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SUMMARY:RAeS Handley Page Named Lecture 2026
DESCRIPTION:The RAeS Handley Page Named Lecture 2026 explores electric vert
 ical flight and British innovation in eVTOL aircraft development. Electric
  vertical take-off and landing aircraft represent a new generation of full
 -scale aircraft capable of sustained flight\, integrating advances in batt
 eries\, electric propulsion\, lightweight structures and highly integrated
  flight-control systems.\nSpeaker Simon Davies\, Chief Test Pilot at Verti
 cal Aerospace\, will draw on Britain's long tradition of challenging estab
 lished ideas about aircraft design and operation. The lecture examines how
  electric propulsion fundamentally changes aircraft architecture and behav
 iour\, and why the close integration of propulsion\, aerodynamics and flig
 ht controls is central to eVTOL development.\nKey topics include what elec
 tric propulsion makes possible\, the distinctive challenges of flight test
 ing novel configurations\, and how simulation\, ground testing and increme
 ntal flight testing build confidence in aircraft. Davies will explore how 
 the flight envelope of such configurations can be safely expanded\, drawin
 g on Vertical Aerospace's experience of designing\, building and flying el
 ectric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.\nThe lecture represents an 
 exciting new chapter in Britain's aviation innovation history. The enablin
 g technologies are no longer theoretical—they are operational and flying
  today. Simon Davies brings over 3\,500 hours of experience across more th
 an 85 aircraft types\, having completed over 16 flights in the VX4 prototy
 pe\, including the first full transition flight from hover to cruise and b
 ack in April 2026.
LOCATION:Vincent Auditorium\, Cranfield University\, Cranfield
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/raes-handley-page-named-lecture-2026
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