No.4 HAMILTON PLACE
National Aerospace Library 
The AEROSPACE team report on the highlights of the second trade day at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June
Tag Archives: Aerospace
Air Transport
Paris Air Show 2013 – Day 1
The AEROSPACE team report on the highlights of the first trade day at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June
Air Transport
Paris Air Show 2013 – ‘Day Zero’
The AEROSPACE team report from the pre-show weekend days at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June
Community
VIDEO: Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown – Cody Statue Fundraising Dinner
A must watch video of a recent lecture from Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown – test pilot and aviator extraordinarie.
Defence
Where next for Europe’s defence aerospace industry?
Professor Keith Hayward, Head of Research, RAeS, reports on a recent high-level discussion on the future of the European defence aviation industrial base.
Community, Defence
Dambusters debated
Was the legendary and courageous 1943 RAF Dambusters Raid a ‘strategic success or a conjuring trick’? The RAeS Air Power Group provides a report on a recent academic debate on the effectiveness of Operation CHASTISE.
Air Transport
Paris Air Show 2013 preview
A preview of what to look forward to at this year’s Paris Air Show on 17-23 June – the global aerospace industry showcase.
Air Transport
Dreamliner recharged
As teams from Boeing fan out across the globe to get grounded Dreamliners back into the air will this battery fix be enough to restore the fortunes of the 787? Analysis
Community
VIDEO: The School’s Build-a-Plane project takes flight
On 12 April the Royal Aeronautical Society and Boeing held a celebration event at Farnborough Airport to mark the first flight of the Schools Build A Plane project – a pioneering aerospace STEM intiative. VIDEO interview with young people involved & test pilot.
Air Transport
Pilot monitoring – ‘cultivating a healthy unease’
In enhancing aviation safety, what is the aviation community doing about the monitoring role of the pilot on a two-crew flightdeck? A reports from a major RAeS Flight Operations Group conference.
Air Transport
VIDEO: Exclusive – Joint Airbus and Boeing flight test lecture
How do Airbus and Boeing stall test large jet airliners? An exclusive video of a historic joint lecture at the Royal Aeronautical Society from Airbus and Boeing test pilots and flight test engineers.
From the Aerospace International
Inside TV’s ‘Flight Club’
How aeronautical students came to the rescue for a TV programme featuring BBC Top Gear star James May and a world record model glider attempt.
Air Transport
Giving freight a lift
Converting passenger airliners into cargo aircraft can be a costly and time consuming business. However, LCF Conversions is marketing an innovative low-cost option that could provide a competitive alternative to conventional P2F conversions – report.
Air Transport
The 787 and safety – lessons from the past
A series of highly public problems, including a global grounding, has stricken Boeing’s flagship 787 Dreamliner. Is this simply teething troubles or indications of deeper flaws? Analysis.
Defence
Cliffs and ceilings – an endless fiscal crisis?
Despite a last minute reprieve, the threat of sequestration or the ‘fiscal cliff’ to the US aerospace and defence sector has not gone away. Professor KEITH HAYWARD, RAeS Head of Research, looks at the new danger of the debt ceiling.
Community, Defence
VIDEO: Flying the Super Hornet at Farnborough
Aerospace International Editor TIM ROBINSON felt ‘the need.. the need for speed’ on the final trade day of Farnborough Air Show this summer, with a demonstration flight in a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet from the US Navy.
Community, Space
My friendship with the Man on the Moon
Britain’s greatest test pilot, aviation record holder and former RAeS President Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown gives his tribute to astronaut Neil Armstrong ‘a kindred spririt’, who passed away earlier this year.
Air Transport
The criminalisation of aircraft accidents
As massive growth in civil aviation continues, is the real threat to aviation safety the criminalisation of aircraft accidents? A report on whether a worldwide aviation Just Culture is achievable.
RAeS gives evidence to Women in the Workplace inquiry
What do you get when you put several passionate exponents of women in engineering, side-by-side, with a brief to recommend how Government can improve diversity in the workplace? Report on RAeS input given to BIS Inquiry into Women in the Workplace.
Air Transport
What inspires excellence? Technology or people?
Inspiring Excellence – A report on the highlights from the RAeS Women in Aviation and Aerospace Conference hosted by Rolls-Royce on 2 November.
