Past Events
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White Hart Hotel | 26 November 2009 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Committee Meeting
Thursday 26th November.
Committee meeting
Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.
Murray Lecture Theatre | 18 November 2009 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Technical Lecture
On 24th June 1982 a British Airways 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Despite the lack of time Captain Eric Moody announced to the passengers "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damndest to get it under control. I trust you are not in too much distress". Come and listen to Captain Eric Moody recount his experience of the incident. Joint event with the Roya
Industry sector: Aerospace.
Wiltshire College, Salisbury | 17 November 2009 18:00 to 20:00
Event type: Technical Lecture
This Tuesday evening lecture will be hosted by IET, IMechE and RAeS members plus guests are very welcome. The UK's scientific deep water remotely operated submersible, "Isis", has completed its first two years of successful operations from research ships of opportunity. This talk looks at the engineering and operational challenges that have been encountered to date and explains some of the technology used to offer this exciting service to the scientific community. The speakers will be James Co
Industry sector: Research & Development.
Western House | 16 November 2009 16:45 to 19:00
Event type: Technical Lecture
The new Class 172 Turbostar enters service next year and only 18% of it is the same as previous builds. The design seeks to offer more performance while enhancing rail's green credentials, which has meant some radical changes.
Porterbrook's other "green" venture, the Parry People Mover, is now in service, surely the most energy efficient vehicle on the UK railway.
But should we be building DMU's at all with electrification back on the agenda?
Ian Walmsley, Porterbrook's Engineering Developmen
Industry sector: Railway.
Weymouth College | 12 November 2009 18:30 to 20:30
Event type: Talk
The Royal Navy will shortly take delivery of the world's first electrically propelled combative warship HMS Daring, Type 45 Destroyer. This ship will join a fleet that is growing in utilising electric propulsion and reflects the fact that the UK Royal Navy is at the forefront of exploiting electric propulsion technologies. This lecture presents the history of electric propulsion in the UK Royal Navy and the reasons why it is chosen over other forms of propulsion, rounding off with an insight int
Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.
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