Monday 28th March - 1900 for 1930 hrs
‘High Altitude, Long Endurance UAVs - where Britain leads the World’
Presented by Mr. Paul Brooks
Solar powered High Altitude, Long Endurance UAVs - Unmanned Air Vehicles - have the ability to provide persistent surveillance and communications for years on end, using nothing but sunlight to maintain flight and operate the payload. This makes them highly valuable for many civil, commercial and military applications. However, needing to fly at 65,000ft, in temperatures as low as minus 80C, in air density less than 10% than at sea level, and using only a few hundred watts, has made success with these systems very elusive over the past 30 years of development.
This talk by Paul Brooks, will outline the value of the systems, the fundamental issues with the physics and engineering, and provide a first-hand account of the UK’s global lead in this domain.
Monday 25th April - 1900 for 1930 hrs
‘Plane Sailing - the Consolidated Catalina’- presented by Mr. David Legg
The Consolidated Catalina is arguably the most famous and successful flying boat of all time. The Plain Sailing Air Displays Catalina ‘Miss Pick Up’ is known throughout Europe for her stately displays in the air and on the water.
Crew chief David Legg will give a history of the type, and describe how ‘Miss Pick Up’ is operated, together with some of the adventures she has encountered.
These include ‘round-Britain flights, college field trips to East Grinstead and filming on Loch Ness with an unexpected engine failure!
As one of the pilots of the Catalina that has displayed at many air shows in the UK, David is the best person to talk about the many aspects of this wonderful aircraft - the Consolidated Catalina.
AirACES is an aviation talk society, providing its members with regular talks, given by experts in many different fields related to the world of aviation.
The talks are held at the Chichester Park Hotel, Westhampnett Road, Chichester from 7pm for 7.30 start. Members £5, visitors £7 and under 16s FREE. Doors open at 6.45 no pre-booking, no reserved seating
For further information about AirACES, please call David Batcock on 01243 823007 or see www.airaces.org.uk