Keith Dennison, Chief Test Pilot, will relate the story of testing the E-Go and describe how the team overcame the challenges they faced.
RAeS Evening Lecture
Flight Testing the E-Go
– Keith Dennison
Keith had an illustrious career in the RAF, including commanding Boscombe Down as Chief Test Pilot, a position that he also later held at BAE Systems.
He is a display pilot at the Shuttleworth Collection and is working as an independent aerospace consultant worldwide. He has flown everything from a Bleriot to the Hurricane and Eurofighter/Typhoon – beside which the e-Go seems quite conventional.
e-Go aeroplanes was formed in 2007 to develop and market a range of light aircraft, of which the single-seat e-Go is the first. Over 100 people and organisations have contributed to the development, in what has been a unique community project.
The e-Go aircraft is going through the final stages of testing and is in production. It is an unusual single-seat aircraft – a canard with an exceptionally light structure, efficient airframe, Wankel engine and advanced avionics. This advanced design has inevitably faced a number of challenges.
Keith Dennison, Chief Test Pilot, will relate the story of testing the E-Go and describe how the team overcame the challenges they faced.
VENUE
Lecture Hall
MOD Boscombe Down
Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JF
17:00 – Tea and Coffee available
17:15 – Lecture Starts
Are you pursuing CEng, IEng or EngTech status?
Attendance at our lectures will help you meet your CPD requirements, and certificates of attendance will be provided!
External members will need to declare their intention to attend this lecture by emailing the Member’s secretary (members@BoscombeDownRAeS.org) or by calling Jeslin on 01980 663910.
Visitors welcome – you do not need to be a member of the Branch, nor a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, to attend.
For further details, contact James Innes on 01980 664284 or visit www.BoscombeDownRAeS.org