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Flight above the Earth’s atmosphere has been possible for nearly 50 years, and in many ways is a natural extension of what the Wright Brothers started. Neil Armstrong lived just a few miles from Orville Wright’s home in Ohio – Orville died when Neil was 18.
In this evening lecture event the space community will pay tribute to the first 100 years of powered flight by discussing the impact of space flight on current and future aviation. The emphasis will be on the practical rather than the esoteric, demonstrating not only the benefits to aviation of current and planned space programmes, but also the major role that the UK plays in these programmes.
Who should attend?
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Communications Speaker: Tony Busby, Head of Aviation Services, Inmarsat |
Inmarsat satellites provide crew and passengers on long distance flights with high quality, reliable communications with terra firma. Most of the world’s commercial aircraft are fitted with Inmarsat terminals, and two thirds of those use UK equipment from Thales UK. The benefits of satellite links already extend into air traffic control centres and airline operations, and in future will enable aircraft to be treated as an integral element of the global communications infrastructure. |
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Navigation Speaker: Jim Lawson, Head of Navigation, Spectrum & Surveillance Services, NATS |
The American Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system has transformed the way we think about precision positioning. ICAO is defining a next generation of air traffic management that takes advantage of GPS. Europe, the USA and Japan are already investing in facilities to ensure that GPS data is certified for aviation use with other countries around the world likely to follow suit. The impact that satellite navigation is having on aviation will be described along with the plans Europe has for a constellation of GPS-like satellites called Galileo. The UK is playing a leading role in these developments and aims to stay at the forefront of developments in the future. |
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| 17:30 | Tea | |
| 18:00 | Talks begin | |
| 19:00 | Discussion | |
| 19:30 | Open Reception (kindly sponsored by Astrium) | |
| 21:00 | Close | |
Public open lecture : all visitors welcome : no admission fee: no tickets required
This lecture has been organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Space Group. Refreshments will be served on arrival at 17:30. The lecture will take place in the Society’s lecture theatre at 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ commencing at 18:00. map...
For further details: Conference Department, Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ. Tel: 020 7670 4300 Fax: 020 7670 4349 Email: conference@aerosociety.com
To receive details of the RAeS Space Group and other future events please email space@aerosociety.com
Related web sites: The Royal Aeronautical Society www.aerosociety.com 100 Years of Flight www.100yearsofflight.co.uk Inmarsat www.inmarsat.org NATS www.nats.co.uk Astrium www.astrium-space.com BNSC www.bnsc.gov.uk