
Category: Lectures


9th January – Nova Systems – Helicopters, Dark, Dust and Fog
In this lecture Mark and Jools examine the problem and the ways it might be solved, as well as looking[…]
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5th December – Reaction Engines
This lecture gives an overview of expendable rocket launchers, and discusses two well-known reusable rocket vehicles – the Space Shuttle[…]
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21st November – F-35 Ski Jump Testing
The F-35B Lightning II is the STOVL variant of the F-35, which is being purchased by the UK and will[…]
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7th November – Competition Gliding
Brian flies at the Cotswold Gliding Club and shares his competition glider (an ASG29E) with his father and their syndicate[…]
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24th October – IMechE/IET Joint Lecture – Fusion Future
Fusion is the reaction that powers the stars – small particles colliding and combining produce huge amounts of energy with[…]
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5th October – The 30th Sir Henry Tizard Lecture
The Boscombe Down Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society is pleased to announce that tickets for the 30th Sir Henry[…]
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19th September – Aerial Archaeology
Flying is a wonderful way to travel, but the view from the air can reveal amazing things that just aren’t[…]
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12 May – RAeS Boscombe Down Branch AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Boscombe Down branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society will be held on Friday 12th[…]
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11th April – Engineering the Airbus A380
It is 12 years since the A380 first took to the skies and 10 years since it entered service with[…]
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