RAeS BWC February 2025 Lecture
20 February 2025
Changing an Aircraft
Doors open: 6.15pm
Lecture starts: 7.00pm
Location: National Cold War Exhibition Lecture Theatre
Admission is free to Members of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Museum Members
Other visitors welcome with a donation – no booking required, just turn up.
This month’s speaker is Mr J A Benn CEng MIMechE MRAeS
An aircraft (Weapons System) never remains in the “as delivered” condition for very long. Changes are introduced for a variety of reasons though the life of the aircraft. The management of these changes (now known as Configuration Management) has a critical effect on airworthiness, operational capability and life.
For much of Mr Benn’s career he was involved in these changes (modifications) and, in the latter part of his career as the Resident Technical Officer (then Resident Project Officer) at BAe Systems, Brough, it was central to his role.
He will describe in some detail the whys and wherefores of these changes and how they were managed up to his retirement and how the system has changed up to the present day.
