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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.
Episodes
- Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast
AEROSPACE NOTAM - November 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
- Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast
NOTAM News 19 October 2026
Welcome to NOTAM News, a new podcast from the AEROSPACE team. Editor-in-Chief, Tim Robinson FRAeS, is joined by Deputy Editor, Stephen Bridgewater FRAeS, and…
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AEROSPACE NOTAM - October 2026 - Specialist Group Insight
In this episode of AEROSPACE NOTAM Specialist Group Insight Seth Moffat, Chair of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Flight Operations Group (FOG) Specialist…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastBAC 1-11 captain and Concorde test pilot and instructor– part three of an interview with Alan Smith
From water-ingestion and engine surge trials on Concorde 002 to flying eight of the ten Concordes built, Alan shares first-hand memories of the aircraft's…
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AEROSPACE NOTAM - October 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastFrom laminar flow research to pioneering greener aviation: an academic career in aerodynamics and aerospace engineering - an interview with Prof Ian Poll OBE FREng FCGI Hon FAIAA FRAeS
Taking up the challenge of greening aviation, undertaking fundamental research and guiding university departments, in this fascinating interview, Prof. Ian…
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NOTAM News 3 September 2026
Welcome to NOTAM News, a new podcast from the AEROSPACE team. In this first episode Deputy Editor, Stephen Bridgewater FRAeS, and Features Editor, Dominic…
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AEROSPACE NOTAM - August and September 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastFrom the cockpit to the flight deck – learning, flying and teaching the airliners and first time in the Concorde test pilot’s seat – part two of an interview with Alan Smith
Determined to become an airline pilot after leaving the RAF in 1959, Alan Smith takes us through his tough self-financed route to his Airline Transport Pilot’s…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastDeveloping Rolls-Royce engines for the civil jets…an interview with Professor Geoffrey Kirk CEng FREng FRAeS
From resolving problems with the RB211 fitted on the TriStar to persuading Airbus that the Trent 500 was what they needed for the A340, Professor Geoffrey Kirk…
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AEROSPACE NOTAM - July 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - June 2026 - Specialist Group Insight
In this episode of AEROSPACE NOTAM Specialist Group Insight, Seth Moffat of the Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Operations Group (FOG) Specialist Group talks…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - June 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn Interview with ACM Sir John Allison KCB CBE: A determination to fly - from RAF Cadet to leading Strike Command
From a childhood obsession with flying, Sir John Allison built a remarkable RAF career spanning 1961 to 1999, rising from pilot cadet to Commander-in-Chief of…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - Q&A with new RAeS President 2026-27 Prof Malcolm Macdonald FRAeS
In this special episode of AEROSPACE NOTAM podcast, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson FRAeS chats to new Royal Aeronautical Society President 2026-27, Professor…
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AEROSPACE NOTAM - RAeS President 2025-26 Dr Alisdair Wood FRAeS rounds-up his Presidential year
In this special episode of AEROSPACE NOTAM podcast, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson FRAeS chats to Royal Aeronautical Society President 2025-26, Dr Alisdair Wood…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - May 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastBallooning passion and air traffic at Farnborough Airshows…an interview with air traffic controller John Baker
In the second part of his interview, John Baker, shares how a balloon meet sparked his lifelong passion for ballooning and all lighter-than-air flight. As a…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - April 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with John Baker…forty years in air traffic control (1970-2010)
From filling in paper slips at West Drayton to the high tech world at Swanwick, John Baker reflects on a four-decades managing the skies above Britain. From…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - March 2026 - Iran conflict analysis
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson and Features Editor Dominic…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with Roger Cansdale CEng FRAeS… a career in helicopter development at the RAE
Helicopter man Roger Cansdale CEng FRAeS reflects on a remarkable four-decade career in aerospace and weapons development with the Royal Aircraft Establishment…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - February 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastWhy run an apprenticeship?
Why do companies choose to run apprenticeship programmes? We spoke directly to the employers who hire apprentices to explore the real value apprenticeships…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - Singapore Airshow Preview
As next week's biennial Singapore Airshow sets to ready to take-off next week, TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and STEPHEN BRIDGEWATER FRAeS preview the 10th edition of…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with Arthur Kearse CEng FRAeS....reflections on a career in weapons development and beyond with RAE and QinetiQ
Arthur’s highly successful career followed an unconventional path. He left school with a mix of GCEs, O Levels, and two A Levels, neither of which were Maths…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - January 2026
In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson and Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with John Romain MBE…Tom Cruise’s stunt pilot and aircraft restorer
John Romain MBE is a distinguished engineer, display pilot, and commercially successful aircraft restorer whose career has placed him at the forefront of…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - December 2025
In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with Alan Smith.....from shipyards to Concorde - learning to fly, RAF service with Meteors and Venoms and trying to get into the airlines
Concorde Test pilot Alan Smith’s path to BAC took him to flying Meteors and Venoms for the RAF and a colourful life in the pilot’s seat for smaller airlines in…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - Dubai Air Show 2025 preview
Rival stealth fighters, eVTOLs in the air display and the 40th anniversary of the global airline giant that is Emirates, make this year’s Dubai Airshow the…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - November 2025
In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with….. Philip Jarrett HonCRAeS on aero magazines and writing history
Philip Jarrett HonCRAeS is Britain’s foremost historian on the early days of aviation and spent his early career working on the production side for some of the…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE 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…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE 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…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn interview with Derek Ruben….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 career…
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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…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastPhilip 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 the…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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…
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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. They had a…
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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 office of…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE 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 Stephen…
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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 him with…
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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 something…
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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 his…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - May 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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 career…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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 position…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - April 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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 overcame to…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - March 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastWorld 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 National…
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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 to…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastCansdale 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 Cansdale sat…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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 (TRL) at…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - February 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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 modern hot…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - January 2025
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAEROSPACE NOTAM - December 2024
In this podcast series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and…
Royal Aeronautical Society PodcastAn 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 selecting and…