BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Flying WW1 Aircraft - Roger Bailey\, Shuttleworth Collection - Rog er Bailey\, volunteer pilot with Shuttleworth Collection DTSTART:20150128T183000Z DTEND:20150128T203000Z UID:TALK56714@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds &\; Cambs area DESCRIPTION:Roger Bailey will talk about flying WW1 aircraft\, from his ex perience as a pilot with the Shuttleworth Collection. \n\nThe talk will di scuss the aircraft basic stability and control parameters required for mod ern aircraft and illustrate how many WW1 aircraft were more or less defici ent when measured against the present requirements. These deficiencies mea nt that WW1 aircraft could be very different from other contemporary machi nes requiring bespoke piloting techniques. The talk will also describe the operation of the rotary engine which was widely used during WW1 but was r endered obsolete by 1920.\n\n*Roger Bailey* joined the Royal Air Force in 1969 straight from school as a pilot cadet. In typical forces tradition th e name Roger was instantly corrupted to Roger the Dodger – and quickly s hortened to ‘Dodge’. During his training he flew the Chipmunk\, Jet Pr ovost\, Gnat and Varsity aircraft. He was posted to the C-130 Hercules and served with 48 Squadron\, 24 Squadron\, and 242 OCU as Co-pilot\, Captain \, and Training Captain respectively. After the C-130 he attended the Cent ral Flying School to train as a Qualified Flying Instructor on the Bulldog and subsequently served on the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Ai r Squadron and Bulldog Standards Flight. Next he attended the United State s Air Force Test Pilot School as an exchange student and there flew over t wenty types including the T38\, A37\, F4\, A7 and C5. After graduating in December 1986 he joined Flight Systems Squadron at the Royal Aircraft Esta blishment\, Bedford where he flew BAC 1-11\, HS 748\, Viscount\, Hawk and Tornado aircraft and completed a rotary wing conversion on to the Gazelle. He was appointed the Officer Commanding Aerospace Research Squadron in 19 88 and retired from the Royal Air Force in December 1989. After leaving th e RAF he joined the then College of Aeronautics at Cranfield as Chief Test Pilot. Subsequently he became Head of Flight Operations for Cranfield Uni versities National Flying Laboratory Centre which operates Cranfield’s J etstream and Bulldog aircraft. He retired from Cranfield University in 201 2 but remains the nominated Chief Test Pilot for Cranfield Aerospace. He j oined the volunteer pilot cadre of the Shuttleworth Collection in 1989 and has flown for the Collection through every display season since then.\n\n Date: Wednesday 28 January 2015\n\nTime: Refreshments served from 18.30. T alk starts at 19.00. Ends by 21:00 following questions and discussion.\n\n Venue: Lecture Room 4\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Trum pington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ ("directions":http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/ about-us/how-find-us/). There is limited parking available on site.\n\nFre e to attend. Booking not required. All welcome.\n\nThis talk is open to th e public and is suitable for students and engineers. You are encouraged to bring with you colleagues\, friends and family who are interested in engi neering and aviation.\n\nA poster to advertise this event can be downloade d "here":http://nearyou.imeche.org/docs/default-source/Beds---Cambs-Area/f lying_ww1_aircraft_poster.pdf.\n\nThis event is organised by the Instituti on of Mechanical Engineers Beds and Cambs area. LOCATION:Lecture Room 4\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Tr umpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR