Day 1
09:00 - Full Day Programme
09:00 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:30 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Group Captain Paul Lloyd, Unmanned Air Systems' Type Airworthiness Authority, Defence Equipment & Support, Ministry of Defence
DESIGNING FOR THE LIFE CYCLE OF NEXT GENERATION AEROSPACE VEHICLES
09:40 KEYNOTE: MAINTAINING ALTITUDE
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive Officer, ADS Group
• An overview of how joint investment in technology from Government and Industry is positioning the UK to exploit the strong growth in the global Aerospace market
• Gain insight into new opportunities bring with them new challenges as competitor nations aim to establish and grow their Aerospace industries
• Explore the need for the UK to continue to invest in innovation and skills, in order to maintain its current market position
10:05 CASE STUDY: OUTLINE OF THE VOYAGER A330 MRTT CERTIFICATION ENABLING SWITCHING BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND CIVIL REGISTERS
Geoff Simpson, Voyager Senior Engineer & Deputy Type Airworthiness Authority, Ministry of Defence Equipment & Support
• How the project stepped through the process
• Managing military specific delta certification requirements for aerospace vehicles
• Advantages and challenges of meeting both civil and military regulatory requirements
10.30 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
10:45 THE CHALLENGES OF DESIGNING THE ZEPHYR HIGH ALTITUDE PSEUDO-SATELLITE (HAPS) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)
Paul Stevens, Chief Engineer, Airbus
• Explore the role of the Zephyr HAPS UAS and the impact of this on design
• Gain insight into the challenges of designing the system and how these are managed by Airbus
• Hear Airbus solutions to the design in light of structural and integration issues
11:10 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11.40 REGULATING THE AIRWORTHINESS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY BY THE MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY
Group Captain Andy Read, Oversight and Approvals 2, Military Aviation Authority
• Updating defence standards and the impact on new technology
• Managing the growth of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) proliferation and the impact on the aerospace industry
• Working with other regulators to integrate systems
12:05 REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION OF CHEMICALS (REACH) – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Steve George, Chair, ASD REACH Working Group (Aerospace and Defence Industries of Europe)
• Understand the key features, benefits and issues for industry of the REACH changes
• Manage the impact on supply chains, materials and product requirements
• Manage your REACH across the lifecycle
12:20 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
12:35 NETWORKING LUNCH
13:35 ADVANCED EFFICIENT ENGINE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Phil Curnock, Chief Engineer CLE Future Programmes, Rolls Royce
• Gain insight into the drive for fuel efficiency and the impact on engine design
• Understand the architectural evolution across engine design and development
• Hear the long term vision for the design of engines for future aerospace vehicles
14.00 DEVELOPING COMPOSITES SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
Martin Clowes, Chief of Fan (Composites Fan), Rolls-Royce
• Hear Rolls-Royce’s journey thus far with composites
• Gain insight into the technical challenges with the development of composite systems
• Explore the way forward and potential future opportunities for composite development
14.25 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
14.40 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15.10 PVD GEAR COATINGS FOR AEROSPACE TRANSMISSIONS
Toby Middlemiss, Aerospace Segment Manager, Oerlikon Balzers
• An overview of PVD coatings for gear applications
• Learn from current applications used in the motorsport industry
• Understand the influence of surface finish and lubrication and the challenge of differential test rig results
15:35 BENEFITS OF ENGINE HEALTH MONITORING (EHM) FOR MONITORING HIGH-INTEGRITY ASSETS
Steve King, EHM Specialist & Rolls-Royce Engineering Associate Fellow – Advanced Analytical Methods, Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services Limited
• Introduction to the value of health monitoring
• Description of a robust approach to detection of abnormalities in asset operation with the aim of minimising service disruption
• Aspects that constitute an Intelligent EHM system
16.00 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: RE-THINKING DESIGN STRATEGIES
Chaired by: Frank Kirkland, Engineering Executive for Rotatives, Rolls-Royce
• What are the newest technologies and materials having the biggest impact on design strategies in aerospace?
• How is industry rethinking design strategies to incorporate new materials?
• How can the aerospace industry manage the technical challenges of incorporating new materials?
16:45 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
17:00 END OF DAY ONE
Day 2
08:30 - Full Day Programme
08:30 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Group Captain Paul Lloyd, Unmanned Air Systems' Type Airworthiness Authority, Defence Equipment & Support, Ministry of Defence
MANAGEMENT OF THE LIFE-CYCLE
09:10 COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT FUTURE CHALLENGES
Neil Scott, Head of Architecture & Integration, Airbus
• Future challenges that face both the Aerospace Industry and Airbus for its next generation of aircraft
• Lessons learnt from previous Airbus aircraft such as the A380
• An overview of the latest technological advances which may provide some of the future solutions
09:40 FLIGHT TESTING TARANIS UAV
Jon Wiggall, Lead engineer – Flight Test IP&S, BAE Systems - Military Air and Information
Paddy Bourne, Taranis Chief Engineer, BAE Systems - Military Air and Information
• Background, objectives and technical challenges of the Taranis programme
• Building a safety case for operation of an Unmanned Technology Demonstrator
• Techniques, planning and training and their associated use during the experimental flight trials
10:05 ROLE OF FLIGHT DYNAMICS RESEARCH IN AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND OPERATION
Dr. Mudassir Lone, Dynamics, Simulation and Control Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Cranfield University
• Where does flight dynamics research fit in our search for solutions to today’s engineering problems?
• Current role of university flight dynamics research and its impact on students and industry practice
• Project case studies highlighting collaboration between industry and academia with focus on BLADESENSE and Agile Wing Integration projects
10:30 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
10:45 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:15 OIL MANAGEMENT IN AEROSPACE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Kathy Simmons, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nottingham
• Why do mechanical transmission components need oil and how much do we need compared to how much we supply?
• Why effective oil management is essential to reduce parasitic losses and other undesirable effects?
• How recent research has enhanced our capability to design for effective oil management
11:40 TO THE MOON AND BACK TWENTY TIMES
Dave Benbow, Global Head of Engineering for Services, Rolls-Royce
12:05 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
12:20 NETWORKING LUNCH
EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
13:20 DATA TRANSMISSION AND ITS EFFECT ON ENGINE HEALTH MONITORING
Tom Clark, System Design Specialist – Engine Health Monitoring, Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services Limited
• Explore the variety of EHM techniques available and the volume of data they require
• Hear about the data transmission challenge faced by Rolls-Royce and how it is being managed
• Recognise the importance of data as part of EHM throughout an engine’s lifecycle
13:45 DISASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT: PAST AND PRESENT
Bradley Gregory, Commercial Director, Air Salvage International (ASI)
• Aircraft Dismantling: why is this being currently carried out?
• Current challenges with end of life aircraft for the aerospace industry
• Future issues when disassembling aircraft in the context of future aerospace vehicles
14:10 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
14.25 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
14:55 THE IMPORTANCE OF AIRCRAFT LIFE CYCLE THINKING
Bernice Robinson, Composite Materials Team Lead, 1710 Naval Air Squadron, Ministry of Defence
• End of life considerations for aircraft
• Overview of options for recycling end of life aircraft
• The importance of cradle to cradle design
15:20 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: LEARNINGS FROM THE CONFERENCE AND THE FUTURE OF AEROSPACE
• Overview of best practice across the lifecycle: design, operation and disposal of the aircraft
• Main challenges to consider in light of development of future aerospace vehicles
• The importance of thinking towards the end of the lifecycle when considering design
16:00 CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
16:15 END OF CONFERENCE