Diary
4 January Flight Simulation at Warton – Past Success & Present Challenges Boscombe Down Branch online lecture
12 January An Introduction to Membership & Professional Registration with the Royal Aeronautical Society RAeS webinar
Wildcat HMA Mk 2 helicopter conducts a fly past of HMS Kent. The Wildcat conducted a series of flying sorties in the Indo-Pacific region with her Martlet wings and missiles attached. Helicopter and ship integration will be discussed at the Farnborough Branch by Robert McKee on 14 January. UK MoD Crown copyright 2021.
12 January The Role of Iceland in WW2 Aldon Ferguson Chester Branch lecture Wings Club, Occupational Health and Wellbeing Centre, Airbus, Chester Road, Broughton CH4 0DR
13 January How to become a professionally registered engineer with the Royal Aeronautical Society RAeS webinar
14 January 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
18 January Miles M52 Mike Hirst Loughborough Branch lecture online and at: Lecture Room U020, Brockington Building, Loughborough University LE11 3TU
19 January Sir Frank Whittle Early Jet Engines Ian Whittle Hatfield Branch online lecture
19 January TSR2 the bomber that barely flew Joe Jackson Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Cosford Branch lecture RAF Museum Cosford, Shifnal TF11 8UP
20 January Bristow SAR Service Scott Sharman, Winchman Paramedic, Bristow Helicopters Highland Branch online lecture
27 January Fast Measures to Reduce the Climate Impact from Aviation – Contrail Avoidance and New Fuels Prof Dr Christiane Voigt, Head of Department Cloud Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Hamburg Branch online lecture
1 February NATO Harmonisation of Drone Regulations Boscombe Down Branch online lecture
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
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
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 Hatfield Branch online 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