Royal Aeronautical Society Weybridge Surrey Branch – 2023 Meetings & Lectures

RAeS Weybridge Branch
Royal Aeronautical Society Weybridge Surrey

2023 Events

This page is an archive of 2023 Meetings and Lectures. For the current year page, please click here.

Lecture Aviation and the Environment – Gathering Storm or Golden Opportunity
Flight Recorders In Accident Investigation

1st November 2023 Lecture: Flight Recorders In Accident Investigation

The presentation will describe the development of modern flight data and cockpit voice recorders. Examples of accidents will be used to show how data has been instrumental in the investigations and identifying the cause. It is a popular misconception that once the recorders are found the answer will be the obvious! The limitations in recorded data, including Scratch Foil, Digital Wire and Magnetic Tape will be discussed as well as Solid State Flight Recorders and Cockpit Voice Recorders.

Speaker: Anne Evans

About The Speaker:
Anne Evans graduated from Imperial College in London with a BSc(Eng) in Aeronautical Engineering and began work at British Aerospace at Hatfield. She was a Flight Development Engineer involved in the certification flight testing of the BAe 146 and BAe 125-800. She then moved to the CAA as a Flight Recorder Data Analyst involved in the predecessor to Flight Operations Quality Assurance with UK airlines. She then joined the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch as an Inspector of Air Accidents, specialising in the replay and analysis of Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders. She worked in accident investigation for 23 years, moving to the general engineering role investigating all technical aspects of air accidents.

Venue: Brooklands Museum, (Campbell Gate Entrance), Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
See Direction section above for more information.

Date: Wednesday 1 November 2023

Times:
Gates Open at 18:00
Optional meal start at 18:00
Lecture start at 18:45
Lecture end at 20:30

Registration: No registration required but you are asked to sign
in on arrival. £5 donation kindly requested from all except students and those under 21.

Contact: Mr Alan Simmons
Email: wraesmemsec@outlook.com
Tel: 01249 321785

Raes Lecture Brooklands Weybridge - Airplane Maintenance Error

October 2023 Lecture: Maintenance Error - A Personal Perspective.

An in-depth review of the events leading to the air turn back and subsequent partial gear landing at Gatwick Airport (right hand wing landing gear ‘hung up’ on the gear bay door) of Boeing 747-400 G-VROM on 29 December 2014. The presentation will cover the maintenance activity prior to the scheduled departure of G-VROM, highlight the salient points from the investigation and the internal safety recommendations.

Speaker: Andrew ‘Charlie’ Brown

About The Speaker:

Andrew’s aviation career started in 1978 when he joined the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy as a Junior Electrical Mechanic (Air). Fast forward 23 years with several conflicts and operational tours under his belt, plus a multitude of adventures and experiences around the world, primarily involved with Commando Helicopter Operations Andrew left the Royal Navy as a Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Mechanic in 2001.

In September 2002 Andrew joined Virgin Atlantic Airways where he has successfully fulfilled roles as a technical instructor, engineering safety manager and investigator, and most recently as operational safety and compliance manager for the maintenance operation covering LHR, Regional and Overseas.

Venue: Brooklands Museum, (Campbell Gate Entrance), Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
See Direction section above for more information.

Date: Wednesday 4 October 2023

Times:
Gates Open at 18:00
Optional meal start at 18:00
Lecture start at 18:45
Lecture end at 20:30

Registration: No registration required but you are asked to sign
in on arrival. £5 donation kindly requested from all except students and those under 21.

Contact: Mr Alan Simmons
Email: wraesmemsec@outlook.com
Tel: 01249 321785

Avro Vulcan - Royal Aeronautical Society Weybridge Surrey Branch Talk

September 2023 Lecture: The Avro Vulcan

Flying higher than airliners at nearly the speed of sound, manoeuvring at five times the force of gravity, and under radar at heights lower than a church tower – Squadron Leader Joe Marsden burned 1,000 gallons of fuel per hour in iconic Vulcan bombers and flew through nuclear fall-out.  He was shot at by the Army, RAF and Royal Navy and lived to tell the tale.  He has a wealth of facts and anecdotes of his 29 years in the Royal Air Force during the Cold War period.

Joe’s talk this time will concentrate on the Vulcan – illustrated by photos and film clips to show its capability.   He will briefly cover the history of the Vulcan but will mainly talk about the personal aspects of flying this famous aircraft.  He will cover crew responsibilities, preparation and the practicalities of the various roles he was involved in without missing the more light-hearted aspects of the job in a journey which took him from Cyprus in the East to Midway Island and Alaska in the West as well as up into the Arctic Circle to test Russian response.

In all Joe has flown 34 different Vulcan aircraft including XH558 which was flying until 2016, and XL426 which is at Southend Airport being kept in ground-running condition and to taxied on occasions 

 

Speaker: Joe Marsden

About The Speaker:

Joe Marsden trained as a Naval Architect before joining the RAF in 1971 to train as a pilot. He flew Vulcans on 27 & 617 Sqns before moving on to Canberras with No 7 Sqn. A tour at the School of Air Navigation as a ground instructor and flying the Dominie and Jetstream aircraft was followed by a move to 85 Sqn as an Engagement Controller on Bloodhound Surface to Air Missiles. A neck injury prevented a return to flying duties so Joe re-mustered to the Fighter Control Branch. Subsequent tours as an Intercept Controller, Fighter Allocator and Master Controller involved operations up and down the East Coast of the UK and 3 tours in the Falkland Islands. His final tour in the RAF was Chief Designer of the operational software on the E-3D AWACS.

After leaving the RAF in 2000 Joe relocated to Venice working for a multi-national aerospace company supporting the NATO E-3A fleet. Following that he worked for BAe Systems in Kent and then Raytheon on the ASTOR/Sentinel programme. Subsequently, he was asked to be a consultant on the NATO Air Command and Control System based in Brussels which he carried out from 2008 to 2014.

Since retiring, Joe has been involved with the Tangmere Aviation Museum, where he has a Canberra Cockpit (WE113). He has also provided support to Vulcan XL426 at Southend Airport. Currently Joe is an active watchkeeper and Station Training Officer with the National Coastwatch Institution based in Gosport.

Venue: Brooklands Museum, (Campbell Gate Entrance), Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
See Direction section above for more information.

Date: Wednesday 6 September 2023

Times:
Gates Open at 18:00
Optional meal start at 18:00
Lecture start at 18:45
Lecture end at 20:30

Registration: No registration required but you are asked to sign
in on arrival. £5 donation kindly requested from all except students and those under 21.

Contact: Mr Alan Simmons
Email: wraesmemsec@outlook.com
Tel: 01249 321785

Model Flying - Pushing the Boundaries
Preserving Aviation Heritage - Weybridge

March 2023 Lecture: Preserving Weybridge’s Aviation Heritage

Former Director & CEO of Brooklands Museum, Allan Winn, looks at the challenges involved in bringing some of the Museum’s most iconic aviation exhibits such as Concorde, the Vanguard and the Vimy home to Brooklands, and then bringing them up to exhibition standard or bringing them back to life, so that they can properly bring Weybridge’s astonishing history of aircraft design, development and production to today’s visitors.

Speaker: Mr Allan Winn BE(Mech), FRAeS

About The Speaker:
New-Zealand-born mechanical engineer Allan Winn spent 30 years in technical journalism, culminating in 14 years as Editor and then Publisher of Flight International magazine. From 2003-18 as Director and CEO of Brooklands Museum, where he is still a Vice-President, he oversaw developments from acquiring Concorde G-BBDG to the ground-breaking Brooklands Aircraft Factory. A Fellow of the RAeS and President of the Weybridge Branch, he is a Liveryman of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots and Editor of its magazine Air Pilot. He is Chairman of Aviation Heritage UK and of the Heritage Working Group of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Aviation.

Venue: Brooklands Museum, (Campbell Gate Entrance), Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
See Direction section above for more information.

Date: Wednesday 15 March 2023

Times:
Gates Open at 18:00
Optional meal start at 18:00
Lecture start at 18:45
Lecture end at 20:30

Registration: No registration required but you are asked to sign
in on arrival. £5 donation kindly requested from all except students and those under 21.

Contact: Mr Alan Simmons
Email: wraesmemsec@outlook.com
Tel: 01249 321785

Aviation Logistics Network - Brooklands Museum Weybridge Lecture

February 2023 Lecture: The Aerospace Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions

This presentation will higlhight some of the key challenges in keeping aircraft flying, and the complicated interplay needed between maintenance and engineering organisations and the role of logistics organisations in facilitating the diverse needs  reacting to AOG( Aircraft On Ground), Time Critical and Routine product delivery in to the supply chain .

Specific topics within the presentation

  • Historic examples of early supply chain requirements
  • Current Needs
  • BREXIT and the effects on supply chain
  • Geo Political  issues Ukraine and the impact of Russia on supply chain & China
  • Fuel prices and the impact they have on shipping and air cargo pricing.
  • The future what can we expect to see over the next decade

Speaker: Ralf Perkins, Co-Founder of Aviation Logistics Network

About The Speaker:

Managing Director – Aviation Logistics Network (2008-present)

Director – Davies Turner Air Cargo Ltd (1991-present)

Extensive service & knowledge in the logistics industry spanning 45 years, Ralph started his career as an apprentice in the Air Cargo industry after leaving school at the tender age of 16.

Managing Director and Founder of the Aviation Logistics Network, one of the world’s largest independent networks, specialising in the transportation and logistics requirements of the Aerospace Industry, which he founded in 2006. The network is dedicated to providing 24/7 supply chain and AOG solutions for aerospace companies globally with partners in 395 locations worldwide providing bespoke solutions to the aerospace supply chain.

As a main board director of Davies Turner Air Cargo, he started their Aviation Division focusing on aircraft on ground (AOG) emergency logistics. Previous experience with organising the logistical movements of all types of commodities needed for the aerospace industry, including aircraft engines, flight surfaces and avionic components. Thirty years of his career have been with Davies Turner Air Cargo, part of the Davies Turner Group, the UK’s largest independent logistics group privately owned since 1870.

Venue: Brooklands Museum, (Campbell Gate Entrance), Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
See Direction section above for more information.

Date: Wednesday 15 February 2023

Times:
Gates Open at 18:00
Optional meal start at 18:00
Lecture start at 18:45
Lecture end at 20:30

Registration: No registration required but you are asked to sign
in on arrival. £5 donation kindly requested from all except students and those under 21.

Contact: Mr Alan Simmons
Email: wraesmemsec@outlook.com
Tel: 01249 321785

Concorde talk at Brooklands Museum Weybridge - Royal Aeronautical Society

January 2023 Lecture: Concorde, The Creation

A description of the processes, the committees, the research, both air and ground, & finally the flight testing and service entry.

Speaker: Tony Buttler – Aviation Historian & Author

About The Speaker: Tony Buttler was born in England. He joined High Duty Alloys in 1974 as a metallurgist and for nearly 20 years was involved in the testing of aluminum and titanium airframe and engine components for all of the world’s major aircraft. It was during this period that his great interest in aviation began to blossom. After leaving HDA, he earned his master’s degree in Archives and Library Studies at Loughborough University, and became a freelance aviation historian specializing in the design and development of military aircraft.

Venue: Brooklands Museum, (Campbell Gate Entrance), Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN
See Direction section above for more information.

Date: Wednesday18 January 2023

Times:
Gates Open at 18:00
Optional meal start at 18:00
Lecture start at 18:45
Lecture end at 20:30

Registration: No registration required but you are asked to sign
in on arrival. £5 donation kindly requested from all except students.

Contact: Mr Alan Simmons
Email: wraesmemsec@outlook.com
Tel: 01249 321785

 

Concorde photo above: Thanks to Brooklands Museum

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