BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - CIGPE Lecture - Evolution of the Gas Turbine E ngine\n\nEvent Type: Talk or debate\n\nIndustry Sector: Aerospace Industri es\n\nSpeak Details: Graham Pay\n\nDescription : In his talk Graham Pay (C ommander\, Royal Navy Retd) will discuss the evolution of the gas turbine from its early beginnings in the 1940s with Frank Whittle&rsquo\;s designs up to the latest generation of big turbofans typified by the Rolls Royce Trent XWB which is installed on the Airbus 350. The talk will focus on the gas turbine in powering military and civil aircraft but will also touch o n the use of gas turbines in electrical power generation (as in Guernsey). Graham Pay enjoyed a 25 year career as an Air Engineer Officer in the Fle et Air Arm with operational tours of duty on various Royal Navy ships. Dur ing his naval career he was appointed to the UK&rsquo\;s National Gas Turb ine Establishment (NGTE) at Pyestock near \;Farnborough where he was i nvolved in gas turbine R &\; D for over two years.\n\nFor Jersey Lectur es - Lectures will start at 8:00pm (which are free to attend) but are proc eded by an optional dinner\, starting at 6:30pm. If you wish to attend the dinner at a cost of £\;20pp bookings can be made by phone 01534 8565 66 or email \;Darren.sowney@geomarine.je.\n\n\n\nContact Details: Jame s Glanville DTEND:20170209T220000 DTSTAMP:20260617T222436Z DTSTART:20170209T200000 LOCATION:Pomme d’Or Hotel\, Liberation Square\, St Helier\, Jersey \, JE1 3 UF\, United Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CIGPE Lecture - Evolution of the Gas Turbine Engine UID:d94045f2-c0cf-4e44-973c-acc3c4736208 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR