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SUMMARY:Yeovil Branch: G-LYNX 40 years on! a modern aerodynamic perspective
  on a historical milestone
DESCRIPTION:Forty years ago\, G-LYNX\, a modified Lynx helicopter\, raised 
 the maximum speed achieved by a conventional helicopter to a remarkable 40
 0km/h – a record that stands to this day. The advances in rotorcraft tec
 hnology required to achieve this feat were the culmination of a research p
 rogramme extending over several decades\, involving some of the best minds
  in British academia and industry.\nDr Richard E Brown will explain the ba
 sic science behind the speed record and place the innovations that enabled
  this achievement in the context of contemporary knowledge. He will then d
 escribe how the pioneering research has contributed to and inspired modern
  understanding of rotorcraft aerodynamics\, in terms much broader than oft
 en appreciated.\nThe late F. John Perry holds a prominent place in the his
 tory of the speed record. In his later years\, John collaborated directly 
 with Richard in several areas of rotorcraft aerodynamics. The talk will co
 nclude by underlining John's legacy as an engineer whose success in forgin
 g detailed theoretical analysis into an intuitive understanding of rotorcr
 aft behaviour continues to inspire subsequent generations of engineers.\nD
 r Brown is well-known internationally for his broad contributions to helic
 opter and rotor aerodynamics and their impact on vehicle safety. Following
  a long academic career at Glasgow University and Strathclyde University\,
  he now co-directs Sophrodyne Aerospace\, a research and design consultanc
 y specialising in advanced mathematics and computational methods in aerosp
 ace. He has authored over one hundred technical papers and is a Fellow of 
 both the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engi
 neers. In 2023\, Dr Brown received the Bronze Medal of the Royal Aeronauti
 cal Society for his decades of contributions to helicopter aerodynamics. I
 n 2024\, he received the Extraordinary Work in Vertical Flight award from 
 the Vertical Flight Society (UK) for pioneering work on Vortex Ring State\
 , and in 2025\, the Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal for fundamenta
 l contributions to eVTOL and helicopter outwash understanding.
LOCATION:iAero Centre\, Yeovil
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/yeovil-branch-g-lynx-40-years-on-a-modern
 -aerodynamic-perspective-on-a-historical-milestone
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