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**UPDATE** Due to unforeseen circumstances, our M

**UPDATE**

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our May lecture has been postponed to Tuesday 30th May. If you have already registered, your registration will be automatically rolled over to the new date, so no need to re-register.

If you are unable to attend this new date, the recording of Chris's talk will be made available on the RAeS YouTube channel in due course and Chris is also speaking with fellow test pilot Ron Burrows at Waterstones Salisbury on Thursday 25th May. For more information on that event, please visit the Waterstones website:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-tw
New lecture: Experimental Test Pilot by Chris Taylor.

Image: Amazon.co.uk

Chris Taylor has enjoyed a very successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, military/civilian test pilot and flight instructor. He is also an established author, having written and published two books. The first, Test Pilot, documents his experiences from his more recent career in test flying, however his recently-released second book, Experimental Test Pilot, covers his ten-year spell at MOD Boscombe Down and is the subject of this lecture.

Chris will discuss some of the anecdotes that are detailed in Experimental Test Pilot, such as his challenging first year as a flight test instructor (FTI) at the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS), which included a flame-out in a Hawk, engine failure on his first flight in a Basset and an accident in the ETPS Scout helicopter. Chris’s time at the Experimental Flying Squadron (EFS), which saw him work on a number of cutting-edge research projects including ship-helicopter interface testing, will also be covered, along with his role as an evaluation pilot on types including the Hunter, Jaguar, Andover, HS748 and Comet.

If you would like to read more about Chris’s career at Boscombe Down, copies of Experimental Test Pilot will be available to purchase at the lecture.
If you would like to attend this lecture, please contact BoscombeDown@aerosociety.com and provide the following information:
– Your title/rank
– Your full name
– Your nationality

For more information, please visit our website: RAeS Boscombe Down Branch (boscombedownraes.org)

Calling all university students, graduates, indust

Calling all university students, graduates, industry apprentices and early careers professionals! Show off your aero knowledge and skills to battle it out for the coveted AeroChallenge trophy (and bragging rights!)

Join our 2023 competition as an individual or form a virtual team to participate in our online quiz and secret build challenge. http://ow.ly/hJRp50NH3yu

Lecture update: Since the last update, there have

Lecture update:
Since the last update, there have been a few changes to our remaining lecture programme for the 2022/23 season. Our planned April lecture has now slipped back a week, meaning there will now be two lectures held in May. These are detailed below.

Back in the 1970s, historian and presenter of the ‘Secret Spitfires’ documentary Norman Parker delivered an excellent memorial lecture for Group Captain Harry ‘Bruin’ Purvis at Boscombe Down. Bruin had a long and distinguished career in aviation, and spent much of it conducting trials and development work for the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment and Civil Aviation Section (the latter two at Boscombe Down).

We are therefore delighted to welcome Norman back to Boscombe Down to once again detail the life and career of Bruin Purvis, almost 60 years after Bruin completed his final spell at the site. Following this event, we will also release the original memorial lecture recording on our website.

If you would like to attend this lecture, please contact BoscombeDown@aerosociety.com and provide the following information:
– Your title/rank
– Your full name
– Your nationality

For more information, please visit our website: boscombedownraes.org

Image: thetartanterror.blogspot.com/2008/04/h-bruin-purvis.html

The Royal International Air Tattoo - from small be

The Royal International Air Tattoo - from small beginnings ~ by Tim Prince

The RAeS Boscombe Down branch is delighted to welcome Tim Prince OBE FRAeS on the 23rd Feb to share his amazing story as a major airshow organiser, instrumental in the running of numerous shows and co-founding the Royal International Air Tattoo. In a time when airshows seem increasingly threatened, we’re really excited to hear how Tim helped shape RIAT into the phenomenal success that it is.

Son of a rose grower and a ballet teacher, Tim Prince has been a member of the Royal International Air Tattoo [RIAT] and instrumental in its development since it was established 1971, retiring as CEO and of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises in 2014.

