplanetary missions with special focus on the current Juno mission to Jupiter and the upcoming Jupiter … Continue reading Voyages of Discovery
By Libby Jackson The names of Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin and Tim Peake are well known, but fewer people would cite Valentina Tereshkova, Sally Ride and Helen Sharman so quickly, even though their achievements are equally notable. Women have always played an important role in human spaceflight, but whilst the gender balance is improving the space … Continue reading Women in Space
RAeS Bristol Branch presents…. A CHRISTMAS FAMILY LECTURE by Professor Jon Holt, Scarecrow Consulting Join engineer and award winning author Professor Jon Holt, AKA the ‘Engineer in the Hat,’ for a magical evening of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In this family lecture, he will explore the power of numbers; the impact that they have on … Continue reading Engineering Magic
Design of a hybrid powertrain for an electric helicopter tail rotor by Dr Jason Yon and Prof. Phil Mellor, University of Bristol Over the past decade, continued advances in electric machines, energy storage and power converter technologies have made electric propulsion for aerospace a realistic proposition, with several research projects and demonstrators currently under development. In … Continue reading Collar RAeS Named Lecture: En-route to the all-electric aircraft
A look inside the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre by Philip Spiers, FRAes – Head of Structural Integrity, AMRC The AMRC was established in 2001 as a £15 million collaboration between the University of Sheffield and aerospace giant Boeing. The centre grew rapidly and opened the AMRC Rolls-Royce Factory of the Future in 2008. The AMRC … Continue reading The Future of Aerospace Manufacturing
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates all civil aircraft accidents within the UK and overseas territories, ranging from minor incidents to catastrophic events. Senior Inspector Peter Coombs will present an overview of the work of the AAIB and discuss some of the most interesting cases from his varied career. Please note the AGM will begin at … Continue reading Air Accident Investigation – Lecture and AGM
To Infinity and Beyond? By Jonathan Hallet, UK Site Chief Engineer, Airbus The Airbus A300 first flew in 1972, and marked a new era in collaboration and technology – the subsequent fleet, including the A310 and many variants, have gone on to be one of the longest serving and most versatile fleets in aviation history. Today, it … Continue reading Branch Lecture: Airbus First Family
An Engineless Aircraft Reaching the Edge of Space By Loris Gliner, Imperial College London The famous phrase from Star Trek captures the promise of the joy of scientific exploration, “Boldly going where no one has gone before”. The science of the Perlan Project is about doing something that has never been done before and understanding what has … Continue reading February Lecture: The Perlan Project
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