The Prestwick Branch presents an annual programme of 8 lectures covering a wide variety of aviation related topics. The programme runs from September through to the following April.
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, our lectures are held at:
The Aviator Suite Terminal Building Prestwick International Airport
A map showing the location of Prestwick Airport in PDF format is available by clicking here.
All of our lectures start at 7.30 p.m. apart from the November lecture which begins at 6.30 p.m.
Our 2013/2014 lecture season is summarised below, but full details of our the programme can be obtained from the Branch Circular available by clicking here.
2013
9 September
Naval Air Power. David Bradley - Abertay University
14 October
55 years of flying fun - Clive Rustin
11 November
The Skylon Space Plane and it's Sabre engine Alan Bond Reaction Engines Ltd. ( joint IMechE ) Please note start time for this lecture is 18.30 Light refreshments available from 1800.
9 December
Airbus A350 XWB Design and development Speaker Gordon McConnell Chief engineer A350 XWB
2014
20 January
Rebuilding CASA Jungmann 599 Speaker Tim Rayner , LAA inspector and co owner of the aircraft
10 February
The tale of an aircraft carrier. Speaker .Jim Hood
10 March 19.30
The McIntyre lecture: Everest then and now Speakers. Dougall McIntyre and George Kerevan
14 April 19.00
Branch AGM followed by: Aviation medicine - does CAA mean " committee against aviation Dr.Mike Timmons.
