Seminar series
Date
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
Time
16:00 -
17:00
Location
L3
Speaker
Tony Royle
Organisation
The Open University
The birth of fixed-wing, powered flight in the first decade of the twentieth century brought with it significant potential for pilots to return to Earth by unintended, often fatal, means. I will discuss the nature of the contemporary mathematical and engineering debates associated with these facets of flight, and the practical steps taken to facilitate safer aircraft and more robust operating procedures.