The Engineers: Flying at the Edge
Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ presenter Caroline Steel
Aviation is being reimagined for a changing planet: Vertical take-off passenger cars for city centres. Hydrogen powered planes for zero carbon travel. Hyper-sonic flights to take the London to Sydney journey to under two hours.
Three world leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ presenter Caroline Steel on stage in London, to discuss their trailblazing work and answer questions from a live audience at the Royal Geographical Society, London.
The Engineers:
Kelly Latimer – US Aerospace engineer, flight test pilot, and former Flight Test Director of Virgin Galactic.
Rob Miller - Net-zero aviation pioneer and Director of the Whittle Lab at Cambridge University, UK
Daniel Moczydlower – President of the Brazilian future aircraft innovators, Embraer-X.
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