AeroSociety Podcast

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture was established to honour the pioneering mechanical engineers who completed the first successful controlled powered flight on 17 December 1903. The 2013 lecture saw Dr Tom Enders, CEO, EADS ask how we can build a thriving industry that supports a flourishing society.

This lecture examines the origins of the Royal Flying Corps who travelled to France in the aircraft they had. Driven by the necessity of war, there were resulting developments in tactics, equipment, communications and weapons in the first year of the Great War.

Richard Deakin, CEO, NATS speaks about the anticipated arrival of the Single European Sky, where air traffic is managed according to operational efficiency rather than national boundaries. What are the challenges and how do we find solutions that Europe can sign up to?

Art Thompson CEO, Sage Cheshire Aerospace and Technical Director for the Red Bull Stratos jump speaks at the Royal Aeronautical Society about the Red Bull Stratos Project.

This lecture covers the first ten years of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) up to 1950 when Civil Aviation in the UK was about to dispense with the age of Flying Boats and was shortly to move into the Jet Age with the Comet 1.

This Royal Aeronautical Society lecture provides a short version of the story and process that led up to Equator Aircraft Norway SA and the P2 project being created, and the methods that were used to create the aircraft.

Capt Rockliff discusses his near 20 year association with upset recovery and focuses on the Genesis and evolution of the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid, positive value versus the limitations of simulators to conduct Upset Recovery Training and the risk of negative training.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hipparcos satellite improved our knowledge of the position and velocity of 120,000 stars by two orders of magnitude in the 1990s and ESA’s Gaia satellite is due to repeat that feat for a billion stars. This is the most exciting of the world’s space science launches in 2013 and it is described by ESA’s Gaia Project Manager, Giuseppe Sarri.

Prof McGuirk illustrates the aerodynamic challenges in modern combustion systems, and outline both experimental and computational research conducted to provide the improved understanding and enhanced design methodologies for the next generation of aero-engine combustion systems.

Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO, IATA delivered this named lecture which honours Major Kenneth Beaumont CBE, DSO, MA (Oxon), AFRAeS. Beaumont was the UK’s most prominent name in air law in his age.

Capt Stuart Gruber, Head of Flight Technical & Training at Thomson Airways summarises the ATE scheme and provides a deeper insight into ATQP.

Craig Kreeger, CEO of Virgin Atlantic Airways explains the current activities planned by Virgin Atlantic Airways and discusses the future opportunities and challenges faced.

Gretchen Haskins, the Safety Director for the UK Civil Aviation Authority speaks about safety risk management in the Aviation Sector. She also discusses the key risk controls in place in the aviation system, and ways that these are monitored and assessed.

This lecture considers the current state of aviation safety and the various mechanisms that help us to achieve superior performance

From the beginning of manned flight there has been a symbiotic relationship between the aeroplane and simulation in all of its different forms. The role of simulation and flight simulators in aeroplane development, training and evaluation has evolved significantly over the last 80 years, often in response to technical innovations in both the airplane and ground support systems. Dr David White's presentation looks at this evolving relationship.