Turned down by the RAF he joined the DoT, then the CAA, as an Air Traffic Controller 1967-78 at A&AEE Boscombe Down, holding all ATC licences and a PPL. He was instrumental in the staging of air events at North Weald, Goodwood, Greenham Common, Middle Wallop, Hurn, South Cerney [WAC], Brands Hatch [F1 GPs], Fairford, Cottesmore, Boscombe Down, Sunderland, East Fortune, Filton, Heathrow and the Eurotunnel opening; and has advised numerous overseas countries on the planning of major air events.

A founder member and Trustee of the RIAT Flying Scholarships for Disabled People – in memory of Sir Douglas Bader, made OBE in 2009, RAeS Fellow and an HCAP Liveryman in 2010, Tim now holds positions as an RIAT Vice-Patron [Hon] and an FSDP Vice-Patron. He is a member of the British Air Display Association and the European Airshow Council.
If you would like to attend, please email your title, full name, and nationality to the branch at boscombedown@aerosociety.com so we can arrange security passes.

Image: The Telegraph 31st January ~ Lecture: Batt

Image: The Telegraph

31st January ~ Lecture: Battle of Britain ~ The Making of the Movie by Phil Holt

Filling in for David Eagles lecture, we're delighted to announce that Phil Holt will be presenting to us next Tuesday.

2019 saw the 50th anniversary of this fabulous film’s premiere. Sandwiched between clunky wooden models and CGI, this was the first (and to date only) film to tell the full story of the Battle. Producers Ben Fitz and Harry Saltzman wanted it to be big screen. The 2 air forces formed to fight it out for the Panavision cameras constituted, when combined, the 35th largest in the world! Using photos, footage & stories from those who flew for the fil, Phil Holt tells the behind the scenes story of how it was all done, from restoration to pyrotechnics, locations to dogfight planning.

*THIS LECTURE HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 20

*THIS LECTURE HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 2023 – FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE*

‘Some Memories of an Aviation Career’ ~ David Eagles

For our first lecture of 2023, David Eagles, ex-Boscombe Down & ETPS Test Pilot and former CTP at BAE Warton, will reflect on some of the aircraft that he experienced during a flying career spanning almost 35 years from 1953 to 1987. These range from the Harvard to the EAP, as well as flying training with the USN, flying with the RAN and the RN, time at Boscombe Down, and finally flying at BAE Warton.

Check out our website for details on how to register your attendance (it's free but we need to sort out security passes before you arrive!) and to read more about David's hugely impressive career background.

https://boscombedownraes.org/2023/01/31st-january-lecture-some-memories-of-an-aviation-career-by-david-eagles/

On Wednesday 7th December, nine members of the bra

On Wednesday 7th December, nine members of the branch gathered at a very chilly Cotswold Airport (formerly Kemble) to visit the hydrogen-electric aircraft developer, ZeroAvia. We were treated to a fascinating presentation by resident test pilot, Jon Killerby, and hydrogen powertrain expert, Aajay Sankar, before embarking on a tour of their hangar to see their latest creation – a Dornier 228 technology demonstrator, converted to run on electricity generated from hydrogen fuel cells. All would agree that it was an amazing chance to see some of the latest developments towards sustainable aviation, and we’re looking forwards to hearing good news about the upcoming test flight! Thank you very much to @ZeroAvia and all involved for making it a great visit!

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is pleased to announ

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is pleased to announce our first post-COVID site visit, to ZeroAvia based at Cotswold Airport!

Join us on Wednesday 7th December - see our website for more details: https://boscombedownraes.org/2022/11/7th-december-branch-visit-zeroavia/

Image: Rolls-Royce plc (Credit: John M Dibbs) The

Image: Rolls-Royce plc (Credit: John M Dibbs)

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is incredibly excited to invite you to attend our annual Named Lecture which, after a four-year absence, will once again be held at the Officers’ Mess, MOD Boscombe Down.

Titled ACCEL – Breaking the World Speed Record for an Electric Aircraft
By Phill O’Dell and Andy Roberts (Rolls-Royce), the lecture will focus on Rolls Royce's recent record-setting electric flight.

