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Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast
The Royal Aeronautical Society is the world’s only professional body dedicated to the entire aerospace community. Established in 1866 to further the art, science and engineering of aeronautics, the Society has been at the forefront of developments in aerospace ever since.
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AEROSPACE NOTAM - October 2025
In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - September 2025
In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen...
An interview with Derek Reuben….a journey through one hundred years of aviation from airships to supersonic flight
From working on the Miles Marathon and an early drone for ML Aviation to certifying the Boeing 747, Derek Ruben enjoyed a remarkable and distinguished...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - August 2025
In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen...
Philip Riley FRAeS….. a view of the top of the British aerospace industry, 1960s to the 1990s
From British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) and into BAE Systems (BAe), as one of BAe’s senior lawyers, Philip Riley FRAeS was well positioned to witness...
An interview with….. Arthur Webb FRAeS on consultancy and joining the board
After leaving Ferrari, Arthur struck-out on his own as an engineering consultant, with projects ranging from trolley buses in post-Cold War Hungary to...
An interview with…. Arthur Webb FRAeS joins Ferrari Formula 1 Racing
When John Barnard was tempted to join Ferrari there was only one man that he wanted to cook-up his carbon fibres and do the stressing – Arthur Webb. T...
An interview with…..Arthur Webb FRAeS on secret projects at ML Aviation and Marconi Space
After not liking the way the nationalised BAC was going, Arthur Webb left Weybridge and headed to the small, secret and innovative special projects of...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - June 2025
In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson and Deputy Editor Steph...
An interview with….. Arthur Webb FRAeS on bringing carbon fibre to Formula 1
When a young John Barnard was appointed as McLaren’s designer, he decided that carbon fibre was the future of Formula 1, but who should he ask to help...
An interview with….. Arthur Webb FRAeS on bringing Carbon Fibre to Civil Aviation
After marching up to the front gate of the BAC Weybridge factory and demanding to see the Chief Stressman, Arthur Webb was given the job of finding so...
An interview with….. Arthur Webb FRAeS on stressing the Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy and the Lockheed C5 Galaxy wings
Stressing the 3-spar wing Armstrong-Whitworth Series 220 Argosy and the massive Lockheed C5 Galaxy wings was a fascinating way for an aero engineer in...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - May 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
An interview with Dr Graham Rood FRAeS… sound research at the RAE and safeguarding RAE’s legacy
From the sonic booms of Concorde to the cockpits of fighter aircraft, noise has always been a problem for aviators. Dr Graham Rood spent a fascinating...
An interview with Pat Pearce MBE…from serving in the skies to changing young lives with Dreamflight
Pat Pearce has enjoyed a truly remarkable 39-year career in aviation flying with BOAC and British Airways, beginning as a stewardess and rising to the...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - April 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
An interview with Dr C G B (Kit) Mitchell FRAeS…. From Concorde undercarriages at the RAE and designing light aircraft to promoting of aviation history
Former Royal Aircraft Establishment Officer Dr Kit Mitchell gives a detailed account of his aeronautical career, describing the key challenges he over...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - March 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
World Book Day 2025 - Keith Hayward on aircraft designers' memoirs
If you were to choose your desert island book from the shelves of the National Aerospace Library, what would you choose? For World Book Day, the Natio...
alta Mentoring - Intersectionality in Mentoring
alta Mentoring is a free mentoring platform designed by women, for women working in the aerospace industry. alta users have access to training modules...
Cansdale talks to…. Sir Donald Spiers HonFRAeS
After their formal oral history interview, former MOD Director of Aircraft Sir Donald Spiers and former Royal Aircraft Establishment officer Roger Can...
An interview with Dr C G B (Kit) Mitchell FRAeS…. Making public transport disability-friendly the RAE way
As well as working at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) for many years, Dr Kit Mitchell worked at what became the Transport Research Laboratory (...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - February 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
An interview with……Don Cameron MBE FRAeS, ballooning pioneer
The pioneer of modern-day hot air ballooning takes us through how he and a group of friends came up with the idea of building western Europe’s first m...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - January 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - December 2024
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
An interview with Stewart John FREng FRAeS on engineering for post-war airlines
Former Engineering manager at BOAC and British Airways and Engineering Director at Cathay Pacific, Stewart takes us through the challenges of selectin...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - November 2024
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
Jackson Smith Interview - celebrating Black History Month 2024
In this special episode celebrating Black History Month 2024 at the Royal Aeronautical Society, we’re thrilled to welcome Jackson Smith, CEO of Fantas...
Elvis Tinago Interview - celebrating Black History Month 2024
In this special episode celebrating Black History Month 2024 at the Royal Aeronautical Society, we’re excited to welcome Elvis Tinago, an aerospace en...
National Mentoring Day 2024: alta Mentoring Spotlight
National Mentoring Day is celebrated on 27 October and has put a spotlight on the benefits of mentoring for everyone, no matter who they are or where...
An interview with AVM Graham Skinner...a varied and distinguished engineering career in the RAF
Air Vice Marshal Graham Skinner has had a long, varied and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force, specialising in engineering.
Pass...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - October 2024
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
An interview with Sir Donald Spiers HonFRAeS…from graduate apprentice to MOD Controller of Aircraft
Sir Donald Spiers HonFRAeS talks about his early life before sharing stories from his remarkable career in the aerospace sector including some persona...
An interview with Katrina Sudell…‘lady engineer’ with BAC in the 1970s (abridged)
Katrina talks about her university education and early employment before describing how she got into aeronautical engineering. Katrina provides a fasc...
An interview with Mike Howlett…flying aircraft for 70 years in the RAF and BOAC
Michael ‘Mike’ Howlett’s talks about his experience of flying successive generations of aircraft during his career as a pilot spanning over 70 years....
AEROSPACE NOTAM - September 2024
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
An interview with...Sir Harry Garner at the RAE and beyond
The First World War took Garner away from astronomy into ‘one of the most lovely places you could possibly imagine’- the Royal Aircraft Establishment....
AEROSPACE NOTAM - August 2024
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewat...
AEROSPACE NOTAM - Farnborough Air Show 2024
AEROSPACE Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Bella Richards sum up the 2024 Farnborough Air Show. Plu...