BRANCH LECTURE

Sir Richard Fairey Named Lecture

SABRE

- A NEW CLASS OF PROPULSION

SOPHIE HARKER, SENIOR ENGINEER - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, BAE SYSTEMS

BRITISH AIRWAYS WATERSIDE / 12 DECEMBER 2019

LECTURE PROGRAMME

The Royal Aeronautical Society Sir Richard Fairey ABOUT THE SPEAKER lecture commemorates the life and work of Sophie Harker is a Senior Aerodynamicist for BAE British aircraft designer and manufacturer, Sir Systems and is one of the youngest engineers to Richard Fairey. The lectures take the future of have achieved Chartered Engineer status at just aviation as its theme, often presenting advanced 25 years old. She works at the forefront of theories or developments in the industry. aerospace technology, developing advanced designs and concepts for new generation fast jets th The 55 Sir Richard Fairey named lecture, will and aircraft that operate in space as well as inside look to give an overview of the revolutionary the atmosphere. SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) and how it works. It will also give a brief After graduating from the University of introduction to Reaction Engines, a company very Nottingham with a Master’s degree in much at the forefront of the UK’s space industry. Mathematics, Sophie joined BAE Systems on the Graduate Scheme on which she undertook multiple Introducing the next generation in hypersonic placements across the Eurofighter Typhoon propulsion and space travel, this will include an platform. For her final placement on the scheme introduction to SABRE’s pre-cooler, a summary of she secured the company’s first secondment to progress and testing to date, and an overview of Reaction Engines where she worked in the potential applications of SABRE in the form of Performance and Aerodynamics team, optimising Skylon Spaceplane concept and other adjacent the trajectory of the Skylon spaceplane concept. concepts. Additionally, you will hear about the ongoing collaboration between Reaction Engines She has led a process transformation programme and BAE Systems. within the avionics department at BAE Systems, which involved engaging with 400 other engineers to streamline the avionics design process. Additionally, she leads on technical work for the Reaction Engines and BAE Systems partnership, with a particular focus on the application of the SABRE technologies to hypersonic travel.

In her career so far Sophie has received several commendations and awards, including the IET’s Young Women Engineer of the Year and Sir Henry Royce Medal in 2018. In addition, she was listed in the Daily Telegraph’s Top 50 Women in Engineering (under 35) in 2017.

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