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CABIN BAGS. TRAVEL FAST. Volume 44 Number 12 The future of UK December 2017 Expanding the airfields envelope What are the An update on the flight 14 future prospects test progress and for the UK’s 24 prospects for HAV’s general aviation Airlander 10 hybrid airfields? airship. Contents Airport Shoreham Airlander Correspondence on all aerospace matters is welcome at: The Editor, AEROSPACE, No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ, UK [email protected] Comment Regulars 4 Radome 12 Transmission The latest aviation and Your letters, emails, tweets aeronautical intelligence, and feedback. analysis and comment. 58 The Last Word All change at the Ministry 10 Antenna Keith Hayward argues Howard Wheeldon asks if the the case for unmanned Bombardier CSeries is living rather than manned space Allies of the UK awaiting signs of strategic direction may have to wait a little on borrowed time? missions. longer after the shock resignation of the Secretary of State for Defence, Sir Michael Fallon, last month following allegations of sexual impropriety now rocking Westminster. Whatever the truth of these allegations, there is no doubt that Sir Michael has been a steadying hand at the UK MoD over the past three Features CAE years earning respect. He was also vocal in defending the forces from additional Pilatus cuts and had won a 0.5% increase from the Treasury – a pledge which now maybe in jeopardy. His replacement, the Government Chief Whip (for non-UK readers a combination of rabble rouser, party spymaster and persuader) Gavin Williamson inherits the Ministry at a critical time, with Main Building in the final throes of a Defence Review in all but name – and facing hard choices about budgetary priorities with the MoD aiming to find £20bn in efficiency savings. 28 As well as this challenge, which threatens to undermine the UK’s 2% of GDP 18 Training for the new to defence NATO commitment, his in-tray also is full with questions over Navy Ready, SET, go! millennium cuts, Trident renewal, Russian assertiveness, an ongoing jihadi threat as Islamic New commercial service A report on the RAeS annual State collapses, as well as a UK political leadership paralysis caused by Brexit opportunities for single- flight training conference. negotiations. Relations with the UK’s closest ally, a constant backdrop since engined turboprops. 32 Future aerospace 9/11, are also under extra scrutiny as President Trump conducts ‘diplomacy workplace by Twitter’ with the world holding its collective breath. Williamson, with no The RAeS Young Persons’ ministerial experience, has thus taken over an organisation with a £40bn annual Conference looks forward to budget, personnel engaged on global operations and thus will have a steep 20 technologies of the future.

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INTELLIGENCE / ANALYSIS / COMMENT

Docking pole The Adaptable UAV would launch and land vertically using a gyro- stabilised docking pole – able to be mounted on a vehicle, ship or subma- rine. BAE say this pole would stabilise the UAV in high-winds and allow safe launch and recovery even when the vehicle is moving.

DEFENCE BAE’s hybrid drones BAE Systems has revealed a new concept for a hybrid VTOL UAV that combines fixed- wing and rotary-wing configuration. The ‘Adaptable’ UAV, developed in conjunction with students studying Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics & Control from Cranfield University uses an innovative launch and recovery system where the UAV, after converting to vertical flight, docks on a vertical pole. This vertical pole allows multiple air vehicles to be stacked and

BAE Systems BAE carried by a tank, armoured vehicle or ship.

4 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Swarm tactics With a swarm of Adaptable UAVs equipped with a variety of sensors and weapons, BAE envisage that this concept of highly autonomous drones working together could be useful in tackling future advanced air defence systems and complex urban battlespaces.

Transforming flight The blade-shaped UAV features two propel- lers on each wing with one able to rotate fully forward or backward for either horizontal or vertical flight. – optimising the UAVs range and endurance. BAE say the Adaptable UAVs would use “adaptive flight control and Rapid response advanced navigation and guidance software.” As well as the pole launch and recovery system,CGI video from BAE of the Adaptable UAV shows it being air-dropped by parachute from a stealth aircraft, with multiple UAVs being disgorged from a pod while drifting to the ground.

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AEROSPACE DEFENCE US-based Vanilla Aircraft has announced that its VA001 UAV has set a new record Northrop Grumman pulls for the longest unmanned internal combustion engine flight by staying airborne for more than five days. The diesel-powered, sub-500kg UAV landed at NASA Wallops out of MQ-25 contest Flight Facility in Virginia, on 23 October after a flight lasting 121hr and 24min. The aircraft, with a small sensor package, also landed with three days of fuel remaining Northrop Grumman has to concepts for an – and has a planned maximum endurance of ten days. withdrawn from the US unmanned long-range Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray strike/ISR platform, has competition for a carrier- been de-scoped to focus based unmanned aerial on an aerial tanker. The tanker. The company said withdrawal of Northrop, that the approach detailed which successfully in the RfP (request for demonstrated its X-47 proposals) means that a UCAV demonstrator at sea bid would not be in the in 2013, leaves Boeing, Diesel-powered UAV stays aloft for ‘best interests’ of the General Atomics and company. The MQ-25, Lockheed Martin bidding in five days which traces its proposal the competition. NASA/Terry Zaperach NASA/Terry AIR TRANSPORT SPACEFLIGHT FedEx orders new cargo Blue Origin fires up BE-4 engine variant of ATR 72-600 On 8 November, regional sheet freighter variant of aircraft manufacturer ATR the 72-600 which features On 26 October 'New space' announced it had signed a new windowless company Blue Origin a major deal with fuselage, forward conducted the first hot-fire US package Large Cargo ground test of its 550,000lb delivery giant Door (LCD) thrust heavy-lift BE-4 engine,

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3B rocket carrying two suffered its second fatal At the 2017 Dubai Air A report from the Lockheed Martin has won Beidou navigation and crash of 2017, when a Show Airbus signed International Air Transport a $26.3m contract to communications satellites. retired baseball player, Roy a memorandum of Association (IATA) predicts develop a high-power laser It was the first flight of Halladay, died in an A5 understanding (MoU) with that air passenger numbers which can be used on a this rocket type since 19 crash in the Gulf of Mexico Indigo Partners for 420 will nearly double over the fighter jet. The contract is June when a problem on 7 November. A320neo and A321neos − next 20 years and that part of the US Air Force's caused the Chinasat 9A the manufacturer’s largest China will overtake the Research Lab's Self- TV satellite to be deployed On 3 November, Irkut single announcement ever. US as the largest aviation protect High Energy Laser into a lower-than-planned commenced the flight- Valued at $49.5bn, the market by 2022. IATA’s 20- Demonstrator (SHiELD) orbit. Beidou spacecraft test programme of its order will be divided up year Air Passenger Forecast programme. The laser will be used as part of an MC-21-300 commercial among Indigo Partners’ four expects passenger system is scheduled to eventual network of 27 aircraft. The aircraft was portfolio low-cost airlines − numbers to rise from its be ready for testing on a global positioning and flown on a three-hour test Frontier Airlines in the US, present level of 4bn per fighter by 2021. navigation satellites. flight from the Gromov JetSMART in Chile, Volaris year to 7.8bn in 2036. India Flight Research Institute at in Mexico and Wizz Air in will rise to third place after On 5 November China Amphibious light sport Zhukovsky airfield outside Hungary. China and the US. launched a Long March aircraft Icon A5 has Moscow.

6 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 AEROSPACE AIR TRANSPORT Public consultation on Airbus A330neo Heathrow re-opens maiden flight The public consultation third runway on air quality on the development of and noise means that the a third runway at public consultation,

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new evidence t policy statement on sustainability (NPS) has now been and environmental reopened and extended Airbus has flown its first A330-900neo variant on 19 October from Toulouse- impact. until 19 December. Final Blagnac Airport in southwestern France. Powered by Rolls-Royce’s new Trent Fresh research from the proposals for expansion are 7000 engines, the A330-900 is due to receive type certification in mid-2018 UK's Department for expected to be published before entering service with initial operator TAP Portugal. Transport on impact of the by the DfT in early 2018.

Airbus GENERAL AVIATION DEFENCE Improved Chinese KC-390 in stall test incident electric aircraft takes off

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h u seat RX1E a endurance from One of Embraer’s KC-390 military transport prototypes suffered an in-flight electric GA the previous incident and loss of altitude during ice-shape stall testing on 12 October, with the aircraft. The model which was crew returning to base early according to the manufacturer. Details were sparse RX1E-A, which put into production and in a statement, the Brazilian OEM said that ‘decreased lift force caused made its first flight in 2016, the RX1E-A an altitude loss’ with the crew recovering safely to Gavião Peixoto, Brazil. The on 1 November from also features a ballistic incident is expected to have no impact on the programme schedule with the KC-390 set to enter service in 2018.

Caihu airport, Shenyang, parachute for emergencies. Embraer

of integration work with airliner to Xian Yanliang, operate its last 747-400 Middle East carrier Qatar the Eurofighter Typhoon. Textron Aviation has after five test flights of service later this month Airways has acquired a Evaluation by the RAF is won an order for 11 the first prototype from on 17 December. 9.6% interest in Hong planned for mid-2018 with aircraft from Babcock its factory in Shanghai. It Kong-based Cathay Pacific IOC in 2019. Scandinavian Air has also powered-up the Saab’s new Gripen E Airways. Qatar Airways Ambulance. To be used engines on the second of fighter has flown its first already holds a 20% stake SpaceX has now revealed to support air ambulance six C919 prototypes, with a supersonic flight. The Mach in the International Airlines a provisional first launch missions in Norway, the flight expected by the end 1+ flight took place on 18 Group, 10% of LATAM deadline for its heavy- order comprises ten of the year. October over the Baltic Airlines Group and 49% of lift rocket – the Falcon modified Beechcraft King Sea. Italian airline Meridiana. Heavy. A static fire test Air 250 turboprops and the United Airlines ended 47 . is planned for mid- first medevac-configured years of 747 operations Airbus Space has BAE Systems has reported December, with a launch Cessna Citation Latitude with a final jumbo farewell been selected to that it has successfully scheduled for no-earlier midsize bizjet. flight on 7 November from build two all-electric conducted a series of than 29 December from San Francisco to Honolulu, powered geostationary MBDA Brimstone missile Pad LC-39A at Cape COMAC has now shifted Hawaii. Delta Air Lines, communication satellites live firing trials as part Canaveral, Florida. flight testing of its C919 meanwhile, is set to for TurkSat.

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DEFENCE GENERAL AVIATION

UK F-35B ski jump tests Ride-sharing taxi service Uber is to partner with NASA to accelerate its vision of 'on demand' VTOL urban aerial mobility. It has signed an agreement complete for the development of unmanned traffic management with the goal of trialling UberAir 'flying taxis' in Los Angeles in 2020. UK Defence Minister Harriet in nine different weapons Baldwin revealed that UK configurations” according F-35B test pilots have now to F-35B test pilot Sqn Ldr successfully completed Andy Edgell. ground-based ski-jump Simulator work in the UK trials, ahead of the first at at BAE Systems Warton sea trials with HMS Queen will now be used to de-risk Elizabeth in late 2018. The the more challenging parts trials, carried out by British of the envelope, with an pilots in the F-35 Integrated executive review board, Test Force at US Navy's approving the execution of Pax River base in Maryland First of Class flight trials set Uber to partner with NASA for saw “100 ski jump launches for March 2018. VTOL aerial taxi ATM Uber AEROSPACE AIR TRANSPORT Electric airliner company named Mystery European airline top aerospace start-up signs for CSeries Bombardier has undisclosed European announced a new customer has signed a order for 31 of letter of intent with its CSeries a final purchase G

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aircraft plus A agreement S an additional I expected 30 options – before the a deal worth end of the year. California-based start-up Ampaire has won the top prize in the global $2.4bn at list Bombardier’s Q3 aerospace category in the 2017 Hello Tomorrow Global Summit Deep Tech Challenge. The start-up aims to initially retrofit turboprop models, while it prices and doubling results show an increased is working on zero-emission electric aircraft with an innovative tailless rear to $4.8bn if all options net loss from $94m in 3Q propulsor. are taken. The as yet 2016 down to $117m. Ampaire NEWS IN BRIEF

Helsinki-Vantaa airport. systems and new acoustic The US National Airbus has completed the The aim is to gather data processors. ExecuJet has announced Transportation Safety Board sale of MRO company for weight and balance plans to relocate its Dubai (NTSB) has called upon Vector Aerospace to calculations. Orbital ATK successfully fixed-base operations the FAA) to add medical StandardAero. launched its first (FBO) and maintenance, requirements to balloon Vector, which supplies The German Navy is to Minotaur-C rocket for repair and overhaul (MRO) pilot certificates. The support for engines, continue flying its fleet six years on 31 October operations to a single request follows a NTSB components, fixed- and of eight Lockheed Martin carrying ten commercial facility at Dubai new Al investigation into a crash rotary-wing aircraft will P-3C Orion maritime patrol Earth-imaging spacecraft Maktoum Airport. on 30 July 2016 in which a be merged under the aircraft until 2035. The for Planet Labs. The sightseeing balloon crashed StandardAero name. aircraft are to undergo Minotaur-C rocket is a Boeing and Kuwaiti aircraft into powerlines killing the a $158m upgrade over redesigned version of the leasing company ALAFCO pilot and 15 passengers. Scandinavian carrier Finnair the next five years to be Taurus XL launcher, which finalised a $2bn order for The NTSB report concludes is to ask passengers to fitted with new airborne failed to reach orbit in 20 737 MAX 8s at the that the pilot had a medical voluntarily be weighed tactical mission systems, March 2011 when carrying 2017 Dubai Air Show. The condition which impaired with their carry-on luggage including structural a NASA climate research order was first announced at his judgement. before boarding flights from upgrades, updated cockpit satellite. the Paris Air Show in July.

8 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 AEROSPACE DEFENCE Cranfield opens integration R&D centre

On 18 October, Cranfield England (HEFCE), the University officially opened AIRC features state-of- its new £35m Aerospace the-art laboratories and Integration Research simulators to research next- Centre (AIRC). Co-funded generation ATM, UAVs, by Airbus and Rolls-Royce, robotics and automation, along with contributions along with wing and from the Higher Education propulsion integration for Funding Council for future aircraft designs. Raytheon SPACEFLIGHT Sweden starts process to Saudi invests $1bn into Virgin Galactic acquire Patriot SAM

The Government of Saudi to invest an additional MoU. The aim is to form Sweden is to boost with Romania the latest Arabia is planning to invest $0.5bn. The Virgin Group a partnership which will its air defences with nation to be recently $1bn into commercial and the Public Investment support Virgin Galactic’s the decision to begin cleared to purchase the space company Virgin Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia human spaceflight negotiations to acquire system. The decision to Galactic with an option signed a non-binding projects, Virgin Orbit’s the US Raytheon Patriot acquire Patriot saw the US manufacturing and SAM system. SAM system selected over operational capabilities Stockholm plans to add the a rival offering, SAMP/T and develop low-cost $1.2bn acquisition of the from Europe's Eurosam small satellite launch medium range air defence consortium, with both systems and commercial system to its 2018 budget systems being trialled in a supersonic capabilities. bill, with first delivery in Swedish military excercise It also includes plans to 2020 and for the system in September. Once in develop a 'space-centric' to be operational by 2025. service, Patriot will replace entertainment industry in Raytheon has now sold the aging HAWK SAM Saudi Arabia. Patriot to 13 customers, used by Sweden. AIR TRANSPORT Virgin Galactic Virgin INFOGRAPHIC: Emirates receives 100th A380 ON THE Behare Hallaqi as the new Country Manager for MOVE Albania and Kosovo. Gavin Williamson is the new UK Secretary Honeywell Aerospace of State for Defence, has named Sathish replacing Sir Michael Muthukrishnan as its Fallon. new Chief Digital and Information Officer. Airbus has named C Jeffrey Knittel to be the easyJet has appointed new Chairman and CEO Johan Lungren, former of Airbus Americas. He Deputy CE at TUI as its takes over from current new CEO. CEO Barry Eccleston in February 2018. Chris Allam is to be the new UK Managing Euro Jet has appointed Director for MBDA. Emirates

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The Bombardier/Airbus agreement has seemingly been built around Airbus providing sales, marketing and customer support, all of which are Bombardier thought likely to reduce costs, together with the intention that Airbus would also build the CSeries at its Alabama factory. Concern remains not only on what happens next in this regrettable dispute but also on whether the Airbus plan has merit and that the business case makes sense. On the face of it, due to the EU, US and Canada being bound by a WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft Parts that allows for duty-free transfer and entry of 250 specified civil aircraft parts, Airbus and Bombardier clearly believe that with Airbus taking a majority partnership in CSeries and, if intentions by Airbus are as they seem, the deal provides a neat and final solution to the vexing CSeries problems that had risked bringing parent company Bombardier to its knees.

Rules of trade

However, caution would suggest that, with Bombardier still open to the claim that trade laws Will US carrier Delta Air onfirmation during October that have been broken, Boeing and the US Department Lines ever see its order for Airbus has done what appeared to of Commerce could well yet claim that the WTO the CSeries? be a fascinating life-saving deal with Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft Parts no longer Bombardier, whereby the European has meaning. If that was to occur there could still be aircraft maker would acquire a big trouble ahead. C50.01% interest in the CSeries Aircraft Limited So what might Boeing and the US do next in Partnership (CSALP), a deal that would leave this dispute? At the time of writing, neither Boeing Bombardier and Investissement Quebec (IQ) holding nor the US Department of Commerce have placed just approx 31% and 19% interests respectively in any new cards on the table but, being mindful of the the CSeries commercial aircraft programme, came old adage ‘hell hath no fury as a [woman] scorned’, not only as a complete surprise but, on the face of it, perhaps Bombardier and Airbus would do as well to was a complete ‘volte-face’ on the part of Airbus. anticipate a sting in the tail emerging from the US.

Brazilian deal? Made in America? Some have gone so far as to suggest that, with Naturally, Bombardier will be hoping that the Airbus Airbus having established a much closer relationship plan to manufacture CSeries aircraft at the Mobile, with Bombardier, Boeing might seek to do a deal Alabama, plant in the US will negate reasons behind with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. the US Department of Commerce decision to back While such a scenario is, of course, possible, on Boeing’s dumping complaint and the subsequent balance, I am not quite sure how this might benefit, announced intention to impose a 300% tariff on although clearly it would put some further pressure each CSeries aircraft that the Canadian-based on both Airbus and Bombardier. company sells to a US-based airline. Well, if that is Throughout the Boeing/Bombardier debacle so, they might need to think again. it has been little realised that approximately

10 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Airbus Boeing

Are Boeing and Airbus about to go head-to-head over trading regulations?

