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Welcome to the Bristol Aero Talks website.

Bristol Aero Talks are a series of talks on aerospace and related high-technology subjects with particular emphasis on the history of Bristol and the surrounding areas.

 

Bristol Aero Talks is pleased to announce that the new season of talks will start in September, the program is currently being finalised.  Talk announcements will be sent out and the website updated as details are confirmed.

Bristol Aero Talks are pleased to say that with the agreement of Sally Cordwell, the CEO of Aerospace Bristol, the talks will continue to be held at Aerospace Bristol.  These are normally held on a Tuesday in the Making Studio but please check the talk announcements as changes to day or location can occur.  For information on getting to Aerospace Bristol please see their website at https://aerospacebristol.org/find-us .

In order to cover the costs associated with the talks program such as reimbursing the costs incurred by the speakers we will continue to ask for a donation from attendees when leaving the talk. In the event there is an accrued surplus at the end of the season of talks it will be donated to Aerospace Bristol.

 

Bristol Aero Talks makes use of e-mail as the primary communications medium and to handle matters efficiently a number of e-mail addresses have been set up - please see the Contact Us page for more information including how to receive talk announcements by e-mail.

NEWS

 


On Tuesday 12th March Mark Neves will present on the development of anti-tank missile systems used by UK forces since 1950. We will explore how guidance, warhead and fuse technology developed to achieve greater effectiveness against improved tank armour. This will be illustrated by considering the impact these systems had during the early stages of the war in Ukraine.  


This talk will be held at 7:15 pm on Tuesday March 12th at Aerospace Bristol in The John James Theatre.

 

 

In April (date to be confirmed) Tony Bray will present “ Manna From Heaven …The Story of Air Resupply”.

 

Information on the next scheduled talk can be found by clicking Here

 

Details of the forthcoming talks program may be found by clicking Here

 

Information on the earlier talks given under the Bristol Aero Talks banner may be found by clicking Here

 

To access the talks being made available for remote access click Here
 

External Events

Not an actual event but it was felt that those who interested in the Bristol Aero Talks  would also be interested in an update on the work of The Bristol Britannia Preservation Society who have been working diligently at Kemble to restore the external appearance of the last genuine RAF Britannia aircraft XM496 ‘Regulus’.  It now looks resplendent in its new paint job.  We understand that the Society welcomes members, whether actively working on the machine or more passively as Friends of the aircraft.  Full details are on their website (Click Here) including the dates on which the aircraft can be visited.

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Not receiving announcements of talks?

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