In Section : Sir Sydney Camm Lecture
Established in 1971, this lecture is biennial with the RAF, it honours Sir Sydney Camm CBE, FRAeS, one of Britain’s most distinguished aircraft designers. He is responsible for the design of the Hawker Hurricane fighter and also the Hart, the Fury, the Typhoon, Tempest, Sea Fury, Sea Hawk, the Hunter and the Harrier. His achievements are unique; some 27,000 aircraft of 50 different designs are due to him.
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Added on 03 February 2010 by Royal Aeronautical Society
We look around at a complex and uncertain world; a world of contradictions. We are now a global village where it is easy to communicate but difficult to understand. Where the wonder of flight has brought people together yet highlighted the difference in point of view.
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