50% of CSeries component parts are already While, technically, doing a deal in which it has taken manufactured in the US. If it was really hell bent on a majority 50.01% stake in CSeries has cost Airbus destroying CSeries, might the US attempt to turn nothing, the cost of tooling a second aircraft type the component supply tap off? Politically, such a line at the Mobile, Alabama, plant is potentially very scenario would surely be fraught with difficulty, as it large. In the process, just as Boeing had done when would be US jobs in various states that would be hit. it acquired McDonnell Douglas in the late nineties when it took on the smaller MD-82/83 aircraft More demand needed development that would become the Boeing 717 which failed to sell in sufficient numbers, it seems Developed at a reported cost of $6bn, of which to me that Airbus has added an airliner that, due to Airbus in theory have acquired a 50.01% stake for its size, is unlikely to sell that well. Indeed, it is worth just $1 and, given the slow CSeries sales success recalling that the Bombardier CSeries effectively outside of Canada and the Delta sale, it is hardly competes with the Airbus A319, the smallest airliner surprising that some commentators believe that the in production in the Airbus stable and for which future for the CSeries will remain troubled. Airbus orders over the past year have been few and far may have seemingly got something for nothing in between. Now it seems, Airbus has to attempt to buying half of CSeries but the jury will be the law of sell a second small commercial aircraft and one that, supply and demand. in this case, has been designed and built to different With a total order book of 390 CSeries from standards with no commonality to the larger family. 18 airline operators (including 75 ordered by Delta and a 30 firm + 30 options from an undisclosed Uncertain future European carrier), no matter what price Delta paid for its aircraft, the probability is that achieving break- Airbus has clearly taken on a huge risk in doing even on CSeries is now closer to 1,000 aircraft what it has with CSeries and, although this is rather than 500. Even then, much will depend AIRBUS probably a little different to the one that I believe on whether the US walks away from the WTO MAY HAVE Bombardier attempted to do with Boeing a year Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft and, even if it SEEMINGLY ago, an approach that was apparently turned down remains, I suspect ways will be found of imposing on the basis that it made no business sense, I wish higher tariff charges on components that are GOT them well. outside of the list of 250 specified parts. Airbus may SOMETHING I wish Bombardier well too and having recently well have come to the rescue of Bombardier in the FOR NOTHING missed out on the hoped for merger of its rail unit nick of time but that doesn’t mean Bombardier has with those of Germany’s Siemens, due apparently yet won the war. IN BUYING HALF to the latter’s reluctance to cede control of the On the other side of the coin it is worth asking OF CSERIES BUT business which in turn has allowed France’s Alstom whether, even if Boeing and the US Department of THE JURY WILL to do a similar deal with Siemens, it would be nice Commerce did nothing, Airbus has damaged its own BE THE LAW OF to hope that the deal struck with Airbus marks the market position? Without doubt, Airbus has, by what turning point for Bombardier as well. The pity is it has chosen to do, usurped Boeing but what of the SUPPLY AND that I believe that there may be further bad news to cost and risk to the European aircraft maker itself? DEMAND come.

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Pilot training and flying skills(1)

On the subject of improving engine suffered a drop in future flight training, it oil pressure with a sharp should be remembered Boeing temperature rise. The that airline industry practice captain observed this but in the past 20 years took no action. “I can’t has caused a marked shut it down until the red f deterioration in basic flying light comes on,” he said. skills. We are all aware It did a little later, then that serious accidents he did shut the engine. Should drone pilots have been caused by He then, only one hour get medals?(2) pilots who no longer out of base, asked to be know how to fly manually. phone patched to the No, they shouldn’t. Not Some airlines insist that Director Flight Operations unless they’re physically in their pilots engage the Have modern pilot training methods led to a deterioration in basic for permission to turn flying skills? theatre. Since when automatics immediately back. Such decisions are do we give medals for after the landing gear is obvious and captains mental stress? I’ve just up and that they remain on pilot on DC-10s. Does online practice of hand should be able to make moved house, that was until a couple of hundred increased manual flight flying can give a pilot them without fear of stressful, pop my medal in feet AGL or an autoland is practice on a simulator deal confidence in dealing with repercussions from the the post. carried out. Disconnecting with this problem? To a such situations. The trend Head Office. If airline

the autopilot, unless for certain extent, yes – in the has been in some cases flight training is to be Wez Healy a very good reason, is shape of the basic flight for pilots to waste valuable improved in the future, we

frowned upon and in some manoeuvres but we have time in an emergency that must take some lessons cases, lead to disciplinary to take into account the calls for manual flying, in from the past and bring The RAF get medals for action. Any captain who mental attitude of a captain desperately trying to get some online manual flight lesser things than flying a is not capable of actually who suddenly, with no the automatics to work handling into the picture drone so why not? flying his/her aircraft first hand online practice instead of the golden and put the emphasis on manually at any time during of manual flying, is faced rule of ‘flying the plane’. pilots being captains, not Eric Edwards the flight, should the need with a problem that forces Decision making for pilots minions who call for help arise, can hardly be called a him/her to manually fly the has also deteriorated. An in an emergency and say: captain. I have been saying plane AND deal with the example of this was when “What do I do now, sir?” They’ll be wanting ‘flying this since 1980 when I was emergency that caused the I was invited to the cockpit pay’ next... an instructor and check problem. Only occasional of a Boeing 777 and one Johnny Sadiq Tim Brown often misunderstood cost driven with operators In the US the military is now and abused by training looking at pilots as easy to calling for 1,000 retired organisations. Ill planned replace drivers, we will see pilots to return, therefore If you’re under fire and a implementation and lack what we are seeing today: this only adds to the drone pilot saves your life of follow up has dented nothing basically changes! commercial shortages we WHY not? The World is the reputation of these are experiencing. changing, adapt or fail. fantastic programs. But Kim Verbraeken i foremost, while on certain Lori Brown FRAeS David B Jones levels these types of Great reading. Thanks for changes have been heavily sharing. It’s a thing called ‘shortage’ advocated and promoted, which is basically pushing It was comical enough We have been saying the the industry in general has Victor Fernandes for compromises in giving them wings but a same things for years now. failed to follow and adapt. quality training. Industry medal would be hilarious. The experts all agree that No matter how strongly Has anyone looked at the is capable of planning Love the idea of a Digital something needs to be these new processes impact that this requirement quality training but it’s DFC. done, urgently. But what are promoted by RAeS for many more pilots would been compromised due have we done? Besides and experts alike, and have on the underlying to ‘shortage’. In fact, out Clive Tillotson some rather exotic pilot even with the simulator piston engine training that of safety and training, programs in EBT, some of manufacturers carefully makes up the preliminary the latter is already made them with good outcomes, adapting and re inventing training? Many times we profitable by means of Hang on now: a drone others with bad outcomes, their tools, as long as hear that the piston fleet training cost and signing operator actually gets not much. Initiatives like training is profit driven, as is becoming older and less of 3-5 year bond/ WINGS?! What on earth MPL and EBT, however long as students are self- reliable. contracts. for? cleverly designed and funded and as long as the intended well, are aviation industry is purely Dave Stanbridge Jagjit Sandhu Christian Goossen

12 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Beluga XL lecture at Medals for drone pilots?(2) Chester Branch @panzermatt No

@RJCasey Incredibly insightful lecture at the @gregbagwell Well- Chester Branch on the deserved recognition Beluga XL overrsize is long overdue and transport. Sounds like should be back dated to a gargantuan challenge Afghanistan. German Eurofighter for a gargantuan aircraft, replacement with some interesting Jr USAF/Staff Young Sgt Vernon milestones ahead. @Rob_Densmore Not Not looking forward killing innocent people @TrottersDan Presume to Hawarden’s runway seems like something UK will be doing the same closing though. A MQ-9 Reaper pilot controls an aircraft from Creech Air worth ‘obsessing’ over then? Will we see another Force Base, Nevada. but don’t spill your coffee collaboration between the over worthless lives on my UK and Germany etc? @WinAir_Software @David_Hambling behalf. Or could it be possible @shootersix Awesome Should #Drone #Pilots get Obviously yes but what that BAE will go it alone ... and I’d like to speak to medals? The about autonomous do you think? I’d like to @AeroSociety examines drones? someone about a Beluga @stuartroxy They look believe BAE would be lecturer’s recent query. caviar order. after the good guys and up for designing and they kill the bad guys. building their own. Wishful @DarenSorenson Mental That’s got to be worth a thinking? @yvemor Very interesting Health With Valour Award. campaign medal. article. Sure.

Tim Peake at Cool Aeronautics RAeS conference on Pub quiz winners RAeS paper on future of GA airfields career perceptions

@jumbo747pilot Would have loved to hear this. Working on a project that will support mitigation of many of the threats facing @Aerosociety “Clear and the #GeneralAviation Bright” winners of tonight’s sector. #Aeroquiz17. Thanks to @foodbydish.

@roblaur32 Let’s hope Paper in RAeS The they make some progress, Aeronautical Journal British ESA astronaut Tim Peake talks to children at the RAeS there are far too many @GearuptvLizm These Cool Aeronautics Day on 9 November. airfields under threat. @BAESystemsAir Two guys are ALWAYS worth Manston is still closed but of our engineers have following. @AeroSociety @AARCORP Proud @SpacefundJo Fabulous a DCO is progressing. had a paper on the use Proud of any involvement to help inspire the next day at @AeroSociety with of anechoic chambers we’ve had with you – the generation of aviators #TeamTim published in October’s work you do is invaluable and astronauts through @astro_timpeake. @AeroSociety Journal. for aviation. #education #DoingItRight #STEM. @astro_timpeake One of the best 1. https://www.aerosociety.com/news/training-for-the-new-millennium/ @EmeraldMedia Terrific #AskAnAstronaut Q&A 2. https://www.aerosociety.com/news/should-drone-pilots-get-medals/ initiative @AeroSociety sessions so far – thanks today 90 primary school for the brilliant questions kids from Tottenham this afternoon #CoolAeronautics. Online #coolaeronautics2017 Additional features and content are available to view #space. online at http://media.aerosociety.com/aerospace-insight

@aerosociety i Findlinkedin.com/raes us on LinkedIn f facebook.com/raesFind us on Facebook. www.aerosociety.comwww.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 13 GENERAL AVIATION UK airfields The future of UK airfields Liam Sandie

JOHN ROBERTSON MRAeS, Vice-Chair of the RAeS GA Group reports on the RAeS conference on the future challenges and solutions for UK airfields.

ou are just too good,” said Grant was called to debate challenges and solutions. In Shapps, “the problem with General 2015 there were 124 licensed airfields; now two Aviation is that it does not complain, it years later there are only 100, with others under just gets on with the job.” Consequently, threat. Unlicensed airfields, too, feel pressure from its sponsoring Government department, developers keen to use them for building land. theY Department for Transport, had not realised that However, the time for lobbying could not be GA needs its help. better, according to Andy Kirby of the Department The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP was opening for Transport. The matter has genuinely caught the the RAeS conference to discuss ‘The Future of UK attention of ministers. The Government published THE PROBLEM Airfields’ at Hamilton Place on 24 October. He has its consultation document Beyond the horizon – WITH GENERAL been a strong advocate for GA in the UK over past The future of UK aviation(1) in July as the start of years and championed the GA Red Tape Challenge. a conversation aimed at a new aviation strategy AVIATION IS Now he is Chair of the new All-Party Parliamentary to be published at the end of 2018. In addressing THAT IT DOES Group on General Aviation, already supported by 70 the Conference, the Aviation Minister announced NOT COMPLAIN, members from across both Houses. the appointment of a new GA Czar by the DfT to IT JUST GETS ON champion the cause – name to be announced. “The Regrowing the network fight back has begun.” WITH THE JOB Conference Chairman, Laurie Price, set the day’s Faced with increasing airfield closures, the issue objective to gather messages from the 80 delegates Rt Hon Grant of protecting and starting to re-grow our airfield to send to Government to help formulate policy in Shapps MP network is a number one priority. This conference this vital sector.

14 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Left: Wellsbourne Airport control tower.

Airfields under threat

Throughout the morning the conference heard short talks from the General Aviation Awareness Council, Light Aircraft Association (LAA), British Gliding Association, Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association (AOPA UK) and others, outlining the challenges and potential solutions. Based on topics from these talks, the afternoon was devoted to round table discussion groups who reported back with views and key policy messages for Government. Highlights from the morning were the degree of concern regarding the closure of airfields; their vulnerability in the face of financial pressures from A presentation from Pauline Vahey, Director of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associaton UK. developers keen to develop airfields currently classified as ‘brown field’; the need for legal VAT. Flying training is the only UK training subject protection for sites and operators; the difficulties to VAT. VAT on Avgas increases cost for no of communicating with local government planners corresponding Government sector investment where policy guidance between prioritising – whie motor vehicle fuel taxation is notionally building and transport remains unclear, convincing used for road programmes, there is no equivalent Government at national level of the advantages investment of aviation fuel tax revenues. It could of an aviation transport network based around be used to underwrite UK flying training. (Quoting existing airfields; and the need for airfield AOPA – a mile of runway can take you to the operators to diversify activities to build successful world) businesses. Looking ahead, the continuing need for a guaranteed airfield infrastructure seems Securing Government engagement – Advice clear, with new technologies such as electrically- is to approach Government with “robust clarity”. powered, autonomous vehicles emerging that Quantify arguments, provide detail, give definitions, will need support; and ongoing opportunities for draw comparisons with best international practice; training and manufacturing with high skill jobs. The clarify statements – don’t say “training should be Conference heard of renewed calls for aviation cheaper”, saying “removing the 20% VAT rate” is services epitomised by FlyPlymouth’s initiative to more specific. re-open Plymouth airport and the opportunities At the local level, the importance of good presented by Single Engine Operations in IMC communication with local planners was a (SEIMC). recurring theme; explaining the specific needs and opportunities of aviation helps planners The challenges to understand the whole picture. FlyPlymouth, recommended taking things one step at a time. Summary of the afternoon’s discussions and conclusions: Aviation training contributing – Training within GA can be particularly valuable. Small aircraft Securing airfields under threat – GA airfields are operations are a microcosm of larger ones, so a an essential part of the UK transport infrastructure budding pilot or engineer can apply knowledge network underwriting the UK economy, an gained in the GA sector for a faster and increased importance recognised by Government who are appreciation of commercial air transport. commissioning a study into the value of the UK Airfield network. GA airfields will be essential Connectivity – There are currently about 500 124 to developing and hosting new technology such airfields in the UK of which some 100 are licensed, as electric aircraft and drones to relieve road plus perhaps a further 200 private farm airstrips. UK LICENSED congestion and pollution. 90% of point to point They are regularly used by general aviation but AIRFIELDS 2015 business aviation use airfields that have no regular not, as yet, connected to provide a viable useful scheduled commercial air services, there is an commercial network. Not all airfields have the same opportunity to improve on that. value to the network; this will be studied on behalf 100 of the DfT following the GA Red Tape Challenge UK LICENSED Taxation – VAT on UK flight training – We need Panel recommendations, which will in turn lead to a level playing field, as few EU countries impose specific policy and planning recommendations. AIRFIELDS 2017

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From left to right: Pilot Diversification – It is recognised that each airfield In line with the Government’s objective of training; LAA 2017 Rally at is different with no single solution for diversification ‘making the UK the best country in the world for Sywell; Plymouth Airport. applicable to all. Airfield ownership is important – if GA’, and exploiting our expertise in flight training, it is privately owned, that allows a degree of self- we should aim to make the UK the training hub determination but at the risk of disruption with a for the world, promoting economic added-value change of ownership. aviation offers for students. Establishing a trust was considered more secure The UK is good at producing high quality and encourages longer-term investment, as would manufactured components for international getting a local authority involved in partnership. collaborative aerospace programmes based on its The need for concerted public engagement and skilled workforce. The UK should capitalise on that communication to increase awareness of the value record by investing in and marketing an increased and purpose of GA was considered essential. Sport range of aircraft components. flying is not just for the rich but is a pastime to be enjoyed by all and provides a valuable recruiting Community and airfields as a catalyst– ground for the broader industry. Airshows are one of the top three spectator A range of initiatives was proposed to encourage attractions in the UK, providing a family event interest in aviation including education courses – across society. STEM training, practical hands-on workshop training Increased airport security means there are (such as at the LAA rally) and professional mentoring; fewer opportunities for young people to get close and holding of public events – fly-ins, air shows etc, to aircraft and aviation and be inspired. Yet, GA albeit within recognised safety guidelines. It was airfields provide the foundation for employment and agreed that GA needed to do more to promote its training for engineers, pilots, electronics specialists, role and importance and emulate TV programmes technicians and others. Hands on airfield work about airlines by producing a film about UK GA. experience provides young aspirants access to the opportunities in a high tech, exciting sector. The Environment and ecology – Airfields are currently Build-a-Plane initiatives with schools has helped classed as brown field sites but most airfields have focus young minds on the work of science and significant areas of grassland, providing habitats technology and potential careers for both genders. for flora and fauna. As such they might be better Youngsters inspired in this way become airline classified as ecological sites. pilots, engineers and other aviation professionals With increasing vehicle electrification, there are bringing vital new blood into aviation. opportunities for parts of airfields to be used as solar parks along with other energy saving means. Regulation and legal issues – There is an increasing problem and perceived risk of liability Economic development – UK GA has been to an aerodrome operator. One airfield owner, in decline with an ageing clientele. Young people Martin Jones, confirmed that ultimately the buck should be encouraged into aviation. GA’s value to stops with him. To encourage the retention and the UK economy is £3bn but, with active policy and development of the UK airfield network, it was investment that could double or treble, particularly suggested there should be a code of practice that if the UK developed training programmes to meet limits the liability for aerodrome operators and the forecast worldwide demand for 600,000 pilots provides legal protection. This could be similar to and a similar number of engineers over the next 30 the liability protection adopted for the early airlines, years. Government should underwrite an advertising before international protocols were adopted. campaign to promote the value of and opportunities A change in regulation that would cost the offered by GA to the UK economy. Government nothing is a change in the £3m Tax breaks should be offered to facilitate turnover threshold for airfields in the context of economic development, employment and development planning. Small airfield development diversification through reduction in business rates for is heavily penalised when compared with larger airfields. airports, which means disproportionately high

16 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Stan Shires Shoreham Airport Shoreham Wellesbourne Airport Wellesbourne

consultation and legal fees, inhibiting investment should seek to balance its education and From left to right: Motor glider at Wellesbourne; Shoreham and innovation. training policy such as STEM, with that of Airport buildings; sunset at airfield security. Wellesbourne airfield. Airfields – a springboard for new aviation The aviation community should do more to technology and services – More permissive give young people hands-on flight experience as regulation such as permitting single-engine exemplified by the EAA’s Young Eagles scheme. turboprops (SEIMCT) operations will open up new The increasing shortage of flying instructors air service opportunities. Encouraging new business must be addressed; the possibility of introducing models like Surf Air and Wheels Up will facilitate a scheme for professional pilots to take a ‘tour of new market development and increased UK inter duty’ as instructor should be reviewed. regional connectivity at lower cost, while facilitating improved global hub connections from hitherto The GA voice uneconomic markets. A further area attracting considerable interest A criticism of UK GA is that there are many, is new drone technology and electrically powered sometimes divergent, voices from different parts aircraft. These will require infrastructure to support of the GA community, called an ‘alphabet soup’ their operation and future growth. The existing UK of organisations. However, they are part of one airfield network provides the space and facilities complex whole and aviation is complex. This can required for operation, training, development and leave UK GA vulnerable as detractors seek to maintenance to meet the forecast growth as and divide the factions. when it occurs. The aviation community needs a unified voice to In the medium term there is a potential Government and planners, to address the apparent manufacturing opportunity to meet the market national/local disconnect. There was a suggestion requirement for small feeder airliners of 19 to that the RAeS is well placed to act as the focal 30 seats. Aircraft such as the ATR 42, Saab 340 point. and Dash 8-200 are ageing and will need to be Just as the GA community has numerous replaced with new types including those that can voices, there is a need for Government to co- use shorter runways, albeit smaller capacity aircraft, ordinate its policy on aviation across different such as the SEIMC Cessna Caravan and PC12, Ministries. The appointment of the DfT GA Czar may fill such a role. should help achieve this. In summing up, Andy Kirby of DfT referred to Case studies Government aviation policy papers over the past 15 years and notably the General Aviation Strategy in Wellesbourne Airfield in Warwickshire was 2015. The Beyond the horizon aviation consultation introduced by Capt Bill Leary having won its case this year was the first stage in securing a new against closure three years ago. He spoke with Aviation Strategy by the end of 2018. Government evangelical fervour about their campaign keywords recognises that GA has an important role within the to RETAIN, MAINTAIN and ENHANCE, as a new Aviation Strategy and encouraged the sector blueprint for achieving a thriving aviation business. to respond to the next phase of the Consultation An earlier presentation highlighted the process. campaign to re-open Plymouth airport, which is In closing, Laurie Price invited anyone who looking positive with increasing local support. considered there were key issues outstanding to forward them to the Society’s conference Demographic profile and securing department, to be included in the summary of the young people’s interest Conference which would be forwarded to the DfT.

