When: 6 pm for 6.30pm start Wednesday 21th May 2025
Air New Zealand Building, 185 Fanshawe Street, Victoria Park North, Auckland CBD. – main entrance through the courtyard at the back (harbour side) of the building.
Presentation: Avionics – more than smoke and mirrors..
Synopsis: This presentation will look right back to the beginning of aviation to discover the origins of avionics, before advancing to the present day showing it has changed. In doing so, we will cover key changes in avionic technology and also determine why a fundamental tension within avionic system design exists – why it is simultaneously fast and slow..
About the Speaker:
Nicholas Monk is an Engineering Officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and is currently the Officer Commanding Avionics Squadron where he is responsible for all off-aircraft avionics maintenance in the RNZAF. His previous roles have included the design of aircraft modifications, developing the RNZAF’s reliability programme and working as a deployed engineer at 3 Squadron with the NH90 and A109 helicopters. Nicholas graduated from Cranfield University in 2018, having completed his Masters in Aerospace Vehicle Design, specialising in Avionic Systems Design..
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