RAeS Lecture in cooperation with HAW-Hamburg, DGLR, VDI & ZAL

(Lecture in English. This lecture replaces the original planned lecture which has had to be postponed until 2021)

There is nothing more international than air, yet most histories of aviation take a very national view. In this talk a contrast will be drawn between such narrow approaches and the actual experience of aerospace engineers in Germany and Britain since the middle of the twentieth century.

The detailed exploration of V/STOL aircraft, the Tornado and Typhoon programmes and the evolution of Airbus will show the ways in which German thinking about aircraft, project management and collaboration have shaped the development of the British industry.

Although recent events may seem to challenge the future of British integration with the European aerospace industry, the talk will show that the interdependence will likely continue, and will briefly explore future prospects, such as FCAS (Future Combat Air System).

 Poster_2020_05_14_German_British.pdf (108 KB)

Some articles in RAeS Aerospace by Mike Pryce

• 30 years of hurt - is UK combat aircraft design coming home?
• Tornado - the secret of its success? Maintenance!
• 21st Century Boyd's – US goes back to the future

30 years of hurt - is UK combat aircraft design coming home?

DGLR lecture in cooperation with HAW Hamburg, RAeS Hamburg, VDI & ZAL

So alt wie die Raumfahrt ist die Idee von Raumfahrzeugen mit Flügeln für die Rückkehr nach ihrer Mission ins All. Vereinzelte Entwürfe benötigen Flügel auch für den Start. Insgesamt sollte damit eine Wiederverwendbarkeit von Raumflugkörpern etabliert werden. Allerdings erreichten zahlreiche Konzepte nie die Einsatzreife, obwohl z.B. das deutsche Transportsystem "Sänger" durchaus zukunftsträchtig erschien. Erfolgreich war hingegen der 30 Jahre lange Einsatz der Space Shuttles der NASA von 1981 bis 2011 als Multifunktions-Raumtransporter, welche u.a. zum Aufbau der Internationalen Raumstation ISS genutzt wurden. Für neue staatliche und private Raumfahrtprogramme kommt derzeit (z.B. für die X-37B) und künftig (z.B. für den "Dream Chaser" und die XS-1) auch wieder Shuttle-Technologie zur Anwendung.

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DGLR lecture in cooperation with HAW Hamburg, RAeS Hamburg, VDI & ZAL

In 2019 EASA started work on a definition of a labeling system for the aviation industry. Work with students at HAW Hamburg lead to a definition of an Ecolabel for Aircraft already in 2017. The lecture reports on international progress with reporting and labeling schemes related to aircraft. The HAW Hamburg definition of an Ecolabel for Aircraft is explained, based on which commonly used passenger aircraft are evaluated. This leads to straight advice for travelers about what to observe when booking a flight in order to limit the environmental footprint.

 poster_2020_06_04_EcoLableForAircraft.pdf (369 KB)

Annual Gerhard Sedlmayr Lecture

RAeS lecture in cooperation with DGLR, HAW Hamburg, VDI & ZAL 

Lecture in English