Too few young people are attracted to aviation. (1) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/ Airfields have an important role to encourage young system/uploads/attachment_data/file/636625/ people to take an interest in aviation. Government aviation-strategy-call-for-evidence.pdf

@aerosociety i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook.com www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 17 BUSINESS AVIATION SETOPS Conference Quest Aircraft Ready, SET, go! Changes to European regulations mean that single-engined turboprops have a new opportunity for commercial services, the prospects for which were discussed at a recent RAeS conference. BERNIE BALDWIN looks at some of the highlights.

f a theme tune were required for advocates of the FBO facilities for the new user base which the Above left to right: A Quest single-engine turboprop commercial service industry might be pursuing. There may also be a need Kodiak, a Daher TBM 900 and a Pilatus PC-12NG. operations in Europe, those selecting it would for other ground infrastructure, such as transportation.” Opposite page below: Piper surely look no further than the words of Sam M600. Cooke: ‘It’s been a long, a long time coming, SETOp rules Ibut I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will’. That change is now under way, as those gathered for the EASA rules for SETOps are rather different from SETOps Conference at the RAeS on 29 September those in US, Canada and the Antipodes, Dillon- heard from speakers looking forward to a new era. Godfray explained. Aircraft operating these services Just because clearance has now been given for will require in-depth engine trend monitoring and such flights does not mean there will be vast numbers there will be more flight planning required for each of operators flooding the market. However, as James scheduled route. Moreover, European rules specify the James Dillon-Godfray, Head Dillon-Godfray, Head of Business Development, need for a safe landing site within a 15 minute gliding of Business Development, London Oxford Airport. London Oxford Airport, noted, once in commercial time, so some routes will not be permissible because service, single-engined turboprops (SETs) will be able of the need to have such sites all along the route. to access three times the number of airfields than jets Thus far, the Pilatus PC-12, Daher TBM 900 and 10,000 more airfields than airlines. and 930, and the Cessna Caravan are the certified “These smaller airfields will be closer to the aircraft for these flights. “The operating economics required destination and have cheaper fees. But they will be very good so, for everyone who dismisses them won’t necessarily have the capability for all-weather there will be several more who won’t give two hoots. ops,” Dillon-Godfray remarked. “Also, few may have The massive productivity gains they offer could be

18 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Eric Brothers Pilatus’

ONCE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE, SINGLE- ENGINED truly transformational for businesses,” Dillon-Godfray market. It’s much easier to have a market and develop declared. TURBOPROPS a product to meet the market need,” he advocated. Richard Koe, Managing Director of WINGX (SETS) WILL Kyle Martin, Director of European Regulatory Advance, reported that, over the past year, there has BE ABLE TO Affairs for the General Aviation Manufacturers been an approximate 4% increase in the number of Association (GAMA), remarked that it had been a business aviation flights in both North America and ACCESS THREE ‘great shame’ that two of the biggest manufacturers Europe. In fact, the figures for Europe have beaten TIMES THE in this field – Daher and Pilatus – have had to export the level of activity in 2008 for the first time since NUMBER OF so much from Europe and that the new regulation will the economic crash that year. Small jets have been AIRFIELDS help their development further. “Onboard there will be powering this with more than 5% growth. new navigation apps for tablets and so on, which will Koe noted that charter flights are creating the THAN JETS AND help pilots automate the planning of their flights,” he growth (under Part 135/AOC). Although turboprop 10,000 MORE noted as an example. and piston activity makes up approximately 40% of AIRFIELDS THAN Looking at other aircraft which might join those all such flights across Europe, the shares vary wildly AIRLINES. currently authorised, Martin commented on the level across different countries. of difficulty for manufacturers to get their aircraft “The certified aircraft have great flexibility,” Koe James Dillon- approved. Giving the Piper M600 as an example, he commented. “They have had 15%-20% year-on-year Godfray indicated that, with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-A growth during summer 2017 in Europe. Only 10% of London Oxford engine (‘which has more than 350m flight hours’) this is AOC (Air Operator Certificate) though. Within Airport plus a proven airframe, European clearance should be AOC activity, the August figure showed 70% growth. quick but he’s not sure it will be, so the process will be Additionally, these target aircraft are mainly operating scrutinised closely. during the week, whereas business jets have around Andrew Crawford, MD of New Zealand’s Sounds 25% of their operations during the weekend. Air, which has operated single-engined IFR flights With the discussion moving on to the next step since 1998, warned that, while operations between now that SET IMC (instrument meteorological small airports work well, connecting to large airports conditions) has been approved, Murray Law of the can be a problem. “Airports dislike passengers coming British Business and General Aviation Association off PC-12s and would like to get rid of them,” he (BBGA) emphasised that, after accepting the declared. “Recently Auckland airport industry maxim that safety is also paramount, any increased the parking fee for a PC-12 operation has to be commercially viable. from NZ$200 a day to NZ$2,000 a day.” Finding a market where travellers were Cash prop interested in the service but were worried about owning assets, was what helped to create subscription On the safety front, Law noted service, Wheels Up, according to founding partner that in Brazil, there have been more than 5m hours of John Colucci. As for the value of such flights, he operations on 260 SET aircraft and, up to now, there explained: “You can save more time, percentage-wise, have been no fatalities due to mechanical problems, on shorter trips. For example, on London-Paris, about pilot error and weather being given as the causes for three hours are saved (on the end-to-end journey), the 14 lives lost in accidents. same as on London–Tokyo by bizjet.” The question was raised as to whether one or two Such productivity is the key message that Brian pilots should fly such services. Law argued that both Humphries, Senior Advisor, European Business are viable but that for single pilot operations, “anyone Aviation Association (EBAA), wants everyone but who spends $2m on an aircraft is not going to put it in particularly manufacturers, to deliver. “Because the hands of a rookie”. they want to portray the aircraft as luxurious, the Regarding the financial aspect, Law was quick to advertising is often not about working on the aircraft,” stress that operators should not just rush into offering he noted, adding that the focus should be on the cost services in the belief that uptake will automatically be of using this travel option and the benefits and value there. “Make sure you don’t have a product driving the it brings.

The Future of Business Aviation Event,Piper 24 M600 April 2018, RAeS No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1

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TREVOR GURD FRAeS from the RAeS Airworthiness and Maintenance Group reports on how the MRO industry is increasing efficiency and reducing costs using new technology and innovative solutions.

eld on 5 September, the Airworthiness that had been implemented since his appointment. and Maintenance Group’s Conference Giles Huby, MD of Copernicus Technology, spoke was opened by Daniel Olufisan, about ‘No Fault Found’ and ‘Fault not Found’ and Chairman of the Group, explaining how his company had developed test sets that and outlining the proceedings of the were able to detect defects in systems that only Hday which involved a very busy programme of 12 last nanoseconds. He explained how a persistent speakers. defect was isolated in a wire bundle in one of the helicopters involved with oil rig support by using one Detecting defects of their test sets. He also spoke of their involvement with the US Department of Defense with the The first speaker was Michael Adams, VP MRO identification of intermittent fault detection and the Services Etihad Airways Engineering, who formation of a joint-service working group, examples introduced the conference to his role and the were given of considerable savings on avionic philosophy behind his position and improvements components suffering intermittent faults.

20 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Copernicus Technology Advance notice of problems

A presentation given by Dr Ip-Shing Fan, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise Systems, spoke of the implication of digital aviation for airline and MROs. Pointing out the advantages of the digital communications in real time between the aircraft to the airline operations and the MRO stations, to plan solutions and solve issues as the aircraft lands, adding more effective use of equipment and down times.

LEAN principles

The presentation by Hadi Mohamed Shakir, Chief Technology Officer, GI Aerospace, covered the application of LEAN principles in a continued airworthiness management organisation (CAMO). Applying the LEAN processes and digital solutions Copernicus Technology intermittent fault detection and isolation system (IFDIS) testing an F-16 line can lead to cost saving and improved standards by replaceable unit (LRU). the elimination of waste, maximising value through balancing work load and cutting out inefficient Acclino processes. Further values can be extracted by applying additional software solutions for predictive analytics, taking aircraft maintenance from a reactive model towards a proactive model of aircraft maintenance. Damian Murphy from the University of Limerick, and Principal Trainer at Acclino, explained how, by using the LEAN principles, the time of an ‘A’ check on an A330 was reduced considerably. Using the analytic process of LEAN to look at inconsistent and unreliable procedures, the process could be streamlined, including redesign and repositioning of the aircraft equipment and surroundings during the check to reducing down times. These examples have been taken up by other airlines. Damian also spoke about ‘giving ownership’ to the problem and allowing solutions to be put forward. He gave an example in which a new wheel change vehicle Acclino has applied LEAN principles to aircraft maintenance. was required which was put to the engineers who came up with new designs and details and even a

purpose-built mobile workshop. Lockheed Martin

Automated tool control

Graeme Robertson, VP Airframe Services at Etihad Airways, gave a presentation on creating a business case for automated tool control technology based on staff efficiency and return of financial investment, together with the rearranging of the hangar equipment, demonstrating the advantages of staff involvement and ownership in the implementation of these improvements. He also added that staff engagement initiatives to safety management systems, lean hangar floor processes and the realisation of undiscovered talent, are also factors which, although less obvious, are just as important to any maintenance organisation. Maurice Pelt, Lecturer-Researcher at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science, spoke about data mining in MROs. In co-operation with Aircraft Logistics Information Systems.

@aerosociety i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 21 MRO New technology and innovation Lufthansa Technik the airline’s maintenance policy and customisation. At the moment, the matching process is labour intensive and takes considerable time and cost. It was pointed out that using this mapping tool can greatly reduce the time spent on matching tasks, significantly reducing the cost of bidding. The presentation from Christopher Geiger, Chief Engineer at Lockheed Martin, covered The Next Generation in Aircraft Logistics Information Systems, which provided an overview into the latest concepts and technologies. David Bruce, VP MRO DHL Supply Chain, spoke about the importance of the supply chain in supporting the aircraft maintenance organisation and how it is evolving. At present, the methods and setups have been around for many years, performing a good service, but the demands of aviation and aircraft maintenance, are placing increased financial and competitive pressures on the aviation industry, the University has initiated organisations. It is a requirement for the supply a two-year applied research project to see if chain to have a key role in these, supporting the using fragmented historical maintenance data changes and looking to future needs. An insight can decrease maintenance costs and increase was given into how DHL is approaching these aircraft uptimes. The research is based on CRISP- challenges with airline and MRO customers by DM (cross-industry process for data mining) introducing new technology in the supply chain methodology. By using case studies in different design to build on today’s processes MRO markets it was possible to look at such topics as the optimal moment to change tyres From survey to new cabin design depending on cycles, weight and runway lengths and the prediction of the likelihood Bernard Randerath, VP Design Engineering of unplanned repairs and the duration of and Innovation at Etihad Airways, spoke about planned maintenance checks. a survey conducted by the airline on the ‘wants and needs of today’s travellers’ and how Mapping maintenance manuals this was used to design a new cabin upgrade. There were many factors to be considered, such Another presentation, from Cranfield University, as comfort, cabin environment and passenger introduced a mapping tool to automate the expectation for the latest in cabin technology to matching process, as the maintenance information be at hand. Randerath explained how these factors

is presented in a wide variety of similar formats. CRISP-DM methodology. were incorporated into the design – the Part 21J While the main source of information is the aircraft (Smart Vision Europe) department producing the design in co-operation manufacturer’s maintenance manual, each airline with the airline and the OEM and presenting it has their own Approved Maintenance Programme to the authority for approval – as well as locating and work tasks would be re-structured to reflect suppliers. While the upgrade design is progressing, it is important that the MRO is informed, so that Lufthansa Technik the planning and scheduling of the programme can move on and any implications it would have on the maintenance inputs. It was pointed out that there were many challenges to be solved between the original requirement and the aircraft leaving the MRO with the cabin upgrade and how these were overcome. Ali Baghchehsara, R&D Engineer, VDev Systems and Services, covered the Integrated Vehicle Health Management System (IVHM) and how it can be developed to bring predicted scheduling modules to service and operation and use unexpected failures to build into the maintenance programme and reduce costs.

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At a RAeS Flight Test Group Lecture, Hybrid Air Vehicles detailed the flight test progress and next steps in flying one of world’s biggest and most innovative aircraft – the Airlander 10 hybrid airship. TIM ROBINSON reports.

ow do you go about flight testing the test programme interrupted by ‘that’ crash (or more world’s biggest aircraft? Speaking at accurately a hard landing) on the second test flight a Royal Aeronautical Society Flight which saw the Airlander receive light damage to the Test Group Lecture on 14 September, flight deck and cabin. “We did slightly bend the ship,” Andrew Barber, Certification and admited Barber ruefully. The incident, with no injuries HFlight Test Engineer (FTE), Hybrid Air Vehicles, gave at all, resulted in an investigation by correspondence an overview of flight test progress with the Airlander by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch 10 over the past year and a half. He revealed that (AAIB). It also saw organisational, training and CRM it had now completed the first phase of European changes, along with enhanced risk identification at Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved initial HAV, as well as technical changes to the vehicle. Airworthiness Release trials and HAV has received Repaired and upgraded (it now has inflatable EASA approval to move onto the second phase, ‘fangs’ to prevent cabin damage in the future, along which will see longer, higher flights and more crew with other improvements, such as mooring line carried. He also revealed that the ‘frequency of the retrieval, improved presentation of heaviness, centre flights should start accelerating’, as HAV opens up of gravity (CoG) and airspeed to the pilot), it returned the flight envelope. This next phase is imminent and to flight on 10 May this year with a flight lasting will take place ‘before the end of the year’. lasting nearly three hours and flew two more flights First flying on 17 August 2016, to date, the this year, the latest being on 4 July. So far, the total Airlander 10 has undertaken five flights, with the flight time now adds up to 11hrs and 30mins.

24 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 The Airlander 10 Handling

For those unfamiliar with what now seems to be a Unlike traditional lighter-than-air craft, Airlander regular tourist attraction in Bedfordshire (Barber in its current configuration handles much like a jokes that every test flight has caused traffic conventional aircraft, with a short ground roll to jams as word spreads that a flight is imminent), take-off and land. Enhanced thrust vectoring in the CHRIS DANIELS, HAV’s Airlander is a UK-designed and developed future will open up full VTOL capability. MARKETING 92m long hybrid non-rigid airship. First flown On the ground, Airlander is also easier to handle MANAGER as an axed US military project in 2012, it was than traditional airships, thanks to being slightly taken to the UK and modified into the Airlander heavier than air. Vehicles such as the tracked mobile AT HAV, SAYS 10 at Cardington, the UK’s spiritual home of mooring mast, which, along with a tail ‘rollerskate’, HE SEES AN airships. Despite its ‘lighter-than-air’ designation, allows the ship to weathervane into wind. ‘UNLIMITED’ the Airlander is slightly heavier than air, aiding It’s all very gentle, all very slow, says Barber – ground handling. While helium provides take-off is made with the front engines vectoring MARKET FOR buoyancy, Airlander’s thrust downward at less than 25kt. Touchdown is THE PASSENGER aerodynamic shape, made with the aim of landing at 75ft per minute AIRLANDER, says Barber, descent speed and about one and a half degrees ADDING THAT “generates lift” and nose up attitude, with the airship then gently settling is “a lifting body like the on its skids. Equipped with control surfaces on the HE COULD SELL Space Shuttle.” Equipped rear vertical and horizontal fins, Airlander also has “THREE YEARS with four-ducted fan thrust vectoring propulsor vanes that give slow- WORTH OF engines (two at the speed control (invented by one of the Cambridge PRODUCTION IN front pivot for thrust PhDs working for HAV). While the airship has an vectoring), fly-by-light aircraft-style control stick, this controls yaw rather A HOUR” TODAY controls and inflatable than roll and the pilot has no rudder pedals. While IF IT IT WAS ‘skids’, the result is an air the rest of the cockpit is conventional (two Garmin CERTIFICATED vehicle with unique PFDs), engine gauges and power levers, two other properties gauges (showing hull pressure) indicate that this – slow aircraft is somewhat different than others. (almost) In flight, the experience is described as ‘eerily silent flight, long quiet’, according to HAV Chief Test Pilot, David Burns, endurance (up to five days), 10,000kg of who also enjoys an unparalleled view with floor to cargo and the ability to land almost anywhere. ceiling windows. Test flights this year have strayed While airships may make some think of no further than 10miles away from Cardington as the1930s, in reality the Airlander is at the cutting far as Millbrook in the west, Henlow in the south and edge of innovation. Its skin and pressure hull draws Tempsford in the NE. With only test flights taking from the latest in materials science and spacesuit place on a permit to fly, Airlander does not fly over technology, while the fly-by-light control system congested areas, such as Bedford to the north. not only saves weight but is impervious to lightning Flight test data (approximately 4,000 data items) strikes. during these excursions is downlinked to around Airlander is ultra-safe in other ways. Barber a dozen HAV engineers in the mobile command notes that presenting the safety system case to centre – a converted bus fitted out with mission EASA was ‘quite difficult’, as there are ‘hardly any control equipment. This, with flight test engineers catastrophic cases’ that can be imagined for a stations (propulsion, structures and electrical) test lighter-than-air craft – almost everything is only director and test safety officer, acts as HAV’s ‘NASA ‘hazardous’. Even losing all avionics, he explains, Mission Control’ during the test flights. would turn it from “an airship into a free balloon, HAV also uses a flight simulation training which would then gently drift to earth.” device, with touch screen displays and flight

DECEMBER 2017 25 AIRSHIPS Airlander flight testing

over this summer have included more handling investigations and trialled new landing techniques, according to HAV’s Barber. However, other lessons so far have proved encouraging. In particular, HAV has found that, thanks to the Airlander’s tough multilayer skin of Vectran weave, Tedlar, Mylar and polyurethane, the airship has proved more weather-resistant than predicted, with fewer visits inside the hangar and most maintenance done outside.

