Chris Daniels of Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited, the British owned manufacturer of the Airlander range of aircraft, will describe the development and design of the Airlander, the largest, most innovative and greenest aircraft in the world today. He will explain how Airlander combines aerostatics, aerodynamics and vectored thrust to provide unparalleled flexibility, capability, fuel economy and safety.

Chris will also discuss the market opportunities and potential market size of Airlander; and complete his lecture by describing Hybrid Air Vehicles’ commitment to projects that aim to help inspire younger generations.

Airlander 10 successfully completed its first flight on 17 August 2016. All objectives of the planned flight were accomplished and the aircraft returned to its masting site at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.

Date: Thursday 20 April 2017

Time: Tea served at 18:00. Talk starts at 18:30. Ends around 20:30 following discussion.

Venue: LAB003, Lord Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT. The room can be accessed via the main entrance on East Road or more directly from the entrance in Broad Street.

Parking: There is no parking on site. The nearest public multi-storey carparks are Queen Anne Terrace, Gonville Place, Cambridge CB1 1ND and Grafton Centre, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PS. There are sometimes spaces on Dover Street and Adam and Eve Street. There are cycle racks by the entrance.

Free to attend. All welcome. Registration required. For more information and to register, visit: https://communities.theiet.org/communities/events/item/229/77/13886

This event is organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Cambridge Network.