Please find below details of all upcoming and previous lectures.
On-site lectures are typically held in the lecture theatre at MoD Boscombe Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JF, and begin at 17:15. Tea and coffee is usually served from 17:00.
Online lectures are held on Microsoft Teams Live and begin at 17:30. Each virtual event is open to join from 17:15.
Details about each lecture, including a synopsis and biography of the speaker, will be sent to all members of the RAeS Boscombe Down Branch (via the Branch mailing list) prior to the event. The information will also be available on our website and in the case of online lectures, the link to join the event will be included with the synopsis and biography.
Attendance continues to be free.
For more information, or to volunteer to deliver a lecture, please contact the Lecture Secretary lectures@BoscombeDownRAeS.org
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Fri19Aug201608:00Haslar Marine Technology Park
Branch Visit
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Tue13Sep201617:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
Concorde - A Magnificent Aircraft
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Tue11Oct201618:00Boscombe Down Officers Mess
CANCELLED: 30th Sir Henry Tizard Lecture
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the branch regrettably has to announce the cancellation of the 30th Sir Henry Tizard lecture, which was due to be held on the 11th October 2016. We would like to thank those of you that purchased tickets for your support of the event. You will automatically receive a full refund of the ticket price shortly.
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Tue25Oct201617:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
UPDATED: The Use of Flight Simulation in Flight Test
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Tue08Nov201617:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
Rivet Joint: Flight Testing the RC-135
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Tue22Nov201617:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
The Origins and History of the Royal Aeronautical Society
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Tue06Dec201617:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
Flight Testing the E-Go
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Tue10Jan201717:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
A New Lease of Life for the Gazelle AH. 1
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Tue07Feb201717:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
The Queen Elizabeth Carriers: The Future Flagships of the UK
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Tue21Feb201717:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
Current Flight Test Activities at 41 Squadron
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Tue07Mar201717:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
Lancaster Bale Out
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Tue21Mar201712:00Boscombe Down Location TBC
Joe Morrall Award Lectures
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Tue11Apr201717:15Boscombe Down Lecture Hall
Engineering the A380 and the AGM
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Fri12May201713:00The McKenna Lecture Theatre in Building 104N (Empire Test Pilots’ School)
Branch AGM
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Fri07Jul201710:00Wood Road, Larkhill
Wings Over Stonehenge
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Tue19Sep201717:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Aerial Archaeology
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Tue26Sep201708:00MOD Boscombe Down
2017 Annual Branch Visit - Safran Landing Systems and Jet Age Museum
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Thu05Oct201718:00MOD Boscombe Down
30th Sir Henry Tizard Lecture - 'Britain and the Jet Age: 1945 to 1965'
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Tue24Oct201717:30MOD Boscombe Down
IMechE/IET Joint Lecture: Fusion Future
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Tue07Nov201717:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Competition Gliding
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Tue21Nov201717:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: F-35 Ski Jump Testing
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Tue05Dec201717:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Reaction Engines
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Tue09Jan201817:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Nova Systems - Helicopters, Dark, Dust and Fog
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Tue06Feb201817:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Heavy Aircraft Test Squadron - End of an Era?
Further details for this lecture can be found here.
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Tue06Mar201817:15MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Australian Bush Flying
Further details for this lecture can be found here.