Future test plans dynamics and system models produced in-house to de-risk flight testing, with take-offs, landings and Looking ahead, the upcoming phase of flight tests, On 26 October trimming all rehearsed beforehand. AWR 2a, will see the envelope expanded with day VFR flights – with the maximum altitude increased Airlander Slow and steady wins the race from 4,000ft to 7,000ft, the speed from 40kt to 50kt announced and the flight time extended to five hours, with the partnership with Five flights so far may not sound like much but it is Airlander able to roam 75miles from its base. On Henry Cookson important to remember three things. First is that HAV these flights, four occupants (two pilots/two mission is flight testing an entirely new mode of transport – a specialists/FTEs) will be carried, up from just the Chief Adventures to hybrid airship – and are thus breaking new ground Test Pilot and a FTE on the first five flights. Although provide ultra- in aeronautics. Though today wind-tunnels, CFD the Airlander is capable of single-pilot operations, so high-end travel modelling and simulations are extremely useful and far all flights have been flown with two on board – a have a level of fidelity that previous generations of pilot and FTE. to locations such aircraft designers would have been amazed at, they do These flights will also see the Airlander flown not as the Grand not tell the whole story – particularly when there are just to assess its qualities as a flying machine but as Canyon or African no similar aircraft to learn from. As a result, the team a mission platform. Barber revealed that cost-sharing Savannah and is maintaining a cautious and a progressive approach customer trials will see mission equipment added to with safety as a primary consideration. Weather Airlander for flight testing in roles such as persistent other exotic restrictions and the need for very calm conditions for wide-area surveillance and ISR. In comparison with and exceptional early flights also accounts for the prudent approach. ISR, other platforms, such as Reaper UAV, HAV points locations. The Second, is that each flight is, by other prototype out the Airlander’s massive payload, volume and its luxury expedition standards at this very early stage of flight testing, quite electrical power capacity. (Indeed, Barber observed long – with the three flights this year lasting around in his lecture that in WW1, WW2 and as recently as company will three hours each. In later flights this will expand 1962, the Royal Navy and then the US Navy used demo the airship to five and then eight-hour flights and, eventually, airships for anti-submarine and maritime patrol.) First in 2018. 48hr marathons, which (bar one-off record flights customer demos, says HAV, will be for ‘governmental’ like Rutan’s Voyager which spent nine days aloft in customers. a round-the world flight) will be unprecedented for Following on from this, an anticipated second manned aviation. In service, flights of up to five days phase (AWR 2b) of customer trials will see the will be possible. Airlander flown at night under VFR rules, the ceiling Third – these two factors (a whole new type raised to 10,000ft with the speed increased to 60kt. aircraft and extended test flights) means that each Flight time will also be increased with the goal of flight is producing data which requires a staggering eight-hour sorties. More mission equipment too, says amount of analysis by HAV’s small team - this data Barber, will be added for this phase. crunching requires ‘weeks’ rather than ‘days’. Flights Finally, AWR 3 will see ‘record breaking’ flights,

26 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 with Airlander flying in instrument meteorological potential customers who were eager to see what conditons (IMC) and FIKI (flight into known icing it can do and its possibilities. In fact, Chris Daniels, conditions) to prove the Airlander’s all-weather Marketing Manager at HAV, says he sees an capabilities. Barber points out that most airships ‘unlimited’ market for the passenger Airlander, adding certificated today are VFR only, with the only that he could sell “three years worth of production in a airships allowed to fly IFR developed by the team at hour” today, if it it was certificated. Cardington. It will also see the pilots shut down two Indeed, from speaking to HAV, it is clear it has of its engines to cruise on the rear two, extending had to manage expectations from perhaps some over the flight time to 48 hours. Ceiling will be raised to enthusiastic individuals who perhaps underappreciated 16,000ft, while on these flights up to nine occupants the need for a cautious and phased flight test will be able to be carried. The third phase of flight campaign. Early test flights for government, parapublic testing will also see restrictions on range lifted and military customers will thus pave the way for more completely. “We will be doing some very interesting commercial and civil customers. things then,” hints Barber. Opening up Airlander 10 to customer Indeed, the upcoming phase of longer flights, both demonstrations (along with potentially an Airlander day and night, the need for space and a requirement appearance at the Farnborough Air Show in the for access for customers, means that HAV is now summer of 2018), thus could kickstart a surge of fresh moving from its home at Cardington to a new location commercial and military interest in the opportunities later this year. Currently it shares the airfield with a film that may emerge from of this new type of aircraft. company that uses its giant hangar as a sound stage Could that be humanitarian airlift? Cargo delivery to for blockbuster movies such as Star Wars The Force remote regions? Persistent (crewed or uncrewed) ISR Awakens, Harry Potter and Batman. With movie sets platform? Maritime patrol? AEW? Drone mothership? keen on privacy these days, this obviously means extra Carrier onboard deliver? Luxury aerial cruise liner? TV restrictions on who can visit – and HAV having its own expedition filming platform, Aerial scientific platform? facilities at a new site will enable it to expand and grow (One recent proposal in a Royal Astronomical Society in the future, without worrying about the neighbours. publication is to use the Airlander 10s (in UAV mode) Cardington, though the home of lighter-than-air to study cosmic radiation levels for up to three weeks aviation is also fairly cramped – especially when one at a time. Indeed, even at this early stage, Airlander has considers that, at some point in the future, HAV may already contributed to a UK research project, Safepilot need space to test and fly multiple Airlanders. Weather Watch, aimed at developing a 3D route and Interestingly, Barber also noted the rise of social weather planner for manned and unmanned aviation. media and its effects on flight test. The size and While first flights are without doubt important, this location of Airlander means it is carried out in the full next phase and the opportunity to show the world glare of the public. HAV, therefore, maintains an active what it can really offer, in term of roles and missions is social media presence which is useful in engaging, set to be highly significant for HAV. interacting and quickly responding and rebutting false rumours. HAV, he says, is thus helping to ‘re-educate Summary the world’ which perhaps takes aviation for granted, and is therefore unused to a completely new type of In short, after a setback last year, HAV is on the cusp air vehicle being tested. of opening up the envelope further, with an accelerated flight test programme and customer demonstration Demonstration flights flights the next major milestone in the project. Though some may have been impatient to see This phase of approved flight tests, AWR2a, faster development, it needs to be remembered that crucially allows the company to conduct display and HAV, although drawing on some of the world’s most demonstration flights, which means that Airlander experienced airship experts and cumulative knowledge, can fly customer trials. Already, the giant airship is pioneering a new type of flight here. In this race, it will has attracted a significant amount of interest from be slow and steady progress that eventually succeeds.

@aerosociety i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook.com www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 27 AIR TRANSPORT Pilot training CAE Training for the new millennium A recent RAeS conference looked at the future challenges facing aircraft operators of how to recruit more pilots and a radical rethink of training methods. BILL READ FRAeS looks at efforts to address the coming pilot shortage.

n 26-27 September, the RAeS The scale of the problem was outlined by Capt hosted its annual international John Billington from aviation training provider CAE, flight training conference which, who explained that the number of pilots needed this year, examined the problem of around the world was expected to rise from its how the airline industry can recruit present total of around 290,000 to 440,000 in 2027. Oan increasing number of new pilots while at the This would require 225,000 new pilots, comprised same time harmonising and maintaining the quality of 150,000 additional pilots and 105,000 just to of training standards. The conference featured replace pilots who had retired. Of these, 90,000 presenters from a wide area of expertise, including would be needed in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific aircraft operators, manufacturers, trainers and region, followed by 85,000 in the Americas, 50,000 regulators. in Europe and 30,000 in the Middle East and Africa.

28 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 John Billington identified three main sources where the new pilots might come from, namely aviation-focused flight training academies and universities; military and business aviation; and small regional flight clubs and schools. However, between 2012 and 2015, only the supply of pilots from training academies had risen while those from the other two categories had declined.

Re-evaluating pilot training

Recent years have seen a radical rethink of the way pilots are trained and hired as an alternative to the minimum number of flying hours rules that currently govern how they are hired by airlines. CAE’s John Billington explained how the past two decades had seen the introduction of new training methods which focus on evidence-based training (EBT), core competencies, interaction and teamwork and data beyond the flight envelope. Mike Varney, President, EBT Foundation, added how the principle of EBT was to look at positive performance on the flight deck. “You have an experience, reflect on it, draw conclusions and then put theory into practice,” he said. “This should be measurable, so we can see what crews do well and enable them to develop resilience in the learning environment. As we get data on things we can see, we also find more things that we can’t see.”

Introducing EBT CAE International training provider CAE predicts that an additional 225,000 new Capt Phil Cullen, Chair of EASA Rulemaking, pilots will be needed over the next ten years. explained how the introduction of EBT is a lengthy process. First the curriculum needs to be sorted out, then the trainers trained and finally the pilots. It also The role of command CAE needs to cover pilots on a wide variety of different aircraft from commercial aircraft to helicopters. EBT Capt David Newbery, Vice Chairman of licencing for training for pilots of business jets is not expected and workstream division of International Pilot to be completed until 2020. Training Association (IPTA) explained how much Capt Richard Lenz and Capt Markus Held from of the focus on solving future pilot shortages was Lufthansa Airlines talked about the experience concentrating on ab initio training, while command that Lufthansa has had following a management training was being neglected. “While there is plenty decision from the Lufthansa Group to implement of industry guidance on pilot competencies and EBT. The process of introducing EBT began in 2016 training, there is none for command pilots,” he and is still in progress. One of the first tasks was to stated. “The traditional career paths to command harmonise the different approaches taken by the are also changing, for example, fewer pilots are

different airlines that are operated by the Lufthansa coming up from the military. In certain countries, ICAO Group. The next stage was to train 600 type-rating such as Malaysia and Indonesia, new generation instructors (TRIs) and type rating examiners (TREs) pilots are being trained first on multi-crew licences who will then train 6,500 pilots. The preparation for (MPLs), then 1,500 hours later they get an ATPL EBT has now been completed for Lufthansa’s ab and then could end up in the left-hand seat of a initio and type-rating training but has not yet been widebody. We are also seeing command pilots with implemented into recurrent training and checking less experience and experience used to be one of which is still working on the pass-fail system. The our prerequisites. Younger command pilots are not first Lufthansa Group airlines are expected to begin inferior but may have confidence issues when they implementing EBT in 2018. have to work with older crew.”

@aerosociety i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 29 AIR TRANSPORT Pilot recruitment and training

Pre-screening Images from left: the current rules have an upper limit of £27,000 Augmented reality for the cost of training – which is far less than the The issue of pre-screening training applicants glasses can be used cost of training a pilot. There is also a rule that an also came up in a number of other presentations. for interactive training apprentice may not contribute to the cost of training. Since pilot training is so expensive, argued the (left); helicopter pilot “We are trying to work with Government to change presenters, would it not be better for both airlines training simulator the rules so that we can create an apprenticeship as and individuals to discover whether a person is (CAE) (centre); 2017 a pilot,” said Smyth. “Ideally, we’d like to lift the levy suitable pilot material before they take on the time RAeS Pilot Training cap so that apprenceship pays the whole bill but and financial commitments of training? According conference (right). another option could be to share the cost through to Rod Wren, CEO, Wings Alliance and Director a student loan – which doesn’t have to be paid off Bristol Groundschool, around 50% of flight school as immediately as a commercial loan. We also need graduates are not selected for airlines. “We need to look at accessibility and social mobility, so that to train the right people,” he said. “Self-selection there is an equal opportunity for everyone to train as does not work. Instead, selection should be based a pilot. ” on pilot core competences. Airlines need to engage Smyth was also in favour of pre-screening with the flight training industry.” “We need to look before training to ensure that the candidate was at the person first before we look at their skills,” suitable before committing to the cost of training. agreed Andy Smyth. He also predicted that apprenticeships for airline pilots would challenge existing training models. “The Social and gender imbalance government will challenge the costs of training,” he declared. “Training providers will need to offer a As was highlighted in last year’s RAeS pilot training new training model.” He concluded by saying how, conference, there is still a major inequality in if successful, pilot training apprenticeships would the numbers of female pilots compared to male begin with ab initio to first officer training and move pilots. Dave Froggatt from easyJet explained how to captains later.” gender equality was one of the aspirations of the airline but there was still a long way to go with only The shape of training to come between 6-8% of the airline’s pilots being female. One problem, he explained, was that many of the Jacqui Suren, Head of Regulation and Training female pilots wanted to have more flexible working Development at L3 Commercial Training Solutions, conditions to fit in with family commitments and it looked at how pilot training might develop during was difficult to fit this in with the work commitments the 2020s. There were three main trends, she of a training captain. explained, the first of which relates to changes in CAE Another topic addressed by the presenters was the way training is conducted. “Until recently, the the problem of how to encourage young people system was based on practical and theoretical from different backgrounds and ethnic groups to training in which you had to learn and recall become the pilots of the future. Declan Donoghue unrelated facts,” she said. “However, recent years said that, from the point of view of ATOs, it would have seen an increasing move towards output- be advantageous if young people interested based holistic training systems which no longer just in flying as a career could get an independent look at facts but utilise a wide range of learning assessment as to whether they were suitable styles.” candidates before applying and obtaining finance The second future trend is that young people for a training course. entering the industry today have had different educational experience based on digital devices, Apprenticeship opportunities? the Internet, apps and social media. The third There is still a change will be in the way that training is conducted, Andy Smyth, Early Talent and Apprenticeships major inequality with more emphasis on electronic manuals, Manager, TUI Group, looked at how the in the numbers diagrams, animations, videos, virtual reality and Government’s new apprenticeship scheme could of female pilots ‘gamification’. There may also be an increasing use be used to use to help train new pilots who can’t of computers in enabling, monitoring and marking afford the cost of training. Currently, there is no compared to male training courses. apprenceship scheme for pilot training because pilots.

30 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Virtual Reality Virtual

is being generated on how pilots behave in training courses, in simulators, while flying aircraft and even outside work. There were two views on this. One was that it was a good idea, as having more data on pilots would show how they were progressing in knowledge and skills over time and this information could be used to replace existing training methods. Harry Nelson, Operational Advisor to Product Safety at Airbus conducted an imaginary interview Augmented reality training devices can be used with ‘Commander Aviona’ who worked for a almost anywhere. company called Interglobal Link specialising in the atmospheric, space and transportation business in The shape of training to come 2030. In this predicted future, unmanned systems have not replaced pilots but personal data has Lori Brown, Associate Professor at Western Michigan become essential to all aspects of work. Aviona University College of Aviation was unable to be has been constantly monitored for 26 years and present at the conference due to the hurricanes in began her career after taking state and airline- Florida but her presentation on the use of augmented sponsored aptitude and psychological tests. reality (AR) to improve training efficiency was Gender is no longer an issue, as pilots are selected given by Capt Sanjay Sapra, Manager Pilot Training for their skills and competences. Every aircraft Programs at Etihad Airways. Augmented reality, still has a commander who monitors aircraft, crew which operates using interactive headsets which and environment and managing operational risks. project images inside wireless goggles and headsets However, there is now a new level of pilot above which can combine the real world with virtual images, commander – the ‘master pilot’ who also has a role can be used to create virtual workshops or cockpits as a mentor and teacher to others. without the need for large spaces or investment in However, some speakers did comment that simulators. Using AR, pilots can practice procedures there was also a downside to the future trend at any time and any place – including places where towards increased personal monitoring. During the there isn’t much room. The AR glasses can also discussion sessions, the question was raised that be controlled by hand gestures, as well as being over-analysis of training sessions could result in monitored by instructors who can see what a student more harm than good – for example playing back is doing and interact with them. AR also be used recordings in debriefing sessions in which a pilot for training cabin staff – Lori Brown’s presentation made a mistake. The speakers’ opinion was that, include an example of a flight attendant using AR if such analysis was used with care, it could be headsets to interact with virtual anxious passengers. effective. However, there was also a risk of it being Flying Training Manager Capt David Owens, used as a tool for humiliation. It was important for Airbus, called for ‘disruptive thinking’ to create both pilots and instructors to talk about things that new ways of training pilots. He said that many happened but it was only in circumstances where organisations were restricted by barriers such as they both missed something crucial that would be traditional ways of doing things, individuals who necessary to look at a recording. didn’t like change, complacency, regulations and There is also the question of privacy. While fear of change. “Everything we do must be an future scenarios show pilots happily accepting enabler not a barrier,” he said. Owens explained being monitored and recorded during both training how people learned in two different ways – by and flying – and even elsewhere in their lives - learning and by experience. He also remarked how some individuals may not be comfortable with many people now relied on the Internet as their first being watched so closely. choice for information but they needed to filter that data with a ‘heathy distrust’, as not everything on Sense of urgency required? Google or YouTube was either true or accurate. EVERYTHING Concluding the conference, Harry Nelson from Big data is watching you WE DO MUST Airbus, expressed concerns as to whether the BE AN ENABLER present approach to pilot training would achieve One subject that kept coming up at the conference the three objectives of: getting the ‘biggest bang was the increasing role of information and how it NOT A BARRIER. from bucks’ in terms of costs, maintain safety levels should best be used. As already mentioned above, or create a sustainable quality of pilots. “I am an new training systems will be able to analyse and Capt David Owens optimist but we need to face up to the fact that grade a pilot’s performance during training. As Flight Training Manager we’ve got a lot of work to do,” he said. “The world is technology progresses, more and more information Airbus changing and we need to move faster than this.”

