Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast
The Royal Aeronautical Society is the world’s only professional body dedicated to the entire aerospace community. Established in 1866 to further the art, science and engineering of aeronautics, the Society has been at the forefront of developments in aerospace ever since.
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Episodes
Wednesday Mar 11, 2015
Wednesday Mar 11, 2015
This lecture considered the 'Within' and 'Beyond' line of sight applications of remotely piloted applications and their commercial potential.
Tuesday Feb 17, 2015
Tuesday Feb 17, 2015
Keith Dennison, Chief Test Pilot, related the testing story that started in August 2013, illustrating how the inevitable development issues were resolved. 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.
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
The presentation reviewed the current state-of-the-art, and historical achievements, in laser communications (LOS/BLOS) in air and space. Current and future trends were discussed, as well as an outline of current and future developments.
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Dale Tutt, the Scorpion Programme Manager, and Dan Hinson, the Chief Test Pilot, relate the story of the Textron AirLand Scorpion from a clean sheet design to the first flight of the Scorpion in less than 2 years.
Thursday Dec 11, 2014
Thursday Dec 11, 2014
The Wilbur & Orville Wright Lecture is the principal event in the Society’s year, given by distinguished members of the US and UK aerospace communities. The 2014 Lecture will be delivered by Patrick M Dewar, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin International.
Monday Nov 24, 2014
Monday Nov 24, 2014
The Hon. Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, High Court Judge, Judiciary of England and Wales delivers the 2014 Beaumont Named Lecture and discusses the lessons learned from the Nimrod Review.
Monday Nov 24, 2014
Monday Nov 24, 2014
This Space Group lecture will be split into two parts and be given by Doug Liddle from SSTL and Steve Greenland from Clyde Space.
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
This presentation explored the medical services provided to European astronauts and examined the challenges that come out of this, the training of astronauts and the medical health care providers. It concluded with a view of future space medicine on exploration class missions.
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
John Holland-Kaye, CEO Heathrow Airport addresses the Society on the Sir Howard Davies Airport Commission and Heathrow’s ambition to expand.
He outlined how Heathrow’s expansion will bring economic growth, create jobs and apprenticeships, connect the UK to growth markets and support the local community.
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Prof Dr Heinrich Bülthoff from the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics in Germany discusses the EU funded project ‘myCopter’.