Eminent Speaker Program - Prof Takashi Ishikawa, National Composite Center of Japan
Prof Takashi Ishikawa, Director of the National Composite Center in Nagoya, Japan and formerly the Executive Director of the Aeronautics Research Directorate of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) delivered an Eminent Speaker Presentation to the Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne branches in March 2013 on An Overview of Japanese Aeronautics and Future Directions.
The presentation slides are available here.Dr Kotaite speech to 2012 Aviation Leadership Summit
Address by the President Emeritus of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Dr. Assad Kotaite to the 2012 Aviation Leadership Summit held 12th - 13th February, in conjunction with Singapore Airshow 2012. Excerpts from this speech were published in the April 2012 Sydney Branch Newsletter which was of great interest a number of members especially those involved in satellite/space launches
The full speech is available here.
Eminent Speaker Program - Doug Arbuckle, FAA Air Traffic Organisation
Doug Arbuckle, senior adviser for surveillance and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), joint planning and development office, and chief scientist and international lead, surveillance and broadcast services for the FAA Air Traffic Organisation in the USA presents "Next Generation Air Traffic Management – Promises, Pitfalls and Progress" delivered to the Sydney Branch in March 2012.
The presentation slides are available here.
Mr Ron Bartsch, Managing director, Avlaw Pty Lt, on the link between Aviation Safety and Profitability
Mr Ron Bartsch delivered this presentation on Making airlines more profitable by making them safer to the Sydney Branch in May 2011.
The presentation slides are available here.
Eminent Speaker Program - March 2011: Dr Mark Shuart
During March 2011 the RAeS Australian Division supported an eminent speaker tour by Dr Mark Shuart on Advanced Composites Technologies for Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles.
The tour was hosted by the Joint Board for Aerospace Engineering (Engineers Australia & RAeS)
A video stream of the presentation is available here.
The presentation slides from Dr Shuart's tour are available here.
Eminent Speaker Program - December 2010: Dr John Hart-Smith
During December 2010 the RAeS Australian Division supported an eminent speaker tour by Dr John Hart-Smith on Lessons learned by one Aerospace Structures Engineer in a 40-year career
The tour was hosted by the National Committee on Applied Mechanics of Engineers Australia.
The presentation slides from Dr Hart-Smith's tour are available here.
Dr Bill Schofield on Dr David Warren and the Black Box
Dr Bill Schofield FRAeS delivered this presentation on Dr David Warren AO entitled the Scientist, the Black Box Saga and Lessons learnt to the Melbourne Branch's Hargrave Lecture in December 2010.
The presentation notes and photos are available to download here.
Centenary of Powered Flight in Australia
Throughout 2003, The Royal Aeronautical Society - Australian Division, and its Branches, celebrated the centenary of powered flight. The focal point of these celebrations was the Centenary of Flight Dinner, held on December 17, at The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, to coincide with the centenary of the Wright Brothers momentous achievement at Kitty Hawk.
Since 2003, there have been ongoing celebrations as individual nations have reflected on their own contributions to a technology that has so profoundly reshaped our world.
The anniversary of the first powered flight in Australia however has aroused considerable controversy over exactly who made the first successful attempt.
RAeS member John Scott has compiled a fascinating summary of the activities at the time which should resolve the issue down to how one defines the flight.
Kingsford Smith Lecture 2009 - John Roundhill, VP of Product Development at Boeing
In October 2009, the Sydney Branch hosted John Roundhill, VP of Product Development at Boeing, for the annual Kingsford Smith lecture. You're welcome to download the the slides from John's presentation on Connecting the World - Boeing’s Long-Range Commercial Jetliners Rolls-Royce Australia Services
This paper was re-presented by Mr Andrew Dudgeon, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Australia Services Pty Ltd, at the Aero Environment Summit 2010, hosted by Boeing, help 13th April, 2010 at The Mint, Sydney.
Australian Aviation Industry Forum by Malcolm Robertson
Presentation by Malcolm Robertson to the Sydney Branch in 2010