Please see our website for more details: https://boscombedownraes.org/2022/11/29th-november-the-33rd-sir-henry-tizard-lecture/

Check out the RAeS's Young Person Conference, now

Check out the RAeS's Young Person Conference, now rescheduled for Friday, 9 December 2022 at No. 4 Hamilton Place. The conference aims to explore future avaition propulsion. See the website for more information: shorturl.at/anpAW

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to atten

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the following lecture: Mitsubishi Ki-15 "Babs" - The World's First High-Speed Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft by Giuseppe "Joe" Picarella MRAeS
Tuesday 25th October 2022 – 17:30 BST
LIVE from MOD Boscombe Down
For more details, please visit our website...
https://boscombedownraes.org/.../25th-october-lecture.../

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is pleased to announ

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is pleased to announce the first confirmed events of our upcoming 2022/23 season, albeit slightly later than usual.
For more details, please visit our website below...
https://boscombedownraes.org/.../2022-23-branch-event.../

Get creative and enter our video competition, we a

Get creative and enter our video competition, we are challenging you to show off your creative skills and share your knowledge...

The RAeS is inviting you to produce an informative video on something aerospace or aviation related. It could be anything; a topic you are particularly passionate about, a project from university or work, trying to explain the principles of aerodynamics to novices, something you have built, findings from research, a look at new technologies– whatever lifts your wings!

Deadline: Friday, 8th July 2022

For more details and eligibility please visit: https://www.aerosociety.com/get-involved/young-persons-network/aerotube/

To enter please go to: https://forms.office.com/r/qY4DvQE8X9

National Aerospace Library Book Fair ~ Tuesday 14t

National Aerospace Library Book Fair
~ Tuesday 14th June ~

The National Aerospace Library Book Fair is back; bigger and better than ever. Hundreds of aviation books and magazines at excellent prices are looking for a good home, plus the Aviation Bookshop will have a stall. As ever, all proceeds will go towards conserving their collections.

~ 10:30-14:00 & 17:30-19:15 ~

National Aerospace Library, The Hub, Fowler Ave, Farnborough, GU14 7JP

This year, the library is also opening in the evening for those who wish to combine book shopping with the RAeS Farnborough Branch’s Lecture: Aerobility – Learning to Fly for all Disabilities, which is starting at 19:30 at the nearby Farnborough Technical College. There is plenty of parking outside the “Wind Tunnel Project”, accessed from the A325 next to Baron’s BMW showroom.

For more information, please visit: https://www.aerosociety.com/events-calendar/national-aerospace-library-book-fair/?dm_i=4OGU,1B0L5,5MDZBW,612MJ,1

The Secret Spitfires - with Norman Parker. Don't

The Secret Spitfires - with Norman Parker.

Don't miss it - our IN-PERSON AGM event is coming up on the 26th April @17:30, at MOD Boscombe Down. Join us for a showing of the Secret Spitfires film, followed by a talk with historian and Second World War RAF aircraft engineer Norman Parker. Please email BoscombeDown@aerosociety.com to register!

A loss of Control in Flight - 737 Max Case Study

A loss of Control in Flight - 737 Max Case Study

Next Tuesday at 17:30!

Join Dr Mike Bromfield & Captain Nils Jamieson who will be discussing the contributory and causal factors of the two 737 Max accidents in 2018 & 2019, and what lessons have been learnt from them.

Please join the virtual lecture with the link below:
https://tinyurl.com/2p8rf7v5

LECTURE: Obtaining Operational Approvals of RPAS O

LECTURE: Obtaining Operational Approvals of RPAS Operations utilised by NATO, by Jamie Sayer

~ Tuesday 15th March 2022 ~

Join us next Tuesday for a fascinating brief on the "9 considerations" of safe RPAS operations, based upon findings from international NATO RPAS operations.

