RAeS Hamburg lecture in cooperation with HAW Hamburg, DGLR, VDI &ZAL

Active control of air flow over aircraft wings can significantly improve aerodynamic performance. Pulsed jet actuation is a particularly promising technology - compared to steady jet injection, it can suppress flow separation much more effectively with reduced mass flow.

Outcomes from the Clean Sky 2 WINGPULSE project will be presented, which was aimed at demonstrating pulsed jet actuator concepts for flow separation control. Results from wind tunnel testing and high-fidelity simulations will be described.

Mark Jabbal was Principal Investigator on the WINGPULSE project. His main research interests lie in fluid flow control for drag reduction (experimental aerodynamics; optimization and vehicle system integration studies).

He is currently Associate Professor and Programme Director of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Nottingham and also a co-opted member of the Royal Aeronautical Society Aerodynamics Specialist Group.

RAeS Lecture in cooperation with HAW, DGLR, VDI & ZAL

Chris Pocock is a British full-time writer, specialising in aerospace. He started working life in the airfreight business at Heathrow, and helped to start the outsize cargo business with Heavylift Cargo Airlines. He then became a full-time writer, editing two air cargo magazines and a military aviation newsletter. He was the defence editor of AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS for 30 years until retiring in mid-2018. He is still a commentator on aerospace/defense issues.

His interest in the U-2 started in the early 1970s with a visit to Davis-Monthan AFB, which was then the home of the US Air Force U-2 wing. In 1989, his first book on the Dragon Lady was published to favorable reviews, especially from members of the US airborne reconnaissance community.

So he continued to research the history, and follow the current operations, of this remarkable aircraft. He helped to ensure that an original U-2C model and B-camera were preserved and transferred to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK. In 1997, he became the first foreign civilian to fly in the U-2. His largest book, 50 YEARS OF THE U-2, was published in 2005 to mark the aircraft's golden anniversary. He updated the U-2 story with DRAGON LADY TODAY, published in 2015 and revised in 2024. His latest book is SHADOW FLYER – The Life of Bob Ericson, CIA and NASA U-2 pilot.