CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Society Conference CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE WESTLAND SEA KING YEOVIL / 28 NOVEMBER 2018 Registration & Refreshments 10:00 10:30 CONFERENCE WELCOME Speaker: Michael Overd, Chief Engineer UK Military Aircraft, Leonardo Helicopters 10:35 1) ORIGIN OF THE UK SEA KING PROGRAMME Speaker: Jeremy Graham FRAeS, Chief Project Engineer (Sea King), Leonardo Helicopters (Ret’d) 10:45 2) EXPANDING THE TAKE OFF ENVELOPE Speaker: Dr Alan Brocklehurst MRAeS, Principal Engineer - Helicopter Systems Design, Leonardo Helicopters (Ret’d) and Paul Phipps, Technical Team Leader (Rotor Design and Development), Leonardo Helicopters (Ret’d) 11:00 3) RINGBOLT 820 – RECOLLECTIONS OF OPERATION CORPORATE (FALKLANDS CONFLICT) Speaker: Steve George FRAeS, Cdr, Royal Navy (Ret’d) 11:30 Networking Break 11:45 4) THE UK’S FIRST COMPOSITE MAIN ROTOR BLADE Speaker: Keith Hoskin, Composite Blades and Rotorhead Manufacturing Engineering, Leonardo Helicopters 12:00 5) PUSHING AWAY TRANSMISSION LIMITATIONS Speaker: Ian Allingham, Assistant Chief Designer (Sea King), Leonardo Helicopters (Ret’d) 12:15 6) ENHANCING THE NAVAL WEAPON SYSTEM FIT Speaker: Mr Steve Parsons: ex Chief Avionics Systems Engineer for the Mk42B (Ret’d) and Eur Ing Rowlie McBeath MRAeS, Chief Defensive Systems Engineer, Leonardo Helicopters (Rtd) 12:45 7) UK FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS Speaker: Andy Handcock, Technical Team Leader (Flight Control Systems), Leonardo Helicopters 13:00 Networking Lunch 14:00 8) SAR OPERATIONS Speaker: Group Captain Steve Garden MA BSc FRAes RAF (Ret’d) 14:20 9) UNDERPINNING THE RTS FOR THE “CARSON” BLADE UOR Speaker: Chris Battisson, Chief Project Engineer (Sea King), Leonardo Helicopters (Rtd) 14:30 10) “COMMANDO” OPERATIONS IN OPERATIONS TELIC (GULF WAR I) AND HERRICK (AFGHANISTAN) Speaker: Cdr Mario Carretta OBE Royal Navy (Ret’d) www.aerosociety.com/SEA-KING18 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Society Conference CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE WESTLAND SEA KING YEOVIL / 28 NOVEMBER 2018 Networking Break 15:00 15:15 11) SEA KING MK7 ASAC OPERATIONS IN OPERATION HERRICK (AFGHANISTAN) Speaker: Cdr Colin McGannity, Royal Navy 15:45 12) TRANSITION TO MERLIN Speaker: Cdr Chris Canning MBE, Royal Navy 16:15 OPEN DISCUSSION 16:30 CLOSING REMARKS www.aerosociety.com/SEA-KING18.