To find out more, please visit our website: https://tinyurl.com/2p9ys3jh
**Our website is currently down, we're working on getting it back up and running asap**

To watch the lecture, please click here: https://tinyurl.com/bdcpm6fj

We're looking to enter a team for the RAeS #AeroCh

We're looking to enter a team for the RAeS #AeroChallenge2022 - get in touch with the branch if you're keen to participate, all expenses will be covered!

Online Lecture: QinetiQ Space - Above and Beyond b

Online Lecture: QinetiQ Space - Above and Beyond by Stijn Ilsen

Tuesday 1st February @17:30 GMT

Please see our website for more details (link in bio).

#space #aerospace #qinetiq #boscombedown

The Joe Morrall Award 2022 - Applications Open Th

The Joe Morrall Award 2022 - Applications Open

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch is excited to announce the return of our annual Joe Morrall award, to be held virtually on 1st March 2022. First established in 2010, the competition is named in memory of Joe Morrall, who enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an aeronautical engineer and scientist at MOD Boscombe Down.

Open to anyone under the age of 30, the award gives young professionals an invaluable opportunity to develop communication skills through researching and discussing any aerospace-related topic which interests them.

For more information, please visit our website (link in bio) and to apply, please email BoscombeDown@aerosociety.com

Tuesday 4th January 2022 – 17:30 GMT Online Le

Tuesday 4th January 2022 – 17:30 GMT

Online Lecture: Flight Simulation at Warton – Past Success & Present Challenges by Dr Steve Hodge BEng (Hons) CEng FRAeS MIET (BAE Systems)

To watch the lecture, please visit our website (link in bio).

16th November - Online Lecture: Returning a UK-bui

16th November - Online Lecture: Returning a UK-built Mosquito to our Skies by David Smith & Alan Pickford

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the following lecture: Returning a UK-built Mosquito to our Skies.

Tuesday 16th November 2021 – 17:30 GMT

Link to website in bio.

2nd November - Online Lecture: Operation Jericho 1

2nd November - Online Lecture: Operation Jericho 1944 – The Attack on Amiens Prison by Roger Beazley CBE AFC FRAeS

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the following online lecture: Operation Jericho 1944 - The Attack on Amiens Prison.

Tuesday 2nd November 2021 – 17:30 GMT

Link to website in bio.

34th Sir Henry Tizard Lecture (Online): Reimaginin

34th Sir Henry Tizard Lecture (Online): Reimagining Human Flight by Richard Browning – 19th October

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the 34th Sir Henry Tizard Lecture: Reimagining Human Flight by Richard Browning (Gravity Industries)

Tuesday 19th October 2021 – 17:30 BST

Link to website in bio.

Online Lecture: The Art of Aviation & Defence Phot

Online Lecture: The Art of Aviation & Defence Photography: Seeing the Unseen by Zaid Meherali CChem – 23rd March

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the following Lecture: The Art of Aviation & Defence Photography: Seeing the Unseen by Zaid Meherali CChem (Dstl)

23rd March 2021 – 17:30 GMT

Link website in bio!

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to atten

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the following Lecture: TSR-2 – The Bomber That Barely Flew by Joe Jackson (Rolls-Royce). Link in bio.

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Boscombe Dow

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Boscombe Down Branch would like to invite all young people to take part in the 2021 Joe Morrall Award competition.

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to atten

The RAeS Boscombe Down Branch invites you to attend the following Online Lecture: Speedbird Three Eight by Adam Spink (NATS)
For details visit our website. Link in bio.

2021 Boscome Down Branch Calendar’s Still Availa

2021 Boscome Down Branch Calendar’s Still Available! Visit our website to order! Link in bio.

Please join us for our first online lecture by our

Please join us for our first online lecture by our own Branch President Nick Lay. For details see our website, link in bio. #raes #raesbd #flighttestsafety #flighttest

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Webinar lecture 10th November 2020 - see website for details

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Check out our blog about The Joe Morrall competiti

Check out our blog about The Joe Morrall competition on our website! Link in bio. #raesbd #joemorrall #raes #royalaeronauticalsociety

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