A longer, more detailed, report of this conference can be found on: https://www.aerosociety.com/news/training-for-the-new-millennium/

@aerosociety i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook.com www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 31 AEROSPACE RAeS Young Persons Conference Future aerospace workspace Dassault

The RAeS Young Person’s Conference explored future technologies that will change the face of future employment within aerospace, JAMES HAMILTON reports.

n Wednesday 6 September, over 100 talk focused on the use of non-contact 3D scanning young members descended upon techniques for reverse engineering, quality inspection, London for the annual Young Persons 3D design, rapid prototyping and component testing Conference, organised by the RAeS using the GOM scanner measurement system. The Young Persons Committee. Delegates GOM precision 3D optical mobile scanner uses two Oattended from various aerospace companies and high resolution digital cameras to capture the data. universities from across the country. The theme was A structured light emitting diode projector passes a ‘The Future Aerospace Workplace’ and explored the fringe pattern across the surface of the object, which technologies of the future aerospace workplace and is picked up by a sensor which creates a high density how their introduction will change working practices point cloud of surface measurements. Software is in the years to come. The event delivered a series of then used to automatically process the data into a lectures followed by interactive workshop sessions polygon mesh, which can be directly imported to a 3D whereby delegates could gain hands on experience model. with some of the presented technologies. It also The talk gave an excellent insight into how the provided a unique opportunity for young members technology is used through a selection of case to network with other young members and industry studies, such as the scanning of a full Supermarine experts. Spitfire aircraft based at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Quintus Dickinson, Physical Digital. 3D scanning Future Dassault The day began with a presentation on the use of 3D scanning applications for the current and future This was followed by a talk from David Faulkner from aerospace industry. This was presented by Daniel Dassault Systemes on ‘Engineering in the Age of Lainchbury and Quintus Dickinson from Physical Experience’. The talk focused on the software tools Digital. Physical Digital specialises in scanning used by engineering functions and how engineers applications for the automotive, aerospace, medical, and designers have had to adapt the way they work marine, military and power generation sectors. The in response to Industry 4.0 which is revolutionising

32 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 the manufacturing process. Industry 4.0 is described state of the art factory dedicated to conducting as the fourth industrial revolution and introduces collaborative research into reconfigurable digitally the ‘smart factory’ concept in which cyber-physical assisted assembly, component manufacturing systems monitor the physical processes of the and machining technologies. The Factory 2050 factory and make decentralised decisions. This brings is part of the University of Sheffield Advanced much higher levels of automation and digitalisation Manufacturing Campus based at the AMRC and to the production line which are able to complete is home to the Integrated Manufacturing Group. complex tasks to deliver cost reductions and result in The Group is developing ways of meeting demand higher quality goods and services. for high variation and mass customisation, using Above: Delegates at The The talk then discussed how these technologies intelligent machines and processes that monitor RAeS Young Person’s were being merged into the latest development from and optimise operations, techniques to shorten lead Conference held at RAeS HQ Dassault Systemes, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, times and ramp production up and down rapidly, ways at No.4 Hamilton Place W1. which has been built to answer customer and industry of handling and making sense of big data, human Lower page: Augmented reality at Airbus. specific needs. This forms a suite of focused apps machine collaboration and techniques for digitally Bottom: A Physical that are integrated and built around industry practices assisted assembly. Digital scan of a full size and processes. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform After a networking lunch, the delegates were Supermarine Spitfire. provides intuitive navigational access to all integrated then split into three smaller groups to attend applications, including social and collaborative apps, interactive workshop sessions in which they were 3D modelling apps, content and simulation apps and able to gain some hands on experience with some information and intelligence apps. The social and of the technologies presented. The first and second collaborative apps are a new concept and enable workshop gave delegates the opportunity to try the the creation of communities in which people can be virtual and augmented reality headsets with both a connected and information shared. The goal of this manufacturing and assembly application from the platform is to bridge the gap between all functions Factory 2050, followed by a demonstration of the within a development process including engineering, use of this technology in the Future Cockpit Concept, manufacturing, marketing, sales and services to as demonstrated by representatives from BAE reduce the time to bring products to market and Systems and Rockwell Collins. A workshop session reduce development errors. was also run on working with cross cultural teams.

Airbus With increased communication and opportunities for mobility across the world for young people, the workshop aimed to give delegates an appreciation of the role that culture can play in a business environment and introduce some tools to recognise and overcome potential issues. The workshop sessions were followed by a talk on the use of additive layer manufacturing (ALM) within the aerospace industry by Dr Rhys Morgan from the Royal Academy of Engineering. This talk discussed the basics of additive manufacturing, Augmented and virtual including the process of building 3D objects layer by layer, the types of technologies and the opportunities The next topic focused on augmented and virtual and challenges associated with this manufacturing reality in the future aerospace workplace, presented method. Some example case studies were then by Michael Lewis from the Advanced Manufacturing presented highlighting where additive manufacturing and Research Centre (AMRC). The talk discussed is currently used in the aerospace industry, as well some demonstrative examples of how both as an outlook into how this technology will be further augmented and virtual reality are being used in an developed for use in the future aerospace workplace. assembly environment. These demonstrations are This was followed by a presentation of the Future part of the Factory 2050 which is the UK’s first Cockpit Concept by George Nicola from Rockwell Physical Digital Physical Digital

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Collins and Jean Page from BAE Systems. This evaluation and how this feeds into the development presentation provided an insight into the upcoming of future cockpit concepts. It was discussed how technological developments that will be used in eye tracking technologies were being implemented future cockpits. The first part of the presentation in future cockpit designs for accident reviews, FACTORY 2050 IS focused on Rockwell Collins’ head-up displays (HUD) physiological monitoring and training to aid in human and head-up guidance systems (HGS) technologies. factor evaluation and the development of safer and THE UK’S FIRST These systems display flight information in the more intuitive cockpits. STATE OF THE pilot’s forward field of view, eliminating the need to ART FACTORY continually transition from head-down to head-up Aircraft maintenance DEDICATED TO positions during critical phases of flight. Rockwell Collins’ head-up vision systems combine HUD The final topic focused on technology strategy and CONDUCTING technologies with advanced situational awareness via enhancements in aircraft maintenance presented COLLABORATIVE real-time synthetic and multispectral infrared cameras by Graeme Brown from British Airways. This RESEARCH INTO for unparalleled vision. A 2010 study by the Flight presentation covered the technology that airlines Safety Foundation found that 38% of all accidents are using to enhance aircraft maintenance to RECONFIGURABLE were likely or highly likely to have been prevented if enable more efficient and effective ways of working. DIGITALLY the pilot had a HUD, which demonstrates the need This includes technological enhancements in ASSISTED for this technology in the cockpits of the future. communication and integration of systems, such ASSEMBLY, as making information available to engineers on the ground before aircraft have even landed, COMPONENT through the use of mobile devices. Aircraft manuals, MANUFACTURING materials, procedures and all other information AND MACHINING can be integrated onto these mobile devices to TECHNOLOGIES reduce the time for an aircraft to be stuck on the ground and hence provide a better service to their customers. The presentation discussed the other technologies airlines are using and how these will be further developed in the future, as well as how manufacturers, such as Airbus and Boeing, are helping airlines maintain aircraft in a more proactive manner through the use of predictive maintenance. BAE Systems The day ended with a panel discussion, providing delegates with the opportunity to ask questions Further technologies that might be seen in based on the presented topics followed by a closing future cockpits were presented, including helmet- discussion. A network evening reception was then mounted information displays and three-dimensional held to give delegates an opportunity to network with Above: Delegates at The audio, providing increased situational awareness to other young members in an informal environment. RAeS Young Person’s potential threats and location of nearby aircraft. This, The event provided an excellent overview of the Conference. along with gesture and conversational technologies, technologies of the future aerospace workplace Above right: Future Cockpit Concept. could provide more intuitive ways of interacting with from the viewpoint of a variety of different aerospace Below: Rockwell Collins the cockpit and increased awareness. The talk also functions and sectors. These exciting new HUD System. included an insight into the process of human factors breakthroughs have clear benefits to the industry that justify their introduction. One of the key learning points of the day was the use of vast amounts of information and data, highlighting how this can be collected and utilised to benefit both the cost, quality and safety of activities within the aerospace industry, from the engineering of components to the piloting of aircraft themselves. It was also demonstrated how many of these future technologies are already being employed within the workplace and that we may be using these ourselves in the near future. It is clear however, that further training and development will be required to enable the technologies to be widely adopted in the aerospace industry. Maybe we will be using these future technologies sooner than we

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For further information call Scott Phillips on +44 (0)20 7670 4303 or email [email protected] DEFENCE Aero Vodochody Aero Vodochody on the rise again Aero Vodochody was once the sole supplier of jet trainers to the USSR and its many allies, before the market collapsed following the 1989 Czech Velvet Revolution. Today, led by a new Italian management team, the future is looking rosier. ALAN WARNES charts the fall and rise of a company set to celebrate its centenary in 2019.

uring the Cold War, the USSR relied No one knew what was going to happen but on Czechoslovakia’s Aero Vodochody it became obvious that Aero was not going to to supply the bulk of its jet trainers. continue with delivering aircraft at such a pace to Between 1953 and 1990, the the so-called Russian Pact countries. So it had to Prague-based company delivered start looking at Western markets which were already D3,665 L-29 Delphins and 2,865 L-39s, representing over-subscribed.” around 70% of the world’s jet trainer production at The company endured some pretty difficult

that time. At one point, in the mid-80s, there were times over the next decade or so. It survived on Alan Warnes 250 aircraft coming off the production line a year – selling 150 or so surplus and some new production Above: Aero built 3,665 L-29 imagine that today! L-39s. Algeria bought seven L-39Cs which were Delphins between 1960 and It is an impressive legacy for a company with delivered between 1990-1, then 17 L-39ZAs 1974 for air forces all over the world allied to the Soviet 13m flight hours to its credit, and today there are between 2002-04 originally destined for Nigeria. Union. There are still many, still 600 L-39/L-59 and L-159s flying. Bangladesh acquired eight L-39ZAs in 1995, the like this one, flying in the However, the Velvet Revolution of late- new Czech Republic purchased six new L-39MS in civilian world. 1989 when a peaceful transition of power, 1992, Egypt took delivery of 48 newly developed Below: The L159T2EX is a from communism to democracy took place in L-59Es during 1993/4, Lithuania purchased two company demonstrator, built Czechoslovakia, it all changed. It saw the Soviet L-39ZAs in 1998 originally destined for Nigeria, in partnership with Boeing in 2002 as a new lead-in- business dry up. Thailand received 40 L-39ZA/ARTs which were fighter-trainer. It now acts In late October, Aero’s Pavel Sedlacek, who has upgraded with Elbit Systems avionics during 1993- as a pattern aircraft for the been with the company since 1991, explained to 97, Tunisia took 12 L-59Ts in 1995-6 and Yemen Czech Air Force L159T2 AEROSPACE: “For Aero it was a transition period, purchased 12 L-39Cs, originally destined for USSR upgrade. when the old proven Russian market disappeared. in 1999/2000. Alan Warnes

36 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Aero Vodochody Enter the ALCA

Around the same time, Aero was looking to go a step further with an advanced light combat aircraft (ALCA), to fulfil the Czech Air Force’s air defence requirements. By 1993, the MiG-23ML was obsolete and a replacement was a priority. To minimise the cost, the L-159 as the project was designated, would need to be based on the An Iraq Air Force L-59 Super Albatros. existing L-59 airframe. With the increased weight, a new engine was needed to provide around 25% more thrust over the L-59’s DV-2. It led to the Garrett-AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) F124-GA-100 Developing L-59 and L-139 turbofan engine, based on the TFE731 being selected on 10 June 1994.

In a bid to attract Western interest, the company Aero Vodochody developed a newer fourth generation trainer that would boast more capabilities than the original L-39 Albatros. The re-branded L-59 Super Albatros came with a new integrated weapons delivery and navigation system (WDNS) supplied by US-based Flight Visions. Aero also offered a wide range of avionics options tailored to meet customer’s specific requirements. Egypt was keen for a new lead-in-fighter trainer for its F-16 and Mirage 2000 fleet and purchased 48 L-59Es in 1993. However, issues with the new Lotarev DV-2 engine saw two aircraft lost and, despite suggested fixes for the problems, the aircraft were withdrawn from use. According to the company’s current Chief Business Officer (CBO), Massimo Ghione, it wasn’t Aero’s finest hour and it had been difficult for the Developing the L-159 introduced both the An IQAF L-159 departs Balad current Italian management to engage with the Czech Air Force and Aero to NATO standards and on 12 June last year on its first combat mission, armed Egyptian Air Force until recently. an opportunity to reap the benefits the experience with two Mk82 500ib bombs. Tunisia ordered 12 L-59Ts in 1994 for would give them for future developments. A weapons training, which are also used for armed radar was integrated for the first time into a L-39 patrol. They still fulfil both roles and six aircraft derivative. The Italian FIAR Grifo-L, a very popular have recently been overhauled at Aero. system in the mid-90s with its multiple target and The company put the experience it gained track-while-scan capabilities, was to become the from the L-59 into good use. Knowing the future brains of the new jet. lay in a westernised L-39, it replaced Russian- Aero began work on the two prototypes in 1994 style instruments with Western ones to attract with the dual-seat L-159, 5831 rolled out on 12 Western air forces. A new Garrett-AlliedSignal June 1997. The Czech Government subsequently (now Honeywell) TFE731 engine to replace the announced a deal for 72 single-seat L-159As on L-39’s Ukrainian AI-25TL, was also integrated. 4 July. Aero test-pilot Miroslav Schutzner flew the A WDNS designed by Flight Visions used on the L-159B two-seater for the first time on 2 August L-59, along with Bendix King tactical displays was 1997 and the L-159A single-seater, 5832 on 18 developed for the L-139. A head-up display (HUD) August 1998. and electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) After joining NATO in 1999, the Czech AF The last of the 48 L-159s were integrated into the front cockpit and a HUD cut its need for 72 single-seat L-159s to 24 and which went into storage in repeater screen in the rear. The Czech-built VS-2 the remaining 48 were put into storage. Later, in the mid-2000s. They were zero-zero ejection seats which had been used by 2006, the Czech MoD signed a deal with Aero to all preserved to ensure they remained in good condition, the Czech Air Force’s L-39MS would continue as convert four of the stored L-159s into two dual- and it worked well because the escape system. seat L-159Ts, which eventually rose to five. Another most are now flying. On 8 May 1993 the prototype aircraft, 5501 two-seater, 6073 was the basis of a new lead-in- Alan Warnes flown by Ladislav Schneideren and Stanislav fighter-trainer in a partnership with Boeing which Vohanka made its first flight. Later it was entered had acquired 35% of the company in 1998. It made in the USAF’s Joint Primary Aircraft Training its first flight on 1 June 2002. Today, 6073 is a Systems (JPATS) bid but was beaten by the company demonstrator used to develop the Czech Beechcraft Raytheon T-6 Texan II. Air Force dual-seat L159T2 upgrade currently

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An IQAF L-159 sits on the underway, and is referred to as the L159T2EX. The 21bis, MB339CB and A-4K/N. Today, 12 of the jets ramp at Balad after a training work evolves around new avionics in the front and have been delivered. sortie. rear cockpit and updates to the Grifo radar. Draken is intending to work with Aero Vodochody and its L-159s by offering a ‘Red Air’ First sale for 15 years service to European air forces in the same way it works with the US military. It has led them to partner Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, support for with Babcock, CAE and Cobham as part of a bid the L-39s dwindled which led to many air forces for the UK’s Air Support to Defence Operational working with other companies in Israel, Romania Training (ASDOT) contract, an MoD initiative that and Ukraine. It is an issue that the current Italian is planning to see civilian contractors fulfil the management team led by former Alenia CEO, aggressor role by January 2020. Giuseppe Giordo, is trying to fix. The Czech MoD and Aero tried to sell the Iraq stored CzAF L-159s but with little success. Even when Czech and Slovak private equity group Penta While Iraq had shown interest in the L-159s for acquired Aero Vodochody in January 2007, nothing a couple of years, the invasion of Iraq by Islamic happened on the L-159 for another seven years. State during September 2014 led the Iraqi Air One of the two dual-seat L-159s for the IQAF departs At the Farnborough Air Show on 14 July 2014, Force (IQAF) agreeing a deal in June 2015. The Aero Vodochody during a Draken International, which supplies tactical flight first two of ten single-seat L159As were delivered training sortie. support or ‘Red Air’ to the US military, announced in November 2015 with the remainder following

Alan Warnes its intention to acquire 14 of the L-159As with by the end of 2016. Three batches of IQAF pilots options for a further 14, although the deal was have been trained on two IQAF L-159T1s at Aero later cut to 21. This was the first export ALCA deal, Vodochody, which will be delivered in early 2018. which in Draken service is designated the L-159E, The ten L-159s are operated by 115 Tactical and led to the first jet being formally handed over Squadron at Balad Air Base and have flown 418 on 30 September 2015. Today, they are providing combat missions against Daesh (Islamic State), a significant boost to the Florida-based company, while dropping 859 Mk82 (500lb) bombs. Pilots regarded as the largest privately owned air force in and ground personnel at the base have been the world. It already flies the L-39 Albatros, MiG- mentored by the Czech Air Force’s Air Advisory

38 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Alan Warnes A brand new L-159T2 standard by the end of 2019. They will feature new fuselage, one of three ordered cockpit avionics including four 7in x 5in multi- by the Czech Air Force, seen on the production line at Aero function displays (MFDs) instead of the existing Vodochody in September. 4in x 4in ones, new Grifo radar the T1s didn’t have, The CzAF has contracted as well as wet-wings. The first jet (s/n 6085) is Aero to upgrade its five now in an advanced stage of production at the operational two-seaters to the company’s Prague site. same configuration. The remaining 16 of 18 single-seat L-159s delivered to the Czech Air Force in the early to mid-2000s are in need of modernisation. A targeting pod is a top requirement. Aero Vodochody has offered a comprehensive upgrade package to the Czech Air Force that would address Team. While Aero’s technical team provides such obsolescence. maintenance support, with the first aircraft now Aero’s CBO, Massimo Ghione, told AEROSPACE: going through a two-year inspection. “It includes a complete new fourth generation+ The IQAF Commander, General Anwar Hamad avionics package, targeting pod, improvements to Amin told AEROSPACE in September that they Grifo radar, a new self-defence suit, wet wing and have made a valuable contribution: “We are grateful wing-tip air-to-air missile launchers, a fixed air-to-air to Aero for handing the first jets over, just 88 days refuelling probe, full NVG configuration in the cockpit after the contract became effective.” and a helmet-mounted display.” No decision has yet been made Czech business by the Czech Air Force (CzAF), while the Alan Warnes All but one of the 48 stored L-159s to IQAF might show some grace the Aero hangars have now been kind of interest. delivered, leading to the production of new L-159s. Chairman and CEO, Giuseppe Giordo L-39NG – new generation Albatros told AEROSPACE in September: “We are Below: Two Czech Air Force very optimistic about the single-engine, more L-159s in formation. With the L-39Cs now approaching the end of their service-life, the company has set about developing CzAF and designing the L-39NG. It led a prototype demonstrator, 2626 with a modified Williams FJ-44 engine making its first flight on 14 September 2015. One option Aero is offering to customers is to upgrade its existing L-39C airframes with the new Williams FJ-44-4M powerplant and new avionics, which will see them designated the L-39CW. Meanwhile, structures for the first three L-39NGs are now being assembled at Aero. The first pre-series aircraft is expected to fly in the third quarter of 2018 and delivered in full trainer capability during late-2019 to launch customer, LOM Praha. Certification is expected in November 2019, while the first flight of an aircraft with light attack capabilities is expected in June 2020. Marco Venanzetti who previously served as Alenia Aermacchi Senior VP, Flight Operations until joining Aero as Executive Vice-President L-39NG in August 2016, told me: “The basic light attack L-39NG will have five hard points – one on the economical advanced light combat aircraft centreline and two under each wing. The basic (ALCA). We are relaunching the aircraft at a time configuration which we are going to clear will have when many air forces are looking at curbing their two 350 litre wet-tanks, Mk 81 (250lb)/82 (500lb) operational costs.” laser-guided/free-fall bombs, CRV-7 unguided/ After building its first ever export L-159 for the guided rocket launchers and single/twin-barrel gun- IQAF last year, Aero Vodochody is now assembling pod which will be available on the centreline, as well three new dual-seat L-159T2s. They are part of as on two under-wing pylons, should the customer a deal with the Czech Air Force that will also see need more fire-power. This benchmark will satisfy its five existing L-159T1s upgraded to the same 80% of our customers.”

