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In this episode of the Aerospace Testing International podcast Paul Davison, manager of BAE System's Faraday Test Centre in Rochester, UK talks to Benedict Evans about the testing and simulation facilities at the Centre.A diverse range of products goes through the laboratories at Rochester: flight sticks, helmets, defibrillators, and even microwaves. But BAE Systems Rochester is best known for the several key advances in the helmet-mounted displays (HMD) and the heads-up-display (HUD) technol...

The Aerospace Testing International podcast returns with an interview with Mark Walker, Application Engineering Manager at MathWorks UK.Mathworks MATLAB and SIMULINK are mathematical software tools engineers use to design and analyze systems and embedded software within aerospace. They are used in everything from flight control systems through to modelling the behaviour of entire aircraft in different environments.Mark works with the company’s aerospace and defence clients h...

This month I chat to Martin Nüsseler, chief technical officer of Deutsche Aircraft about how the company is transforming, alternative propulsion systems for aircraft and testing and certification challenges.Deutsche Aircraft renamed itself this year – it was previously known as 328 Services. The new name is a clear sign the company is moving confidently through its two major aircraft development programs – one is to develop a more environmentally friendly version of the Dornier 32...

In this month's Aerospace Testing podcast, I talk to David Mayman, founder and CEO of JetPack Aviation, which develops and sells foot-launched aircraft.The first prototype backpack mounted jetpack made by the company flew about ten years ago. Mayman himself then piloted it around the Statue of Liberty in 2015, garnering global media attention.Its latest project is the Speeder, a futuristic air vehicle that resembles a motorbike for the air and is aimed initially at the defense sector. D...

In this month’s podcast we preview our forthcoming event London to Sydney in Five Hours: The Future of Aviation by talking to one of the speakers – Norris Tea, co-founder and CEO of Exosonic. Exosonic is a US company developing a low-boom supersonic jet capable of cruising at Mach 1.8. The company and Norris garnered much attention when their partnership with the US Air Force to produce a supersonic Air Force One aircraft was announced last year. Norris has been working in the aer...

In this month’s podcast I’m talking to Sandro Di Natale, product and application manager from test and measurement company HBK.Sandro works on static and fatigue testing, wind tunnel testing and iron bird testing in both the aviation and space sectors. His clients include companies like Airbus, IABG, Dynetics, Embraer, Lockheed Martin, and Gulfstream.Sandro has some really interesting insights during that talk about integration between virtual and physical testing and how software can really ...