Adelaide Branch

Welcome

Welcome to the Adelaide Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Newsletter

Download a copy of the March 'Pegasus' here.

March Lecture

The First 200 days of Powered Flight in Australia.

Presented by Stuart Mcdonald.

Download flyer for this lecture here. 

Date:      Tuesday 23 March 2010

Time:     6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start.

Place:     Sir Robert Chapman Theatre

                Engineers Australia (SA Division)

                Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide

Upcoming Events: March and April 

Visit to the South Australian Aviation Museum

Date:     Tuesday 9 March 2010

Time:     5:30 pm

Place:    Lipson Street, Port Adelaide

Entry $6.

Registration Required.  Contact Stan Gafney, s.gafney@bigpond.net.au

 

100 Years of Flight in South Australia

Date:      Sunday 14 March 2010

Time:     10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Place:     South Australian Aviation Museum

      Lipson Street, Port Adelaide

Gold coin donation requested. 

 

Eminent Speaker

Jointly hosted with The College of Electrical Engineers

Mr Fred Abbik

Director, The Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory

Date:    Tuesday 27 April 2010

Time:    5:30 pm for 6:00 pm start

Place:    Sir Robert Chapman Theatre

         Engineers Australia (SA Division)

            Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide

Registration required. Contact the Adelaide Branch to register.

Lectures

The Adelaide Branch hosts a monthly lecture for the enjoyment and professional development of its members.

Unless otherwise specified, lectures are held:

Date:      Last Tuesday of each month

Time:     6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start.

 

Place:     Sir Robert Chapman Theatre

                Engineers Australia (SA Division)

                Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide

 

Highlights of the 2009 lecture programme included:

Guest lectures from:

Mr Ron Howard – the history and development of automated landing systems

Dr Bhupi Singh – cabin air quality: current state of knowledge

Mr Andrew Clark – acoustic analysis of engine bearings

Mr Bruce Hearn – the Taylor Glider Project

 Site tours of:

The RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine

 

The 2010 lecture programme will be posted soon.

The Committee

The Adelaide Branch Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month.

The committee for 2010 is:

Mr Harold Walton: Chairman, Newsletter

Mr Andrew Clark: Secretary, Newsletter

Mr Rob Moore: Treasurer

Mr Tom Spinks: Lecture programme

Mr Garth Morgan: Lecture programme 

Mr Mark Corbett: Membership 

Dr Adrian Smith: Website, e-mail, merchandise

Mr Phil Campbell: Member

If you are interested in being part of the Committee, please contact the Chairman.

Contact us

Please send all correspondence to adelaidebranch@raes.org.au.