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Cranfield University was formed in 1946 as the College of Aeronautics, on the then Royal Air Force base of RAF Cranfield.A major role was played in the development of the college by Roxbee Cox, later Lord Kings Norton, who was appointed to be the first governor of the college in 1945 and then served as vice-chair and (from 1962) chair of the board.
Holford is a leading advocate of engineering and is part of several committees and organisations that actively encourage young people to consider a career in the field. [11] She is also chief executive and vice-chancellor at Cranfield University .
In Brazil the B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering are offered by universities like: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC at Joinville campus, Universidade Federal do ABC – UFABC at Sao Bernardo do Campo campus, Universidade de São Paulo – USP at São Carlos campus, Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica – ITA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG and ...
Sir Iain Gilmour Gray CBE FRSE FREng (born 22 March 1957) is a British engineer and academic, working as Professor and Director of Aerospace at Cranfield University since 2015.
The X-48B had a 21-foot (6.4 m) wingspan, weighs 392 pounds (178 kg), and was built from composite materials. It was powered by three small turbojet engines and was expected to fly at up to 120 kn (220 km/h) and reach an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 m). [11] [12] The X-48B was an 8.5% scaled version of a conceptual 240 feet (73 m) span design.
Gregson was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Southampton in 1983 and became professor of Aerospace Materials in 1995. During his research career, he published over 160 papers, books and patents with over 80 being in premier academic journals. He was academic director of the Luxfer Advanced Technology Centre (1998–2004), the ...