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Podcast Ep. #29 – Samson Sky is Building the First Truly Useful Flying Car

On April 16, 2019 · In Aircraft, Composites, Personal Aviation, Podcast, Startup

Sam Bousfield is the founder and CEO of Samson Sky, a company that is developing the first truly useful flying car. Sam is an architect by training, but a passion for aviation led him to work on a supersonic aircraft with Boeing. Out of this experience came the idea of building a flying car […]

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Podcast Ep. #12 – The Perlan Project: Soaring to the Edge of Space

On June 5, 2018 · In Aircraft, Composites, Gliders, Podcast, Structural Efficiency

This episode features an in-depth look at the Perlan Project. The mission of the Perlan Project is to fly an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, in this case, by taking advantage of an aerodynamic phenomenon known as wave lift. Not only is soaring to 90,000 feet an audacious goal, but on top of […]

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Podcast Ep. #7 – Dr Valeska Ting on Smart Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Storage

On March 20, 2018 · In Composites, Nanomaterials, Renewable Energy, Rocket Science, Smart Materials

Today’s episode features Dr Valeska Ting who is a Reader in Smart Nanomaterials at the University of Bristol and is researching the use of nanoporous materials for hydrogen storage. Using hydrogen as a fuel source has many benefits. Due to its excellent energy density, hydrogen has long been hailed as […]

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Podcast Ep. #6 – Oxford Space Systems Founder Mike Lawton on Deployable Space Structures

On March 5, 2018 · In Composites, Podcast, Satellites, Space, Technology

On this episode of the podcast I speak to Mike Lawton, who is the founder and CEO of Oxford Space Systems (OSS). OSS is an award-winning space technology company that is developing a new generation of deployable space structures that are lighter, simpler and cheaper than current products on the market. […]

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Podcast Ep. #3 – Airbus Senior Expert Ian Lane on the A350, Innovation in Aerospace, and Diversity in Engineering

On December 19, 2017 · In Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft, Composite Materials, Composites, Helicopters, History, Podcast

“You could say: What could we possibly do next? You look back at history and say: All the shelves must be full now! We must have the capabilities to do everything we need. And yet, we still go on…It’s your generation that is going to Mars. So please, can you get on with it and […]

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Podcast Ep. #2 – Prof. Paul Weaver on Shape, Stiffness and Smart Aerospace Structures

On November 6, 2017 · In Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft, Composite Materials, Composites, Helicopters

“There’s been a lot of good press from the science community on self-assembly of atoms. Well, I guess what I’m looking for is self-assembly and disassembly of large-scale structures…There is all sorts of exciting things we can do when [engineering] structures re-configure themselves.” — Prof. Paul Weaver

This episode features Prof. Paul Weaver, who […]

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Podcast Ep. #1 – Dr Chauncey Wu on NASA, Rocket Science and Advanced Composite Materials

On October 7, 2017 · In Aerospace Engineering, Composite Materials, Composites, Engineering, History, NASA, Podcast, Rocket Science

“If you’re trying to put these structures into orbit, every gram counts. Not just every pound but every gram…So you are making structures that are operating at their margins.” — Dr Chauncey Wu, NASA Langley Research Center

Today’s conversation features Dr Chauncey Wu, who is a research engineer at NASA Langley Research Center in […]

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