Diary
1 February NATO Harmonisation of Drone Regulations Boscombe Down Branch online lecture
1 February Where no one else wants to fly Stuart Fitch, Director Flight Operations, Mission Aviation Fellowship Solent Branch online lecture
8 February Helicopter and Ship Integration – turning complexity into embarked aviation capability Robert McKee, QinetiQ, Boscombe Down Farnborough Branch lecture Farnborough College of Technology, Boundary Road, Farnborough, GU14 6SB
8 February The RAF Poseidon Force Gp Capt Jim Beldon, ISTAR Deputy Force Commander Loughborough Branch lecture online and at: Lecture Room U020, Brockington Building, Loughborough University LE11 3TU
9 February Tornado: dumb bombing to precision attack Andrew Arnold, BAE Systems Test Aircrew, Weapon System Capability Preston Branch online named lecture
Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 taking off from RAF Marham to join the RAF100 centenary flypast over Buckingham Palace in London in 2018. Andrew Arnold will discuss the Tornado and its evolution from dumb bombing to precision attack when he speaks at Preston on 9 February. UK MoD Crown copyright.
15 February Next Generation Jetpacks Antony Quinn, CEO Maverick Aviation Solent Branch online lecture
16 February Student Lecture Competition Hatfield Branch online lecture
17 February WW2 Fighter Piston Powerplants – up close and personal Calum Douglas Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Cosford Branch lecture RAF Museum Cosford, Shifnal TF11 8UP
17 February The Fall and Rise of Advanced Manufacturing Philip Spiers Isle of Wight Branch lecture Isle of Wight College – Main Hall, Medina Way, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 5TA
17 February Airlift, the Other Arm of Air Power Professor Keith Hayward Manchester Branch online lecture
22 February Electric Flight Dr Guy Gratton, Aerospace Research Centre, Cranfield University Loughborough Branch lecture online and at: Lecture Room U020, Brockington Building, Loughborough University LE11 3TU
16 March Electric Aviation Project Fresson Rob Marsh, Director of Engineering and Chief Engineer FRESSON, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Ltd Hatfield Branch online lecture
16 March Frank Roe Lecture: 21st Century Approaches to Complex Combat Air Design in an International Venture Herman Claesen, BAE Systems Air, Managing Director – Combat Air Systems Preston Branch online named lecture
18 March Air Accident Investigation Branch Peter Coombs, ex AAIB Inspector Loughborough Branch lecture online and at: Lecture Room U020, Brockington Building, Loughborough University LE11 3TU
1 April Flight Simulation at Warton – Past Success and Present Challenges Dr Steve Hodge, Licensed Technologist Air – Simulation, BAE Systems Boscombe Down Branch online lecture
20 April Reaction Engines Hatfield Branch online lecture
13 April Man Is Not Lost – The Pioneering Years of Air Navigation Dennis Morley, BAE Systems and Heritage Group Preston Branch online lecture
21 April Space Travel John Thatcher Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Cosford Branch lecture RAF Museum Cosford, Shifnal TF11 8UP