WRAeS Talk: Vertical Aerospace - The Future of eVTOL
- 2nd Dec 2026
- 5.30pm
- Entry donation £5 per person. Card payment at the door.
- Evening talk in The Clubhouse at Brooklands Museum
- Doors open 5.30pm / Talk starts 6.45pm
- Campbell Gate Entrance
Speaker - Trevor Woods - Director of regulatory affairs - Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace, headquartered in Bristol, is at the forefront of developing Valo, a new class of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This lecture will explore the journey from aircraft development to certification, highlighting the engineering, safety and regulatory milestones required to achieve commercial operation. Trevor will examine the opportunities and challenges facing advanced air mobility, and how UK innovation and certification expertise can help establish the UK as a global leader in this rapidly emerging and highly competitive aerospace sector.
About the speaker
Trevor Woods is Director of Regulatory Affairs at Vertical Aerospace. He previously held leadership positions at the UK Civil Aviation Authority in aircraft certification and as Chief Operation Officer of CAA Subsidiary, Air Safety Support International. He subsequently moved to the European Aviation Safety Agency where he held positions of Standardisations and Approvals Director, Flight Standards, Director, and Certification Director. Prior to his regulatory experience, Trevor was an Advanced STOVL Future Projects Engineer at BAE Systems, Military Division.
For more information please contact: [email protected]
Meetings are held in the Brooklands Museum Clubhouse.
The Brooklands Club Members bar is open to use from 5:30pm – please use card payment for drinks. Food can also be ordered from the Bar and will be served from 5:45pm.
All are welcome (RAeS membership is not required). There is an entry donation of £5.00 (please use card payment) at the door. This donation is not expected from those under the age of 21 or holders of a current Student Union card.
Certificates of Attendance for C.Eng or CPD purposes are available on request.
Entry is via Campbell Gate only, Brooklands Road, KT13 0QN from 5.30pm.
