Description
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Daniel Jubb, rocket scientist, will speak about the Bloodhound SSC rocket system, his Falcon Project and other rocket projects.
The talk will cover various rocket projects, through a history of The Falcon Project. From the initial start as an amateur rocket project, through the Bloodhound SSC land speed record project and finally a summary of current developments and exciting new technologies, which are being tested at the Westcott facility.
Daniel Jubb was born in Manchester in 1984. He has been interested in rockets from an early age. When he was 10, he received a model rocket kit. He launched hundreds of model rockets and then decided that he wanted to make much larger rockets to try to reach higher altitudes. In 1995, with his grandfather, Sid Guy, he founded The Falcon Project. Between 1996 and 1998 it built and launched a number of rockets from the army ranges at Otterburn, Northumberland. The capabilities of the rockets quickly exceed the maximum permitted altitude for launches from Otterburn, which was 20,000 feet. The early rockets used commercially available rocket motors, however they realised that to achieve the objective of reaching higher altitudes they would need to manufacture their own rocket motors. The Falcon Project set up a manufacturing facility in the US and began manufacturing solid propellant rocket motors for commercial and military applications. They also established research programmes into liquid and hybrid propellant rocket engines. The Falcon Project Ltd now designs and manufactures custom solid, liquid and hybrid propellant rocket systems at facilities in the US and UK, with applications ranging from mine disposal and target drones to high altitude research rockets. His main experience is in rocket motor design, propellant chemistry and internal ballistics. He has worked with a wide range of explosives, oxidizers and binders. He has been involved with theoretical work, modelling, formulation development, manufacture of propellants and explosives and trials work.
Date: Thursday 13 October 2016
Time: Refreshments served from 7pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm. Ends around 9pm following discussion.
Venue: Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ (directions).
Parking: Parking on the CUED site is limited. It is reserved for the speakers, university staff, helpers, those with disabilities and our elderly members. If you have a disability that makes it difficult to walk, contact us to reserve a place. Other cars will not be allowed to enter the CUED site. There are cycle racks directly outside the entrance. The nearest public multi-storey carparks are Grand Arcade and Queen Anne Terrace (map), which are 0.5 mile, 10-15 minutes walk.
All welcome. Free to attend. Booking required. Visit https://localevents.theiet.org/e02946 to book.
A poster to advertise this event can be downloaded here: Daniel_Jubb_poster.
This event is organised jointly by the Royal Aeronautical Society Cambridge branch, IET Cambridge Network and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Cambridge area.