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No.4 Hamilton Place 42 Message from RAeS 44 Book Reviews 50 NAL Sound Archive - President In-flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light The latest historic recordings to be added to the Demonstrators, Junkers G 24, K 30 and G 31 and National Aerospace Library’s Sound Archive. No.4 Hamilton Place is a magnificent, central London venue for wedding ceremonies and “The RAeS is a society made up of over 23,000 The Right Flyer. members in over 67 Branches around the world. 52 Diary receptions. It has a picturesque, heated roof terrace with views over Hyde Park, making We have members from many different aerospace related backgrounds across multiple industries and 47 Library Additions Find out when and where around the world the it a stunning location for your celebrations. With the elegant old-world grandeur of the organisations and yet our Council, Professional latest Society aeronautical and aerospace lectures Boards and general membership is still missing out Books submitted to the National Aerospace Library. and events are happening. Edwardian Town House and its wonderful location in Mayfair, it is an incredible setting for on the skills, capability and professional contribution from many groups of people.” one of the most important days of your life. 48 The Awards criteria – a 55 New Corporate Partners - Chief Executive (re)fresh start for 2018 Three new companies join the Society’s Corporate Partner Scheme. “Last month we honoured the winners of the The 2018 round will be the first to reflect the The team at No.4 Hamilton Place have a passion for quality and style, demonstrated by Society’s 2017 Medals & Awards and recipients of recommendations of the 2017 Review of the Centennial Scholarships at a presentation ceremony Honours, Medals, Awards and Written Paper Prizes 56 Elections their personal service and creative expertise, ensuring that your wedding will be a truly and reception on the first evening of the President’s scheme approved by the Council at its meeting on 4 Conference. It was a great occasion to recognise September 2017. New Society members elected in the past month. memorable day. the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams across our industry and celebrate excellence in aerospace.” For more information visit www.4hp.org.uk or contact the Venue Team on 020 7670 4314 or [email protected] | No. 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ Find us on Twitter i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 41

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ACM Sir Stephen Dalton The RAeS is a society made up of over 23,000 whether ‘unconscious bias’ may be impacting on members in over 67 Branches around the world. how supervisors, managers and careers advisors We have members from many different aerospace could, unwittingly, be adversely impacting significant related backgrounds across multiple industries and sections of our future working community. The major organisations and yet our Council, Professional concern is that, in this unintended way, aerospace Boards and general membership is still missing (and other) sector professionals maybe denying the out on the skills, capability and professional sector the talents and potential of a talented pool of contribution from many groups of people. It is clear high calibre individuals. Worth a thought and maybe that people from many sectors of the community, some action in your organisation? when looking at their career choices, either do There is no shortage of air transport initiatives not feel that they have the opportunity to consider being announced. The Dubai autonomous air taxi the aerospace sector or are not attracted to the system, Airbus’ autonomous quadcopter and the aerospace disciplines as the basis for their careers. ‘Uber-style’ air taxi scheme recently inaugurated in For example, there would seem to be a significant the Channel Islands. Boeing’s 777X aircraft with paucity of young students entering aerospace its revolutionary folding wings and the agreement professions from some socio-economic groups, between Airbus and Bombardier in the production from ethnic minorities and among young females. of the CSeries aircraft with its equally impressive In the last month, the Council has been considering design elements are making ground breaking what we can do to encourage and attract more changes to the manufacturing of new airliners. The members from these groups to want to enter our future passenger demand would seem to indicate amalgam of professions and help our Society. The that speed of flight is not the absolute requirement Council is very keen to hear your views as to what but point to point travel, with greater availability and it is that we, as a Professional Society, can do to use of regional airports, is important to more people encourage greater involvement from all sections of as they look for convenience and greater efficiency THE COUNCIL IS society especially from those groups who have not, in their travel. Equally, there is an increasing VERY KEEN TO to date, consistently and regularly sought careers demand for aircraft designs to be more and more HEAR YOUR VIEWS in aerospace. We need to understand why different environmentally conscious. Hybrid and electric- groupings feel attracted to the discipline but, equally powered aircraft are rapidly being developed and, AS TO WHAT IT importantly, why others do not. We need to analyse despite some concerns that current capability in IS THAT WE, AS A if there is any element of our collective behaviour this area is limited, there can be no doubt that, PROFESSIONAL or approach to aerospace and the associated with significant greater efficiency being designed SOCIETY, CAN DO careers that is alienating potential apprentices and into current jet and ducted-fan engines by Rolls- students. As we seek to advise colleagues and Royce et al, the focus on the need to reduce the TO ENCOURAGE staff, either individually or collectively, do we, even environmental impact of national and international GREATER subconsciously, do so in a way which impacts on flying will lead to significant further improvements INVOLVEMENT their commitment, aspirations and plans. As an in design and efficiency over the next few years. FROM ALL example of the Council’s intent to try and better Perhaps, the area that could deliver significant understand the factors which can adversely beneficial effect to our environment is further SECTIONS OF impact on some peoples’ choices of careers, we detailed international study into the avoidance of SOCIETY will be conducting a workshop in the New Year on contrails? RAeS HERITAGE ASSETS As part of the Society’s work to conserve and build a RAeS Presidential portraits digital archive of our heritage assets, portraits of the Society’s Past Presidents have been photographed and will shortly be released for digital display. Members visiting No.4 Hamilton Place over the past few months may have seen some familiar faces from this century’s Presidents on the screen in front Right: Sir Sydney Camm, of the Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre. RAeS President 1954-1955, If any family members, friends or institutions by Frank Eastman. Far right: Sir George connected to past RAeS Presidents wish to Edwards, RAeS President consider displaying their portraits in relevant 1957-1958 by George Haig. buildings and venues, please contact Emma RAeS (NAL). Bossom on [email protected]

42 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Simon C Luxmoore  Last month we honoured the winners of the the industry think about the opportunities in Society’s 2017 Medals & Awards and recipients and pathways into the sector, and explores of Centennial Scholarships at a presentation how young people seek information to help ceremony and reception on the first evening make decisions about their future careers. of the President’s Conference. It was a The paper also makes recommendations to great occasion to recognise the outstanding Government and Parliament for the completion achievements of individuals and teams across of forthcoming industrial, sector and careers our industry and celebrate excellence in strategies. The celebration was well supported aerospace. The nominations for 2018 awards by those who have been involved with the are open now and I encourage all of our Society over time and particularly pleasing members to consider colleagues and peers to see so many young persons as well as who would be worthy of recognition by the volunteers and many of our stakeholders. Society. Find out more at www.aerosociety.  The Society has submitted evidence to the com/2018Awards. House of Commons Business, Enterprise and  We look forward to welcoming Martin Rolfe Industrial Strategy inquiry into Brexit and the FRAeS, Chief Executive Officer, NATS, as our implications for UK business (aerospace). In lecturer for the Society’s 2017 Wilbur & Orville addition to providing written evidence to the Wright Lecture on Tuesday, 5 December. Martin Committee, the Society provided a more detailed will explore the challenges facing air traffic verbal briefing to the Clerk of the Committee on management around the world and provide the impacts of Brexit on aerospace and aviation, insight into what the future may hold for this particularly regulation, research funding and important sector of the UK economy. collaboration and market access, to name a few.  The Society is now on the register of approved  Members interested in standing for council in THE SOCIETY End Point Assessment Organisations for the the 2018 election to be held next spring can new Apprenticeship Framework and has begun now find the details at www.aerosociety. HAS SUBMITTED working with a number of companies to finesse com/councilelection. This is an opportunity EVIDENCE TO the required procedures and documentation. for you to contribute to your Society by ensuring THE HOUSE Anyone interested in discussing assessment there is a diverse set of skills and knowledge OF COMMONS of their apprentices or training as an assessor representing all sectors of the aviation and should contact Lynn Beattie at lynn.beattie@ aerospace community, which allows your Society BUSINESS, aerosociety.com. to put forward key strategic issues as well as ENTERPRISE  Rosalind Azouzi and Simon Whalley arranged a provide impartial advice on areas within the AND INDUSTRIAL very successful event to recognise the Society’s sector. I urge you to give careful consideration careers service 20th Anniversary hosted at on whether you could serve your Society in STRATEGY Westminster, with keynote speakers Dame this very significant role. Nomination must be INQUIRY INTO Rosie Winterton MP and Michelle Donelan submitted no later than 31 January 2018. BREXIT AND THE MP. The Society published a new paper on  Our wonderful venue has also been enjoying IMPLICATIONS Public Perceptions of Careers in Aerospace some recognition recently winning Best Content and Aviation at the Society’s careers service Marketing at the Hire Space Awards and by FOR UK BUSINESS 20th anniversary Parliamentary reception which being awarded silver at the London Venue (AEROSPACE) revealed what young people from outside Awards for Best Summer Party Venue.

PRESTON BRANCH NOMINATES FELLOWSHIPS

On 11 October at the Preston Branch lecture: ‘BAE Systems future or similar’, by David Short, there was a presentation of Fellowships to three people whom the senior members of the branch committee had nominated through the Presidential Invitation Route. Scott Phillips, RAeS Head of Regional Affairs, left, presented certificates to Dr David Bailey, Chief Executive, North West Aerospace Alliance, and to Paul Mellor, Technical Director at Hyde Aero Products Ltd. Branch Chairman Mike Elston looks on. Steve Vandersteen, Military Air & Information Airframe Supply Chain Director at BAE Systems, had also received an Honorary Fellowship but was not present for this occasion. BAE Systems photo.

Find us on Twitter i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 43 Afterburner Book Reviews IN-FLIGHT SIMULATORS AND FLY-BY-WIRE/ LIGHT DEMONSTRATORS

A Historical Account of International Aeronautical Research Edited by P G Hamel

Springer. 2017. 345pp. Illustrated. £112. ISBN 978-3-319-53996-6.

Fly-by-wire has become so ubiquitous in aerospace that, with the possible exception of general aviation, it would be a surprise for a new aircraft to be launched today without it. However, it has been a long journey to this point. The state of the art in fly-by-wire is where it is today in no small part due to 60-plus years of aeronautical research establishments around the world testing flight demonstrators to prove the theory and technology. Often, the primary aim has been improved aircraft performance or manoeuvrability through a reduction in natural aerodynamic stability. Artificial stability is then provided through the fly-by-wire system to achieve the handling qualities desired by the pilot. To this end, many of the flight demonstrators developed by research establishments have had variable stability, allowing the aircraft’s stability characteristics to be deliberately altered during flight. Some variable stability aircraft have also been developed with the purpose of simulating a different Vought F-8C Crusader. The flown at other research organisations and aircraft entirely. NASA’s C-11A Shuttle Training F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire flight international collaborations. research project validated Aircraft, a Grumman Gulfstream G-2 business jet the principal concepts of The text provides detailed technical case studies modified to simulate the Space Shuttle and used to all-electric flight control and historical information on several DLR flight train astronauts for the extremely steep approaches systems now used on nearly demonstrators, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing. This on re-entry, is a noteworthy example of just what all modern high-performance includes modified versions of an HFB 320 Hansa can be achieved with these so-called in-flight aircraft and on military and business jet, a VFW 614 twin jet, a Bölkow Bo 105 civilian transports. NASA. simulators. helicopter and a Eurocopter EC 135. However, This book provides a historical account of the perhaps the most fascinating sections of the book aircraft that have been developed and flown as in- are two chapters that provide a comprehensive flight simulator and fly-by-wire/light demonstrators compendium of, firstly, in-flight simulators and then (fly-by-light likely to be the next technological fly-by-wire/light demonstrators that have been leap from fly-by-wire to find its way onto future flown and tested around the globe. This, again, production aircraft). The editor, Peter Hamel, was covers demonstrators of both the fixed-wing and from 1971 to 2001 the Director of the Institute of This book is rotary-wing varieties and even includes descriptions Flight Mechanics at the German Aerospace Center an impressive of numerous flying bedstead projects used in early DLR, formerly DFVLR. This put him at the helm of body of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) development. one of the pioneering research establishments in work and the Projects dating as far back as the late 1940s the field of fly-by-wire and in-flight simulation. He are summarised, such as the Cornell Aeronautical describes in the preface that this text resulted from editor and Laboratory (later Calspan) effort in modifying a a former colleague and test pilot at DLR suggesting contributing Vought F4U-5 to have a split rudder (through that it would be a good idea to document the authors should independent movement of each rudder section, the knowledge and experience acquired by DLR in this be commended F4U-5’s directional stability and yaw damping could subject. While the focus is predominantly on the be manipulated). Throughout the text, the reader will work at DLR, the scope of the book expanded from on the level of also find some interesting anecdotes. There is, for its original brief to include details of demonstrators detail provided example, the account of a certain Neil Armstrong

44 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 who, on a flight of a Lockheed NT-33A that had been modified to simulate the X-15, managed to break the sidestick clean off (thankfully there was a safety pilot onboard) and still had the sidestick in his hand when he returned to the operations building. He apparently fixed the sidestick himself and re- installed it in the aircraft in time for the first flight the next morning. This book is an impressive body of work and the editor and contributing authors should be commended on the level of detail provided. While billed as a historical account in the title, the case studies describing projects carried out at DLR have a level of technical information that wouldn’t be out of place in a textbook. This may make some sections of the book a little hefty for the general reader but will appeal to engineers and others practicing in the field. A technology like fly-by-wire would not be where it This VFW614, D-ADAM, If nothing else, this text will leave the reader with is without it. ATTAS (Advanced Technologies Testing Aircraft an appreciation of the immense level of ingenuity, System) test aircraft was collaboration and persistence employed on flight Dr Stephen Carnduff retired in December 2012. demonstrator programmes over the past 60 years. MRAeS RAeS (NAL).

JUNKERS G 24, K 30 and G 31 Stepping Stones By L Andersson et al

EAM Books EEIG, 3 Gatesmead, Haywards Heath RH16 1SN, UK (E [email protected]). 2016. 192pp. Illustrated. £30 (inclusive of UK postage/ packing). ISBN 978-0-9573744-2.

This is another Junkers tour-de-force by these authors and, once again, the book is a masterpiece of details and interest. It concentrates on the famous Junkers G 24 tri-motor aeroplane and its derivatives. The Junkers G 24 was the first all-metal, three- engined monoplane to enter airline service, which it did in 1925. The preceding six years saw other three-engined airliners enter service but they were all of less-modern wooden or mixed construction. The G 24 was followed by the Ford Trimotor airliner which was very similar and also used corrugated worldwide commercial success. Of course, there Above: Junkers G 24, alloy skinning. Its similarity caused Junkers to sue were developmental problems needed addressing, S-AABG. RAeS (NAL). Ford for infringement and this case was lost by Ford such as loose engine cowlings and cracked centre on two occasions. engine mountings. The Junkers design team, under Ernst Zindel, This book is packed with detail and aeronautical had to cope with not only technical issues but were history and I urge the serious aerophile to obtain a restricted by post-WW1 Versailles Peace Treaty copy. There are photos on virtually every page and rules on payload and performance to avoid being also drawings, coloured side views and 21 pages declared a military type. As a result, the first J 24s of appendices. Happily, there is an index, mainly were deliberately underpowered but with the hope concerned with the many airlines and countries that that more power could be added later on. used the G 24 etc. It is, therefore, all the more remarkable that the aircraft went on to become such a resounding Tony Kay

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Left: The Voisin biplane belonging to J T C Moore-Brabazon. 1908. RAeS (NAL). Right: Roger Sommer’s Farman at the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-22 October 1909 at Doncaster Aerodrome. RAeS (NAL).

