Date: Wednesday, 3rd december
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Online webinar: Link to be sent out nearer the time
As part of the Global Innovators’ Challenge, we’re excited to offer complimentary webinars to all participants, including Air League Members and non-Members alike.
As part of our winter series of webinars, we welcome David Debney, Head of Technology for Whole Aircraft at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI). David will explore a range of novel technologies that the aerospace sector is currently working on, how they might affect the design of aircraft, and how they assess the overall impact of these technologies.
Speaker Bio
David Debney is the Aerospace Technology Institute’s (ATI) Head of Technology for Whole Aircraft and leads on overall aircraft technology assessments and analysis, including future aircraft concepts. He has responsibility for modelling capability, tools and methods to inform ATI’s technology strategy.
David’s experience in the Aerospace sector spans Technology, Product Development, Certification and In-service support. He currently chairs the UK Jet Zero Taskforce Task and Finish Group for Hydrogen aircraft, and previously chaired the Jet Zero Council Zero-Emission Aircraft Group. He also led the creation of the FlyZero project, working with industry and government stakeholders to launch the groundbreaking study. He was Chief Engineer for Aircraft Integration during the delivery phase of FlyZero and worked closely with the Project Director on overall strategy. David also represented the Aerospace sector in the development of the UK’s Future Flight Challenge, covering novel aircraft, flight operations, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and air traffic management (ATM) proposals.
Before joining the ATI, David worked at Rolls-Royce as Chief of Future Aircraft Concepts, a global role leading the design of hybrid propulsion systems, boundary layer ingestion, and eVTOL aircraft concepts. He also led work packages in multiple European Clean Sky projects. Previously, he led the development and testing programme for the XWB-84 and XWB-97 engines, and he has extensive experience in the certification, design validation, and testing of gas turbines.
David is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and holds an MEng in Aeronautics from Durham University.
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