by Dr Andrea Sansica - Senior Researcher, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) 25th September 18:30 BST - Room 3Z015 (3rd floor, Z block), UWE School of Engineering, UWE Frenchay Campus JAXA is advancing numerical tools to predict off-design aerodynamic phenomena, stall and transonic buffet, to enable Certification by Analysis and digital aircraft development. These unsteady, … Continue reading JAXA Advances in the Characterisation of Stall and Buffet for Certification

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Bristol Branch was pleased to host the Young Persons’ 2026 Lecture Competition across two engaging evenings in April, organised by the Branch’s Young Persons Working Group (YPWG) and showcasing the depth of talent and enthusiasm among early-career professionals and students in aerospace.  Held at UWE Bristol on 23 April and the University of Bristol … Continue reading RAeS Bristol Branch Young Persons’ 2026 Lecture Competition

by Paul Rees (Head of Flight Test & Data Acquisition Systems) and Andy Cotton (Lead Flight Test Engineer AW10) The speakers will provide an overview of the evolution of Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter capabilities, emphasising advancements in design, payload, range, speed, avionics, and Automatic Flight Control Systems (AFCS). Examples from helicopters such as the Dragonfly, Sycamore, … Continue reading **REARRANGED TO 14 JULY 2026** Search and Rescue Capability Development – Leonardo Helicopters

**Under 22 Category deadline extended to 14:00 Friday 17th April** The Royal Aeronautical Society's Bristol Branch Young Persons (YP) Lecture Competition is taking place again in 2026. This competition leads the Society’s prestigious NE Rowe Competition, which in 2025 was won by the winner of our Bristol Branch YP competition. [Note that members of the … Continue reading Young Persons 2026 Lecture Competition

Prof. Benjamin King Sutton has added a recording of his lecture to the RAeS Bristol Branch to his YouTube channel: 2025 Collar Lecture: Benjamin King Sutton Woods Enjoy!

When: 10th of February 2026 - 18:30 (Refreshment served from 18:00) Where: Aerospace Bristol - Concorde Hangar Speaker: Professor Richard Parker Concorde was a truly unique aircraft. For over 27 years. From January 1976 to November 2003, it allowed a select few civil passengers the experience of flying at up to Mach 2. The 14 … Continue reading February 2026 Talk – From Concorde to Boom Supersonic: The history and future of supersonic air transport.

by Rich Lewis, Air Safety Engineer, Rolls-Royce . on Tuesday 27th January 2026 at BAWA (589 Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG) Teas and coffees will be available from 6pm for a 6.30pm lecture start. Please book a ticket here: Air Safety Investigation at Rolls-Royce Tickets, Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite It is free to … Continue reading Air Safety Investigation at Rolls-Royce

by Prof. Benjamin King Sutton Woods, Professor of Aerospace Structures, University of Bristol. on Tuesday 25th November 2025 at Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queens Building, University of Bristol (University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR). [https://what3words.com location is ///winner.limes.salads – this can be linked to Google Maps for directions] and online (at 6.30pm): RAeS Bristol Collar Lecture - Online … Continue reading 2025 A. R. Collar Lecture: Shaping a Sustainable Future

by Furqan Afzal, CEO, Sora Aviation. on Thursday 16th October 2025 at BAWA (589 Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG) and online (from 6.30pm): RAeS Bristol Branch - Sora Aviation talk | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams AGM will take place at 17:50. Teas and coffees will be available from 6pm for a 6.30pm lecture start. You DO NOT need to … Continue reading Bristol Branch AGM and Lecture: The Design and Engineering of Electric Tiltrotors – Sora Aviation