Gabriel Voisin, Henry by the different actors, from Archdeacon to Farman himself, and is further illuminated by copious Farman and the archetype of photographs, the majority of which have hitherto aeroplanes remained unpublished. Both these features contributing greatly to the book’s intrinsic value. Its By R Winstone appearance will furthermore go a little way towards redressing the unfortunate imbalance between the Faustroll (www.faustroll.co.uk). 2017. 349pp. many English-language accounts of aeronautical Illustrated. £39.95 plus postage/packing. activities in Great Britain in those early years and those relating to events on the other side of the This weighty volume deals with events in France Channel, when the struggle for the conquest of the between 1906 and 1909, with respect to the air was so much more dynamic and advanced than successful achievement of powered flight in Europe the rather tardier efforts being made in this country and in particular the activities of Gabriel Voisin and at that time. Henri Farman – as well as, to a lesser extent, those In addition to the wealth of photographs, of Louis Blériot. It purports to pose the question, the main account is assisted by the inclusion of implied in its title: which of the two was the superior no fewer than 17 mini-biographies of various design, the American Wright or the French Voisin/ protagonists, from Chanute to Lanchester, from This weighty Farman? In doing so, it discusses and describes the Santos-Dumont to Esnault-Pelterie and even volume deals differing features of the two designs in considerable including Farman’s little-known mechanic, Maurice with events in detail. Colliex, as well as the first English pilot, Moore- The question having been put, the author does Brabazon, who, needing an aeroplane, had at the France between not attempt to supply an answer, although the reader time no choice but to go abroad and patronise M 1906 and 1909, may well detect a certain unwritten partiality in favour Voisin. of the French contender (albeit mitigated by the fair- with respect to The book is not without its blemishes: some the successful minded approach generally adopted). With such a typos and other minor flaws suggest a need for difficult question thus set to one side, perhaps wisely, more rigorous editing, while, unaccountably, a achievement of the work is best seen as serving a more general number of the photographs lack the comfort of any powered flight purpose, that of providing us with a valuable addition kind of caption. Nevertheless, it throws a useful in Europe and to the historiography of early flying in Europe, in and highly detailed light on the achievements of the form of a meticulously detailed account of the French pioneers, at a time when corresponding in particular the chequered path taken by the two Frenchmen, efforts in other parts of Europe were still largely the activities of severally and together, on their way to success. ineffectual. Gabriel Voisin It is clearly the result of a very extensive research into archives and other contemporary Malcolm Hall and Henri records. The text contains innumerable quotations CEng MRAeS MCIL Farman

46 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Library Additions BOOKS

AIR TRANSPORT numerous aviation museums in maritime reconnaissance experiences as a WW2 war xx, 235pp; xix, 238pp; xxi, the UK incorporating a number aircraft, concluding appendices correspondent for Collier’s 247pp; xviii, 238pp; xvi, 300pp; Dear Sky: the planes and of individual aircraft histories of recording individual aircraft magazine (from his arrival xx, 286pp; xviii, 279pp; xviii, people of North Korea’s the exhibits on show. losses, shipping attacks, at Foynes on 18 May 1944 235pp. Illustrated. airline. A Mebius. The personnel and units. aboard a BOAC Boeing 314A A historically important Eriskay Connection (www. flying boat G-AGCA through compilation reference work of eriskayconnection.com). 2017. LIGHTER-THAN-AIR to his departure from England informative biographical essays 124pp. Illustrated. €39 plus with the US Third Army on reviewing the lives and careers postage/packing. ISBN 978- 18 July 1944), during which of Krafft A Ehricke, Robert H 94-92501-30-1. time he was assigned to the Goddard, Bernard A Schriever, A compilation of Royal Air Force and US Navy, John Paul Stapp, Konstantin uncaptioned photographs recording the personnel, Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, James showing exterior and interior airfields, aircraft, squadrons A Van Allen, Wernher von views of the Tupolev Tu-154B and operations (including the Braun, Theodore von Kármán, (P-552)/Tu-134B-3 (P-813), D-Day assault viewed from a John von Neumann and Antonov An-148 (P-671) landing craft at Omaha beach) Charles E ‘Chuck’ Yeager (Vol and Illuyshin Il-62M (P-885) he witnessed at first hand. 1); A Scott Crossfield, Thomas operated by Air Koryo, the F Dixon, Walter R Dornberger, state-owned airline of North Hugh L Dryden, W Randolph Korea. Lovelace II, William H Pickering, Simon Ramo, Edward Teller, Aircraft Design and Dornier Do 335 Pfeil/ Robert C Traux and Fred L Construction Arrow. J R Smith et al. Crecy Whipple (Vol 2); James H Publishing, 1a Ringway Trading Doolittle, C Stark Draper, Louis Estate, Shawdowmoss Road, Balloon Madness: G Dunn, Don D Flickinger, Yuri Manchester M22 5LH, UK. Flights of Imagination Alekseyevich Gagarin, Arthur 2017. 288pp. Illustrated. £50. in Britain, 1783-1786. C Kantrowitz, William F Raborn ISBN 978-1-90653-750-0. Brant. The Boydell Press, Jr, Harold W Ritchey, Alan B Beginning with a concise Boydell & Brewer, PO Box 9, Shepard Jr and H N Toftoy (Vol overview of the evolution of Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, 3); Jack Armstrong, Robert R Dornier aircraft designs, a UK. 2017. 348pp. Illustrated. Gilruth, Samuel Herrick, John R detailed history of the fastest £25. [25% discount available Pierce, Malcolm D Ross, William piston-engined aircraft to RAeS members via www. 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Find us on Twitter i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook www.aerosociety.com DECEMBER 2017 47 Afterburner Society News HONOURS, MEDALS, AWARDS AND WRITTEN PAPER PRIZES The awards criteria – a (re)fresh start for 2018 and beyond

The 2018 round of the Society’s Honours, Medals and Awards is already open for nominations with a final deadline for receipt of nomination forms of 31 March 2018 (https://www.aerosociety.com/ get-involved/recognition/honours- medals-and-awards). The 2018 round will be the first to reflect the recommendations of the 2017 Review of the Honours, Medals, Awards and Written Paper Prizes scheme approved by the Council at its meeting on 4 September 2017. The merger of the Specialist, Specialist Group and Named Awards into a single, streamlined Specialist Award category was described in the November 2017 issue of AEROSPACE (pp 48-49). This article draws attention to changes to the awards criteria agreed by the Council. In part the changes were necessitated by the merger. However, they are also intended to ensure Presentation of the first Gold Medal of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain to Wilbur and Orville that the criteria are clear and easy for all involved to Wright ‘for their distinguished services to Aeronautical Science’ at the Institution of Civil Engineers, understand. Great George Street, London SW1, 3 May 1909. From left: E S Bruce, Dr Shaw, Lt Col Templer, Col Trollope, Wilbur Wright, E P Frost (President), Orville Wright, J C Inglis, Major B F S Baden-Powell The revised criteria will assist the Medals and and Sir Hiram Maxim. RAeS (NAL). Awards Committee in maintaining good governance of the scheme, and those nominating in respect of the scheme’s expectations. They are also intended to lay out clearly in writing what has become The Society’s Honours, Medals, Awards and custom and practice in assessing nominations and Written Paper Prizes are the global aerospace formulating recommendations. community’s most prestigious and long-standing As required by the Society’s Charter, recognition awards honouring achievement, innovation and THE 2018 for ‘contributions to the advancement of Aerospace excellence. The Royal Aeronautical Society has ROUND OF Art, Science and Engineering’ remains the focus been honouring outstanding achievers in the global of the revised criteria. To assist proposers in aerospace industry since 1909, when Wilbur THE SOCIETY’S formulating nominations it is made clear that, while and Orville Wright came to London to receive HONOURS, leadership or long and/or meritorious service in the Society’s first Gold Medal. Over the years, MEDALS AND themselves do not qualify for recognition, they may celebrating aerospace achievers in this way has do so when demonstrated to have had a particularly become an annual tradition. The Society’s Honours, AWARDS IS significant impact in advancing Aerospace Art, Medals and Awards programme recognises and ALREADY Science or Engineering. celebrates individuals and teams who have made an OPEN FOR The revised criteria are available on the exceptional contribution to aerospace, whether it is Society’s website at https://www.aerosociety. for an outstanding achievement, a major technical NOMINATIONS com/media/7208/2017-revised-criteria-v- innovation, exceptional leadership or work that WITH A FINAL 14-approved-040917.pdf Those considering otherwise further advances aerospace art, science or proposing colleagues for recognition in the 2018 engineering. DEADLINE FOR Awards Round, or in subsequent years, are strongly RECEIPT OF recommended to review them. Any questions arising Dr Mike Steeden NOMINATION can be addressed to Scott Phillips at No.4 Hamilton CEng FRAeS Place, on +44 (0)20 7670 4303 or by email to Past-President 2009-10 FORMS OF 31 [email protected]. Chair, Medals and Awards Committee 2011-17 MARCH 2018

48 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 CODY MAQUETTE GOES ON DISPLAY AT No.4 Farnborough Branch presents Cody maquette to Hamilton Place

At Farnborough on 16 October 1908, Samuel F Cody achieved the first sustained flight of a powered heavier-than-air aircraft in the United Kingdom. Taking off from a point close to the then Army Balloon factory, he flew for a total of 460 yards before colliding heavily with the ground while veering to avoid a group of trees. Over the following five years he continued to develop and refine the design of his aircraft, perfect the art of controlling it in flight and greatly extend flight duration until, in 1913, like many other early aviators, he was killed in a flying accident caused by a major structural failure. In 2013, to mark the centenary of his death, a life-size statue of Cody, funded by donations from individuals and local organisations, was created by sculptor Vivien Malloch and installed at the entrance to the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum, close to where the historic first flight took place. Meanwhile, in 1909, the Society had awarded him its Silver Medal in recognition of his achievements Hamilton Place. On 16 October 2017 (appropriately to that point. Other than this, to date there had on the 109th anniversary of the first flight), the Above left: Farnborough been no visible recognition in Society headquarters maquette was formally presented to the Society by Branch President and RAeS Past President, Sir of this major pioneer of British aviation and our Sir Donald Spiers, President of Farnborough Branch, Donald Spiers HonFRAeS, first pilot. The Farnborough Branch of the Society immediately preceding the 2017 Lanchester left, presents the maquette felt that a fitting way of remedying this would be Lecture. It was received on behalf of the Society by of Samuel Cody to Prof to purchase the sculptor’s ‘maquette’ model of Professor Chris Atkin, immediate Past President, Chris Atkin FRAeS, RAeS immediate Past President. the iconic full-size statue, using funds raised from and after the lecture was duly placed in its new Above The Cody maquette in within the Branch, and present it to the Society home, on the mantelshelf in the Foyer to the Bill its place in the Foyer to the for permanent display in a prominent position at Boeing Lecture Theatre at No.4 Hamilton Place. Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre.

COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2018 Would you like to help guide the Society?

The Society would like to hear from members who are interested in standing for the Council in the 2018 elections to be held next spring. Only by having a good number of candidates from all sectors of the aviation and aerospace community can the Council benefit from a variety of backgrounds and experience. As members will be aware, the Council now concentrates on the outward facing aspects of the Society’s global activities. Indeed, as the Society becomes ever more global, it is critically important that our offerings to members, to Corporate Partners and especially to the public — indeed the whole of the aerospace sector that we serve — are of the highest quality. To lead output of the highest quality we need members of Council from every part of the aeronautical community and this is where you come in. NOMINATIONS As such, please give serious thought to whether you could serve the Society in this most important role. If FOR THE 2018 you are interested, or require further information, please visit our website at http://aerosociety.com/elections or contact Saadiya Ogeer, the Society’s Governance and Compliance Manager, on +44 (0)20 7670 4311 or RAES COUNCIL [email protected]. ELECTIONS ARE Please note that all nominations must be submitted no later than 31 January 2018 at 23.59 GMT. NOW OPEN

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The National Aerospace Library – as described in 1940s stored on old 78rpm gramophone records, The 1931 RAF High AEROSPACE April 2017 (p 53) – is developing magnetic reel tapes and cassette tape and being in Speed Flight in front of a Supermarine S6B. The High a digital sound archive which brings the voices of many cases the only record which the Society has Speed Flight was formed to the past (pilots, engineers, scientists etc) ‘alive’ of a particular speech or lecture). compete in the Schneider once more to inspire and inform current and future The first batch of these historic recordings Trophy contest. From left: Flt generations. which have recently just been released feature Lt E J Linton Hope, Lt G L These historic recordings are being released some of the ‘giants’ in aviation history and include Brinton RN, Flt Lt F W Long, Flt Lt G H Stainforth, Sqn on the Royal Aeronautical Society’s SoundCloud Sir Frederick Handley Page’s October 1961 lecture Ldr A H Orlebar, Flt Lt J N site alongside the podcasts of recent main Society ‘The Birth of the World’s First Big Aeroplane’, Boothman, FO L S Snaith lectures (just click on the arrow button to ‘Play’). a 1967 recording of Igor Sikorsky and a 1969 and Flt Lt Dry (engineer). interview with Sir Barnes Wallis. Both John Boothman, who www.aerosociety.com/podcast won the 1931 race, and Future planned recordings to be released over Leonard Snaith are featured the coming months will feature speakers focusing in forthcoming releases Available to listen so far are extended interviews on many other subjects, including: discussing the Schneider with Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, Chuck Yeager, Trophy contests. RAeS (NAL). Scott Crossfield, Handel Davies, Al White, Bill History of the Royal Air Force Humble, Pete Knight, Dick Johnson, Philip Includes recordings of Sir Dermot Boyle; ACM Sir Lucas, Peter Bugge, Col Emil ‘Ted’ Sturmthal, Philip Joubert de la Ferté; AM Sir Victor Goddard; Harald Penrose, John Morton, D P Davies, John Gp Capt Hamish Mahaddie; Commander G A Cunningham and Jeffrey Quill. Rowan-Thompson Digitalised from the funding received through the Royal Aeronautical Society Foundation, the Endurance Flights Library has, in addition, an archive of over 100 Wg Cdr Norman Macmillan ‘The First Flight Round historic sound recordings (a real ‘Who’s Who’ of the World’; Capt J C Kelly-Rogers ‘Atlantic Flying aviation’s personalities and great names over the Twenty-Five Years Ago’; John Grierson ‘Polar decades dating back to recordings made in the Aviation’

50 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Schneider Trophy Fl Lt J Boothman; W A Cox; Grp Capt L S Snaith; Air Cdre F R ‘Rod’ Banks

Flight Testing A W ‘Bill’ Bedford; Lt Col C E ‘Chuck’ Yeager; Lt Col R White

History of British Aircraft Firms Sopwith (Sqn Ldr John Crampton); Miles Aircraft (Don L Brown); Saunders-Roe (H Knowler); Gloster (Hugh Burroughes); Supermarine (Alan N Clifton), Martinsyde (J M Bruce)

Aircraft Structures and Aeroelasticity N J Hoff; Prof A R Collar; Prof S Timoshenko

The voices of Dr Theodore von Kármán, Sir Victor Above: North American XB-70A Valkyrie. Ted Goddard, Col John Glenn, Herr Silvius Dornier, Sir Sturmthal was a test pilot on George Edwards and Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor are this programme and later flew among the many other famous names included in in the Rockwell B-1A on its the sound archive for future release. first flight. His interview is already available to listen to. A number of favourable comments/interest NASA. have been received via email and social media from Left: Robert M White, who around the world about the National Aerospace flew the North American X-15 Library Sound Archive project which has attracted to Mach 6 and to 314,750ft, numerous ‘listens’ (over 5,000 to date) – an will be featured in a forthcoming lecture recording. audience which is bound to grow as the digital NASA. archive expands.

For any enquiries about the National Aerospace Library Sound Archive please contact the librarians at Farnborough (T +44 (0)1252 701038/701060; Please note that if these recordings or extracts E [email protected]). from these recordings are to be reproduced in any way (book, journal article, website etc), The librarians would wish to acknowledge the acknowledgement should be made to the ‘Royal valuable assistance of Mike Stanberry FRAeS for all Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)’ his work in editing the sound recordings. as being the source of the original.

Below left: An interview with Supermarine test pilot Jeffrey Quill is already available to listen to. RAeS (NAL). Below right: The largest aircraft built in the UK at the time, Handley Page O/100 third prototype, 1457. Sir Frederick Handley Page, right, describes the design and manufacture of his WW1 bomber in a recently added RAeS lecture given shortly before his death. RAeS (NAL).

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EVENTS www.aerosociety/events LECTURES www.aerosociety/events BAY OF PLENTY required) E secretary@ CANBERRA 5 December Classic Flyers, 9 Jean BoscombeDownRAeS.org King O’Malley’s Bar in Civic. Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture: Advancing Aviation, Keeping Batten Drive, Mt Maunganui. 5 December — Reaction 6pm. the Skies Safe 6pm. Engines. Gerrie Mullen. 12 December — Branch Martin Rolfe, Chief Executive Officer, NATS 8 December — Scale model 9 January — Nova Systems Social Evening. Named Lecture aero engines. Bill Janes. – future symbology. Jools Lee and Mark Purvis. CARDIFF 12 December BEDFORD 6 February — Heavy Aircraft BAMC. 7pm. Aerospace Medicine Grand Round: Medical Risk in Aviation ARA Social Club, Manton Test Squadron – End of an E [email protected] Aerospace Medicine Group Conference Lane, Bedford. 7pm. Marylyn era? Colin Froude. 6 December — Lightning. Wood, T +44 (0)1933 20 February — Joe Morrall Rhys Phillips, Research 12 December 353517. Award Lectures. Young Engineer, Airbus Group Stewart Lecture 13 December — Airlander: Persons’ competition. Innovations. Queens Campus, Jim Vanderploeg, Chief Medical Officer, Virgin Galactic imagine the possibilities. Paul Cardiff University. Aerospace Medicine Group Named Lecture Hammond, Hybrid Air Vehicles. BROUGH 17 January — Engine power 10 January — Exploring Cottingham Parks Golf Club. – Where will it come from in 6 February Mars: past, present and future. 7.30pm. Ben Groves, the future? Conrad Banks, Maximising the Value of Air Weapon Systems Prof John Bridges, Leicester T +44 (0)1482 663938. Rolls-Royce Defence. Weapon Systems & Technology Group Conference University. Joint lecture with 13 December — Trawler 21 February — Policing from Bedford Civils. Man Memorial. Peter Naylor. the air – tales of a helicop. 21 February 14 February — Maximising Joint lecture with IMechE. Gary Smart. AeroChallenge 2018 the value of air weapon Robert Blackburn Building, Hull Young Persons’ Committee aeronautical quiz systems. Michael Hersey, Univesity. 7pm. CHRISTCHURCH Lockheed Martin UK. 10 January — Memories of Cobham Lecture Theatre, 1 March the Moor flight testing for the Bournemouth University, Talbot Is there a future for MRO? BIRMINGHAM, Cold War. Dennis Morley, ex Campus, Wallisdown. 7.30pm. WOLVERHAMPTON AND Flight Test Engineer HSA/BAe Roger Starling, 24 April COSFORD Holme Upon Spalding Moor. E rogerstarling593@btinternet. Human Performance – Pilots: the Next 40 Years? National Cold War Museum, 7 February — Mission com RAF Museum Cosford, Aviation Fellowship – 14 December — The 24 April Shifnal, Shropshire. 7pm. operational bush flying. Capt Icarus Project. Dr Angelo The Future of Business Aviation Chris Hughes, T +44 (0)1902 Bryan Pill. Niko GrubiŠic�, University of Networking Event 844523. Southamption. 21 December — CAMBRIDGE 25 January — Helicopter 9 May Development and operation Lecture Theatre ‘0’, Cambridge air-to-air refuelling. Andy RAF Weapons – Past, Present and Future of the English Electric University Engineering Strachan, Leonardo. Lightning. Richard Norris, Department, Trumpington 22 February — Flight – the 10 May Founder member, Lightning Street, Cambridge. 7.30pm. human factor. Ashley Morgan, RAeS AGM and Annual Banquet Preservation Group. Jin-Hyun Yu, T +44 (0)1223 FAST archivist. 18 January — Chasing Bears 373129. All lectures start at 18.00hrs unless otherwise stated. in the Phantom. Capt Nick 14 December — The C-17 COVENTRY Conference proceedings are available at Anderson, Virgin Atlantic and and aeromedical airlift. Sqn Lecture Theatre ECG26, www.aerosociety.com/news/proceedings ex-RAF fighter pilot. Ldrs Chris Powell and Jon Engineering & Computing RAeS Final design layout.qxd 05/07/2012 09:19 Page 1 15 February — Principles Vollam, No99 Squadron, RAF. Building, Coventry University, of aircraft ejection seat 18 January — Solar Orbiter Coventry. 7.30pm. Janet Owen, engineering. Philip Rowles, – mission to the Sun. Kyle T +44 (0)2476 464079. Chief Engineer, Martin-Baker. Palmer, Airbus Defence and 6 December — Powering Space. Lecture Theatre 2. the Airbus A400M, the Rolls- BOSCOMBE DOWN 1 February — 18th Sir Royce TP400. Jerry Goodwin, Lecture Theatre, MoD Arthur Marshall Lecture. Air Chif Engineer, Rolls-Royce Boscombe Down. 5.15pm. Battle Training Centre. AM TP400. Visitors please register at Stuart Atha RAF. Churchill 17 January — Three- least four days in advance College, Storey’s Way, dimensional printing and (name and car registration Cambridge. 6pm. digital technology. Kevin Smith,

English Electric Lightning F3, XP702, coded ‘N’ of 11 Squadron, Royal Air Force landing at RAF Finningley, Yorkshire. The development and operation of the Lightning will be discussed by Richard Norris at Cosford on 21 December. MilborneOne. in partnership with

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52 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 Consultant Global TCT. 15 February — Meggitt Lecture and Dinner. Holiday Inn Coventry South, London Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry.

