| Wednesday 12th October |
The Influence of German R&D in WW2 - Ralph
Denning. |
| Wednesday 9th November |
Beyond the Harrier; Kingston's Projected Harrier
Successors - Michael Pryce |
| Wednesday 14th December |
Christmas Lunch. Hawker Centre, 12.30. |
| 2006 (Provisional) |
| Wednesday 11th January |
Social Quiz |
| Wednesday 8th February |
Competition Sailplanes - Afandi Darlington. |
| Wednesday 8th March |
"My Three Jobs in the Front Office" - Chris
Roberts. |
| Wednesday 12th April |
AGM |
Unless stated otherwise, meetings are at the Hawker
Centre, Kingston - the old Sports & Social Club - and start
at 2.00 pm. Lunch and drinks are available beforehand, tea
afterwards, and there is a large, free car park.
Ralph Denning, on graduating
from the University of Wales, worked for the Government on
Aircraft Project Assessment before joining Bristol's Engine
Division, later part of Rolls-Royce, in 1949. He was
closely involved with Harrier, Concorde and other
programmes and for twenty years was Chief Engineer (New
Projects - Bristol). He was a member of Sir Roy Fedden's
mission of aeronautical experts who went to Germany in 1945
to review that country's aeronautical developments. Ralph
Denning draws on his experiences as a member of the British
scientific staff in this historical review.
Michael Pryce studied the
P.1154 project for his MSc at Imperial College and is now a
PhD student at the University of Sussex working on the role
of conceptual design in military procurement, focusing on
supersonic VSTOL projects at Kingston, and Warton, from
1960-88. This work forms the background to his talk.
Christmas Lunch
Following the successes of the last two years Percy
Collino has arranged another lunch for this year at the
Hawker Centre and negotiated the low £15 price. Book
and pay for your tickets at the next meeting or 'phone
Percy on 020 8337 8143 then send him a cheque payable to
The Hawker Association. Seating is limited so again it will
have to be a 'no partners' event.
