Diary

The Caproni Ca60 Transaereo or Noviplano (nine-wing), was the prototype of a large nine-wing flying boat intended to become a 100-passenger transatlantic airliner. It had eight engines and three sets of triple wings. Following a brief first flight from Lake Maggiore, the Ca60 crashed shortly after take-off on its second flight on 4 March 1921. An online lecture, ‘Perspectives on (Aerodynamic) Drag’ will be given by Dr John Maris to the Montreal Branch on 18 February.​2 February
Rochester Avionic Archives
Chris Bartlett, Curator, Rochester Avionic Archives Online lecture followed by a discussion with Tony Pilmer, Librarian and Archivist, NAL

3 February
Engineering the Future – A System of Systems Approach
Martin Aston, Consultant and former Airbus Senior Manager Online lecture

4 February
A short history of the 737 MAX and ‘Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System’ (MCAS), from development to fix
Chris Brady, Boeing 737 pilot and Chairman of the UKFSC from 2014 to 2016 Solent Branch online lecture

9 February
The New UAS Regulatory Regime
Online RAeS workshop

9 February
Lecture from Reaction Engines Limited (REL)
Robin Davies, Reaction Engines Stevenage Branch online lecture

10 February
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd; 30 Years & Beyond of Changing the Economics of Space
Robert Goddard CEng FRAeS, Engineering Director, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd Brough Branch online lecture

10 February
Branch AGM and Typhoon EMH – Electro Magnetic Hardening
Stuart McCafferty, Typhoon EMH Lead Engineer, BAE Systems – Air Preston Branch online lecture

16 February
From the Drawing Board to the Sky: Vertical Aerospace’s Journey to Certification
Tim Williams, Chief Engineer, and Sophie Robinson, Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, Vertical Aerospace RAeS General Aviation Group online lecture

18 February
Perspectives on (Aerodynamic) Drag
Dr John Maris, Chairman, Montreal Branch Montreal Branch online lecture

24 February
Geoff Wilde Lecture in association with the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust: Profiles in Courage: Bold Leaders who shaped today’s Jet Liner Ecosystem
Kevin Michaels, Author & Managing Director of Aerodynamic Advisory Derby Branch online Named lecture

10 March
Sir Freddie Page Lecture: Future Technology
Ian Muldowney, Engineering Director, BAE Systems – Air Preston Branch online Named lecture

16 March
Rolls-Royce ACCEL: The world speed record for electric-powered aircraft
Phill O’Dell, Rolls-Royce Pilot, and Matheu Parr, Project Manager Online lecture

16 March
Landing Gear Systems
Mick White, Chief Engineer New Product Development, Safran Landing Systems Gloucester and Cheltenham Branch online lecture

23-24 March
Mitigating the climate impact of non-CO₂ – Aviation’s low-hanging fruit
Online RAeS conference

14 April
Small Modular Reactors
Matthew Blake, Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors Chief Engineer Online lecture

14 April
Lightning Cold War Warrior
Captain Ian Hollingworth Preston Branch online lecture

14 April
66th Sir George Cayley Lecture: Air Power, Technology and Maintaining the Competitive Edge
David Short, Technology Director, Chief Technology Officer, BAE Systems Brough Branch online Named lecture​