CRANWELL Daedalus Officers’ Mess, RAF Cranwell. 7.30pm. For non-pass holders notification of intended arrival should be made to the Branch Secretary. 11 December — 617 Squadron in 10 objects. Jim Shortland. 5 February — Whittle Lecture. Celebration of the jet. Hannah Beevors, Red Arrows photographer.

DERBY Nightingale Hall, Moor Lane, Derby. 5.30pm. Chris Sheaf, T +44 (0)1332 269368. 24 January — Towards virtual, self-designing aircraft. Paul Tucker.

FARNBOROUGH BAE Systems Park Centre, Farnborough Aerospace Centre. 7.30pm. Dr Mike Philpot, T +44 (0)1252 614618. The dining area aboard an Airbus ACJ319 operated by Acropolis Aviation. David Velupillai will discuss corporate jet cabin evolution at 5 December — Loughborough on 5 December. Airbus. Aerodynamics of future commercial aircraft. Rob Greg III, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Aerodynamic Policies & LOUGHBOROUGH 17 January — QEC, The 11 December — Flying for 16 January — Airlander Strategies, EGA-Germany, Room U020, Brockington journey back to carrier strike. life. Tim Allen. airships. David Stewart, Hybrid Airbus. Joint lecture with Building, Loughborough 15 January — Availability Air Vehicles. DGLR, VDI and HAW. University. 7.30pm. Colin Moss, MONTREAL contracting. Sean McGovern. 13 February — Cody Lecture. T +44 (0)1509 239962. Conference Room 3 (CR3), 12 February — Bush flying. Flying the Shuttleworth aircraft. HATFIELD 5 December — Corporate International Civil Aviation Paul Catanach. Paul Shakespeare, Empire Test Lindop Building, Room A166, jet cabin evolution. David Organization (ICAO) Pilots School. University of Hertfordshire, Velupillai, Marketing Director, headquarters, 999 Robert- QUEENSLAND College Lane, Hatfield. 7pm. Airbus Corporate Jets, Bourassa Boulevard, Montréal, Victoria Barracks, Petrie GLOUCESTER AND Maurice James, T +44 Toulouse. Québec H3C 5H7. 6pm. Terrace, Brisbane, QLD 4000. CHELTENHAM (0)7958 775441. 16 January — The real story 7 December — 14th 5.30pm. Safran Landing Systems, 13 December — African of the Comet disasters. Paul Assad Kotaite Lecture. The 6 December — End of Year Restaurant Conference Room, bush flying. Capt Bryan Pill, Withey, Rolls-Royce. Honorable Robert L Sumwalt Drinks and SGM. off Down Hatherley Lane. MAF. 6 February — Graphene – III, Chairman, United States 7.30pm. Gary Murden, T +44 24 January — Advanced the new material for aviation. National Transportation Safety SHEFFIELD (0)1452 715165. materials. Philip Irvine, Dr Matthieu Gresil, School Board (NTSB). AMRC Knowledge Transfer 19 December — Electroflight Cranfield University. of Materials, Manchester Centre, Brunel Way, high performance electric 14 February — Student University. MUNICH Advanced Manufacturing flight. Roger Targett, CEO, lecture competition. 20 February — The Airlander 5.30pm. Park, Rotherham. 7pm. E Electroflight. airship project. 1 February — Volocopter – [email protected] 16 January — Stealth attack HEATHROW manntragender Multikopter 12 December — Yorkshire helicopters. Jeremy Graham, British Airways Theatre, MANCHESTER als Lufttaxi der Zukunft. Jan Air Ambulance Service. Tracey Chief Engineer (Ret’d), Waterside, Harmondsworth. 7pm. Bryan Cowin, T +44 Zwiener (Senior Systems Gregory. Leonardo Helicopters. 6.15pm. For security passes (0)161 799 8979. Engineer Volocopter. 20 February — Delivering please contact Dr Ana Pedraz, 6 December — Recent SOUTHEND mission critical services – E secretary.raeslhr@gmail. developments in Martin-Baker PRESTON The Royal Naval Association, Partners Evening. Alex Stobo, com or T +44 (0)7936 ejection seats. Phil Rowles. Personnel and Conference 79 East Street, Southend-on- Director of Operations Mission 392799. Manchester University. Centre, BAE Systems, Warton. Sea. 8pm. Sean Corr, T +44 Critical Services Onshore – 14 December — The role of 15 January — High-speed 7.30pm. Alan Matthews, (0)20 7929 3400. Aviation Babcock International a Rolls-Royce test pilot. Phil transport: evolution or T +44 (0)1995 61470. 12 December — Gone Group and Paul Westaway, O’Dell, Rolls-Royce. revolution. Prof Kostas Kontis. 13 December — Memories bush! – recollections of a bush Director of Customer Services. 11 January — Additive RVP Manchester Airport. 8pm. of the Moor flight testing for pilot. Capt Paul Catanach, Line manufacturing in the 7 February — Digital aircraft. the Cold War. Dennis Morley, Training Captain, TAG Aviation. HAMBURG aerospace industry. Paul Stephenson. Room 233, ex Flight Test Engineer HSA/ 9 January — Flying the Hochschule für Angewandte Stuart Jackson, Business Newton Building, Salford BAe Holme Upon Spalding Bf109. Flt Lt Charlie Brown, Wissenschaften Hamburg, Development Manager, University. Moor. Flying Instructor, RAF Cranwell. Hörsaal 01.12 Berliner Tor 5 Renishaw plc. 13 February — Air operations (Neubau), 20099 Hamburg. 8 February — F1 MEDWAY PRESTWICK in Afghanistan. Wg Cdr Paul 6pm. aerodynamics: modelling for Staff Restaurant, BAE The Aviator Suite, 1st Floor, Morris (Ret’d). 11 January — Airbus performance. Dr Steve Liddle, Systems, Marconi Way, Terminal Building, Prestwick Aerodynamics – integrating Principal Aerodynamicist, Rochester. 7pm. Robin Heaps, Airport. 7.30pm. John Wragg, STEVENAGE excellence. Dr Klaus Becker, Renault Sport F1. T +44 (0)1634 377973. T +44 (0)1655 750270. Fusion Restaurant, Airbus

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Defence and Space, Gunnels TOULOUSE Wood Road, Stevenage. 6pm. Symposium Room, B01, Airbus Matt Cappell, E matthew. HQ/SAS, 1 rond point Maurice cappell@mbda-systems.com Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac. 6 December — Robotic 6pm. Contact: Pass@RAeS- arm for use in future space Toulouse.org for a security pass. missions. Elie Allouis. 12 December — Flight tracking. Claude Pichavant, SWINDON Airbus. The Montgomery Theatre, 23 January — 26th Gordon The Defence Academy of the Corps Lecture. safety aspects United Kingdom, Joint Services of the space shuttle and the Command Staff College, International Space Station. Shrivenham. 7.30pm. New Prof Claude Nicollier, ESA attendees must provide details astronaut, École Polytechnique, of the vehicle they will be using Fédéral de Lausanne. not later than five days before 20 February — Rolls-Royce the event. Photo ID will be Mini-Lecture Competition. required at the gate (Driving Licence/Passport). Advise YEOVIL attendance preferably via email Westland Entertainment to [email protected] or Venue, Yeovil. 6.30pm. David Branch Secretary Colin Irvin, Mccallum, T +44 (0)7740 136609. E david.mccallum@ 6 December — Never drive leonardocompany.com 13 December — faster than your guardian angel Lightning strikes behind a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, ND. Rhys Phillips can fly. Sqn Ldr (ret’d) Derek Thunderbolts & Lightning! Are will give a light-hearted discussion on lightning and how aircraft are protected from it at Cardiff on 6 J Sharpe. they really frightening? Rhys 10 January — Alcock and Phillips, Research Engineer, December and Yeovil on 13 December. USAF. Brown. Cyril Mannion. Airbus Group Innovations. 7 February — Unmanned Ticket only event. aviation support. Sqn Ldr Nick Harrington.

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FELLOWS Scott Eldridge ASSOCIATE Peter Etheridge MEMBERS SOCIETY OFFICERS Tony Abbey Robert Fielding Craig Alcock David Fillingham Matthew Bell President: ACM Sir Stephen Dalton Saiful Bahar Stuart Gates Andrew Davison President-Elect: Rear Admiral Simon Henley Geoffrey Booth Maroof Ghansar Cis Guy M De Mark Brunton Alan Gibb Maesschalck BOARD CHAIRMEN Steve Buckingham David Goodwill Smriti Hamal Gregory Bulkley Jim Green Michael Lovering Learned Society Chairman: Paul Cheetham Ben Hanson Evan Meyrick Air Cdre Peter Round Blythe Crawford Sophie Harker Victor Mwongera Membership Services Chairman: John Dixon Martin Hermes Anna Puterla Philip Spiers Greig Doherty Conor Hickey Mustafa Rashad Professional Standards Chairman: David Downie Matthew Hindes Simon Reeve Prof Jonathan Cooper Graham Duguid Martyn Hodgetts Kelvin Richards Alan Evans Taiyib Hussain Svend Sicker DIVISION PRESIDENTS Bryan Finlay Darren Jean Paul Wicks Joseph Forster Stephanie Jones Australia: Andrew Neely Mark Geoghegan Geoffrey Jones ASSOCIATES New Zealand: John MaciIree Nathan Gray Michael Jump Pakistan: AM Salim Arshad Peter Griffith Marcel Kaegi Alison Barrett South African: Dr Glen Snedden Christopher Hamar Faraz Khan Peter Brangam David Hester Bidur Khanal Sara Gaglione Peter Hotham Ondrej Klos Hasnain Ghazanfar Richard Howard Jakob Kurpierz Hebbur Gurumurthy WITH REGRET Malcolm Humphries Andrea Llamedo Gowtham Robert Kennedy Quidiello Darren Sarath The RAeS announces with regret the deaths of the Ian Lang Cristiano Locco Neil Staniforth following members: Timothy Lintott Phillip Loughlin Joeri Stoop Philip Lintott-Clarke Leonardo Lupelli Ameed Versace Jeremy James Danton Brown CEng MRAeS 82 Christopher Long Andrew Macdonald John-Ryan Warnick Kenneth John Davies CEng MRAeS 81 John Palmer Aamir Mairaj Philip Wekhomba Maria Puggioni Raffaello Mariani Pierre Gordon Jean Freullet FRAeS 81 Paul Rose Ciaran McAndrew E-ASSOCIATES Arif Saleem William Michaels Willy Richard John Hockin OBE FRAeS 66 Duncan Smith Burnley Moses Ashley Barnes Leonard John Scott Houston MRAeS 85 Michele Sorice Deborah Payne Daniella Barnett Jacqui Suren Brett Pittaway Edward Barnicoat Prof John Court Levy FREng FRAeS 91 David Taylor James Pugh Thomas Binnington Albert Cecil Marriner Affiliate 83 Christine (Chris) Toomer Raja Mohan Ravi Michael Bristowe Peter Vincent Oliver Rizi-Shorvon Robert Calderon Leonard John Martin Affiliate 88 Conor Whelan Stuart Robinson Kwan Fergus Zhang Xinguo Antonio Romano Mario Ferraro John Patrick McNulty CEng MRAeS 85 Shan Zhong Paul Sippitt Thomas Hyatt Maurice William Melville AMRAeS 95 Richard Smith Jennifer Jobling MEMBERS Dmytriy Stepchenkov Ka Yan Kwok Capt Keith Edwin Sissons AMRAeS 87 Andrew Taylor Scott McQuaid Mubbashar Ahmad Sakthivel Haja Abdoul Kathar Michael Alcock Thirumalaisamy Mougamadou Date for your diary Geoff Bain Steven Tidd Soultane Steven Blayney Derek Underwood Joshua O’Keefe 5 December 2017 — Wilbur and Orville Wright Luke Boston Zoe Versey Matthew Parry Lecture: Advancing Aviation, Keeping the Skies Richard Brewster Mark Walker Oliver Steels Safe Kevin Bridge Sharon Zhaohuachen Anisha Varughese Martin Rolfe FRAeS, Chief Executive Officer, NATS Davide Bruzzi Wang David Buckmaster Emma Watson AFFILIATES Alan Charlesworth John Watson STUDENT AFFILIATES Andrea Cini Peter Wenham Christopher Alexander Clark Willy Westgaard Chapman Guy Allison Alistair Cone Adam White Margaret Clotworthy Rhoda Byrne Tony Corkery Jade Whittle George Cook Benjamin Foster Paul Denham Thusitha Aaron Humphries Alfred Hill Copy date Ian Denington Wickramasinghe Colin Jones Hualong Hu for the next issue Alexander Diepeveen Daniel Young Jafar Masri Felix Lambert of AEROSPACE is David East Stuart Yule Tapfuma Masuku Polina Ovsyannikova 30 November. Marian Eder Michael Zaytsoff Esteve Mateu Guiu Ross Parkinson

56 AEROSPACE / DECEMBER 2017 50 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP Tim Peake at No.4 The Society would like to congratulate the following members who have reached 50 years of membership during 2016-2017

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o Cassini completed its mission in literally a Political space blaze of glory. A NASA-ESA co-production as the Cassini-Huygens, the satellite and There is perhaps inevitably a political dimension its Titan lander was the first to orbit Saturn lurking even in this kind of space stuff. With and has been transmitting wonderful China and India chucking satellites and landers Spictures and data since 2004. This must be seen as at the Moon, a lot of their motivation is about a complete vindication of the robotic approach to the demonstrating national prestige and a wider serious study of the Solar System – a hundred per competence that hints of military capabilities. cent scientific return but with lots also learnt about The original Sputnik not only presaged a world of the technology and operational management of communications satellites it also helped to trigger automated exploration. US fears of a ‘missile gap’ by demonstrating that a The earlier Voyager 1 and 2 satellites are now rocket that could insert a satellite into orbit could travelling beyond our neighbourhood in inter- also deliver a nuclear warhead. stellar space. With their cargo of Earth sounds and Which is where I join the doubters – I am not images, as well as locational data, they too are still an enthusiast of manned space, the apotheosis of transmitting information back to their distant home prestige space programmes. I am not convinced that world. This has entered the realm of science fiction. the bulk of scientific return from manned space are Captain Kirk and his chums encountered a Voyager merely about how to keep people alive and healthy after a collision with another vehicle turned it into in orbit or on longer flights to the Moon and beyond. a killer. There was also a story of aliens meeting Now, this is not to say that I don’t find entertainment Voyager, which ended with the chilling words “new at the sight of Matt Damon trying to grow potatoes place for lunch?” I AM NOT on Mars, or George Clooney being flung into oblivion. I also lapped up the original Foundation series CONVINCED Mission value and the other great space operas. I am simply not THAT THE BULK To my mind this is the true magic and the wider value convinced of the cost effectiveness of conventional OF SCIENTIFIC of spending money on space technology. Relatively manned space programmes. The prospect of some RETURN FROM cheap and still capable of stirring enthusiasm and very rich men spending their money on the activity MANNED popular support – remember the fate of the poor – especially if this also includes ways of drastically lowering the cost of accessing space for all types of SPACE ARE Beagle followed sympathetically by a large TV audience. ESA’s comet lander (and one for the UK applications – does mitigate my churlishness about MERELY ABOUT to cheer) was also a stunning success even if it astronautics. But when it threatens to deprive the HOW TO KEEP did not quite land in the right place. Nevertheless, scientific community of resources to mount future PEOPLE ALIVE the technical challenges posed by these missions Cassini missions a red mist descends. Recent trends in NASA’s budget imply a shift AND HEALTHY were the kind of value-added activity that a modern economy should be engaged in. It also stimulates away from robotic space and a politically inspired IN ORBIT OR cutting edge space technologies and processes hint of embracing Mars as an immediate target for ON LONGER that do spin-off directly into both commercial space the next ‘big push’, just as John Kennedy announced FLIGHTS TO applications and generate terrestrial value. These are his commitment to land a man on the Moon “within a the missions that produce new concepts in artificial decade”, sending space policy into a very high-cost THE MOON AND intelligence and robotics that will create high-value technological dead end. This is the worst kind of BEYOND jobs and 21st century industries. Hollywood-inspired policy making.

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