AUDIO: MATT WALLACE, MSL FLIGHT SAFETY MANAGER, NASA'S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY speaks at the Society for this Space Group Lecture. Thanks to Astrium for supporting the event and to the Space Group for organising the lecture.

AUDIO: WILLEM TOET, HEAD OF AERODYNAMICS, SAUBER F1 TEAM speaks at the Society for the 2012 Lanchester Named Lecture. Thanks to CD-adapco for supporting the event and to the Aerodynamics Group for organising the lecture.

AUDIO: MARION BLAKEY, PRESIDENT AND CEO, AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION speaks at the Society for the 2012 Amy Johnson Named Lecture. Thanks to Airbus for supporting the event and to the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Group for organising the lec[...]

AUDIO: RICHARD THOMPSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, AIRBUS MILITARY speaks at the Society for the 2012 Sopwith Named Lecture. Thanks to Airbus Military for supporting the event.

AUDIO: RICHARD EASTMENT OBE, RAF (RETIRED) speaks at the Society for the 2012 Edwin A Link Named Lecture. Thanks to the Flight Simulation Group for organising the lecture.

AUDIO: DR NIGEL DOWDALL, HEAD OF AVIATION HEALTH UNIT, CAA speaks at the Society for the 2012 Stewart Named Lecture. Thanks to Martin Baker for supporting the event and to the Aerospace Medicine Group and the Stewart Trust for organising the lecture[...]

Frank Robinson discusses the importance of simplicity in rotorcraft design and how simplicity of design and technology is critical to all aspects of aviation.

ACM Sir Stephen Dalton describes the Chancellor’s pre-budget speech that is likely to make clear the scale of the financial challenge facing us. Yet the world remains a dangerously unpredictable place as it emerges from the financial crisis into an as yet ill-defined multi-polar state. While we rightly concentrate all efforts on Afghanistan we must not lose sight of the current and future threats to the national interest that history tells us will emerge, often in unexpected form.

The last 10 years have not seen the overdue consolidation in the world's airline industry. There are still too many airlines chasing too few passengers. The provision of infrastructure has been haphazard (new airports in China, new runways in the Gulf, prolific discussion in the UK). The continuing regulatory drag, and inter state imbalance, has inhibited many necessary efficiencies.Al-Qaeda has shown a consistent and persistent interest in Civil Aviation which has also seen itself become one of the poster children in the climate change debate. Emissions trading, offsetting, and alternative fuels , were little discussed in 1999; in 2009 they were on the front page of the websites. Printed front pages are now a part of history as are printed tickets, fixed prices and uncrowded airspace. This Lecture will explore the current environment and endeavour to encourage the participants.

Wing Commander Matthew E Lewis describes how the development of effective programmes for reducing injuries in aircraft accidents depends on gaining an understanding of how accidents cause injuries, the nature of the forces contributing to the injuries, and the characteristics of the types of accidents under investigation.