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Tue20Mar2018
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Tue10Apr201817:00MOD Boscombe Down
AGM & An Independent RAF - Inspiration or Aberration Lecture
Further details for this lecture can be found here
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Tue25Sep201817:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: The SH09 - From Koncept to Konstruction
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Tue09Oct201817:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Human Performance - Spatial Disorientation
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Thu25Oct201818:00MoD Boscombe Down, Officers' Mess
31st Sir Henry Tizard Lecture and Formal Dinner
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Tue06Nov201817:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Taranis and Beyond
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Tue20Nov201817:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: UltraFan
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Tue11Dec201817:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Joint Lecture ( RAeS, IMechE & IET) - Icarus Wing Suit
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Tue08Jan201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Wiltshire Police - UAV Operations
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Tue05Feb201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Open Skies
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Tue19Feb201912:00MoD Boscombe Down
Joe Morrall Award
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Tue05Mar201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Current and Future Air Traffic Management
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Tue19Mar201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: SHOL Trials
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Tue09Apr201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
AGM & Lecture: The Shackleton – a Navigator’s perspective
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Tue07May2019
Bonus Lecture: Poseidon P-8A
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Tue03Sep201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Racing Sails
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Thu12Sep201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Flight Testing the SR-71
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Tue08Oct201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Chasing Bears in the Phantom
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Tue22Oct2019TBCMoD Boscombe Down
Lunchtime Lecture: BepiColombo
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Tue19Nov201917:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Apollo 11
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Tue10Dec201912:00MoD Boscombe Down
Lunchtime Lecture: Giant Typhoon and Typhoon Restoration
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Tue21Jan202017:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Battle of the X-Planes: The Boeing X-32B – A Personal Perspective
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Tue04Feb202017:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Affinity - Supporting UK MFTS
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Tue18Feb202017:15MoD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Air Accident Investigation Branch
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Tue03Mar202012:15MoD Boscombe Down
Joe Morrall Award
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Tue15Dec2020
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Tue26Jan2021
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Tue09Feb202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: TSR-2 - The Bomber That Barely Flew
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Tue23Feb202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Structural Dynamic Integration of Weapon Carriers on Rotorcraft
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Tue09Mar2021Wed10Mar202117:15Microsoft Teams Live
Joe Morrall Award (PRIVATE EVENT)
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Thu11Mar202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture RE-RUN: Structural Dynamic Integration of Weapon Carriers on Rotorcraft
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Tue23Mar202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: The Art of Aviation & Defence Photography: Seeing the Unseen
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Tue13Apr202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Defence and Security in Difficult Times
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Tue07Sep202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Britain's First Space Rocket - The Story of the Skylark
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Tue19Oct2021
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Tue02Nov202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Operation Jericho 1944 - The Attack on Amiens Prison
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Tue16Nov202117:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Returning a UK-built Mosquito to our Skies
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Tue04Jan202217:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Flight Simulation at Warton - Past Success & Present Challenges
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Tue01Feb2022
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Tue01Mar202215:00Online *PRIVATE EVENT*
Joe Morrall Award
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Tue15Mar202217:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Obtaining Operational Approvals of RPAS Operations utilised by NATO
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Tue05Apr202217:30Microsoft Teams Live
Online Lecture: Lion Air Flight JT610/Boeing 737 Max 8 - Accident Case Study
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Tue26Apr202217:30Lecture Hall, MOD Boscombe Down
AGM Event: The Secret Spitfires with Norman Parker
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Tue25Oct202217:30MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Mitsubishi Ki-15 "Babs" - The World's First High-Speed Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft
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Tue29Nov202218:00MOD Boscombe Down, Officers' Mess
33rd Sir Henry Tizard Lecture
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Wed07Dec202212:00AV8 Cafe, Cotswold Airport
Branch Visit: ZeroAvia
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Tue31Jan202317:30MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Battle of Britain - The Making of the Movie
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Thu23Feb202317:30MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: The Royal International Air Tattoo - From Small Beginnings
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Tue07Mar2023TBCMS Teams
Joe Morrall Award 2023 *PRIVATE EVENT*
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Tue28Mar202317:30Branch Website
Recorded Audio Lecture: Technical Developments in Aeronautics (Tizard 1970)
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Thu04May202317:30MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: The Life and Career of Gp Capt Harry 'Bruin' Purvis
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Tue30May202317:40MOD Boscombe Down
Lecture: Experimental Test Pilot
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Wed20Dec202317:30BDAC, Old Sarum
EVENT | Branch Christmas Social at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
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Tue30Jan202417:30MOD Boscombe Down
LECTURE | The Westland Wasp HAS1 - Its Developments and Place in History
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Tue27Feb202417:30MOD Boscombe Down
LECTURE | ETPS at 80 - Opportunities & Challenges
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Tue30Apr2024TBCTBC
LECTURE | TBC
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Tue28May2024TBCTBC
LECTURE | TBC
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Tue25Jun2024TBCTBC
LECTURE | TBC