{"id":394,"date":"2018-11-08T11:21:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T11:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/?p=394"},"modified":"2018-11-08T16:11:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T16:11:26","slug":"a-bridge-a-plane-a-helicopter-uwes-lottie-has-been-touring-for-tomorrows-engineers-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/a-bridge-a-plane-a-helicopter-uwes-lottie-has-been-touring-for-tomorrows-engineers-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A bridge, a plane, a helicopter…UWE’s Lottie has been touring for Tomorrow’s Engineers Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a guest post by UWE’s Lottie<\/a> dolls about the 2018\u00a0#lottietour<\/a> for Tomorrow’s Engineers Week<\/a> (although we think there may have been some help from Laura Maybury<\/a>…)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Women\u2019s Engineering Society<\/a> (WES) are running their third Lottie Tour in accordance with Tomorrow\u2019s Engineers Week<\/a> (5th<\/sup>-9th<\/sup> November). The tour is designed to highlight how varied and exciting a career in engineering can be and a huge number of engineering companies are supporting and taking part in #lottietour<\/a>. This year is the first year that Engineering at UWE<\/a> have taken part and with the help of Laura Maybury<\/a>, Rachel Szadziewska<\/a> and our alumni, hopefully you will see for yourself that #lottieuwe<\/a> dolls are having an excellent time! Lottie has been making a diary of her travels for the Engineering Our Future Blog\u2026.<\/p>\n

Monday 5th<\/sup> November<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little nervous this morning, it\u2019s the start of my big tour and I don\u2019t actually know where I am heading! Laura says that its one of the best places in Bristol, but that we have to leave early because we\u2019ll probably get stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n

Well we\u2019ve arrived (although I didn\u2019t really appreciate being stuck in a handbag as we walked over from the car) and wow the view from up here is amazing. I\u2019ve worked out that we are at the Clifton Suspension Bridge<\/a> and I can see for miles. I went to see the bridge first to take some pictures and to learn a little about the bridge\u2019s history. Work on the bridge began in 1754 and wasn\u2019t completed until 1864. Unfortunately the bridge\u2019s designer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (IKB), would never see the completed bridge. Following an initial competition for the bridges design, and having found no one suitable, IKB at just 23 years old won the second competition. Major bridge investor Sir Abraham Elton called it \u2018the ornament of Bristol and the wonder of the age\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Next, I was told that I was allowed in the vaults; I was a bit scared as we had to go underground, but it was definitely worth the visit. To save money, time and effort, the bridge was built into the cliff face rather than any of the cliff face being removed. They were only discovered in 2002 and were designed to support the tower’s weight and transfer load from the bridge into the rock face. We couldn\u2019t go into one of the vaults as it was full of water and I didn\u2019t want to get wet! I\u2019ve had such a good first day; I can\u2019t wait to see where I am going tomorrow\u2026.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 6th<\/sup> November<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After yesterday I\u2019m quite tired but I\u2019m eager to get going as Laura has organised a trip to Aerospace Bristol<\/a>\u2026.did you know they have a Concorde? Excited much!!<\/p>\n

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Concorde is HUGE!!! It\u2019s in a hangar on its own and me and my friend (she\u2019s also called Lottie) were able to stand underneath her wings; we looked so tiny! I learnt quite a bit about Concorde and why she means so much to people in Bristol\u2026 I think I remembered everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cConcorde is a symbol of the UK’s ambition, innovation, collaboration and technological achievement. Bristol can safely claim to be the true home of Concorde. The airframe and the engines were largely developed here, the UK assembly line was located here, and all UK Concordes made their maiden flight from Filton’s runway.\u201d Concorde made her maiden flight on March 2nd<\/sup> 1969, but it wasn\u2019t until October 1st<\/sup> of the same year that she achieved Mach 1. By November 4th<\/sup> 1970 she had clocked Mach 2. In 1977 she made the first of her famous flights between London and New York (previously bared from this route because of noise pollution. In 2003 she made her last flight.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t write anymore today as I\u2019m about to be \u2018posted\u2019. I don\u2019t know what that actually means but Laura seems a bit worried that I might get lost\u2026.I\u2019d really rather not!<\/p>\n

Wednesday 7th<\/sup> November<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I made it safely, now I can understand why I was wrapped up in some poppy bubbly stuff. Being posted isn\u2019t comfortable! I am meeting Kat Jordan today, who works at a place called Renishaw<\/a>.\u00a0 Apparently she studied at UWE and is looking after me for the day\u2026 its nice to meet new people \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"\"I spent the day learning about Renishaw\u2019s metrology products and how they help manufacturers to maximise their production output, significantly reduce the time taken to produce and inspect their components, and to keep their machines running reliably.<\/p>\n

I also got to speak to Kat about her journey into engineering; I\u2019m glad I did as it\u2019s really interesting. \u201cMy route into engineering wasn\u2019t the \u2018norm\u2019 (but what these days is?!) \u2013 I started my Mechanical Engineering BEng in 2012 when my son started at pre-school. I did two years full time and then the sandwich year doing an Industrial Placement at\u00a0Renishaw. I was asked to stay, so then finished my final year of studies split over two years part-time\"\" whilst continuing working. I graduated in 2017 with a First Class Honours. My role is a Design Development Engineer for the Styli Division<\/a> \u2013 I get involved with the development of new products, changes to existing products, and anything quality related. A good way to describe my day-to-day is that I use all the different tools and systems on my computer to carry out investigations and problem solve. And I love it :)\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Thursday 8th<\/sup> November<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m back with Laura again today, she seems more excited than me about this one! We are heading to RNAS Yeovilton<\/a> although we don\u2019t yet know what we are doing, we just have to ask for someone called Tracey Clempson who is going to show us around. I\u2019ll write later when I\u2019m back in the car!<\/p>\n

\"\"Blimey! I am completely exhausted! RNAS Yeovilton is vast (1,400 acres to be exact) and I\u2019m pretty sure we saw nearly all of it. I\u2019m only 17 cm tall\u2026.so this place seems like the biggest place on Earth and there is so much going on! I visited the Wildcat Helicopter\u00a0Simulator before heading over to see 825\u00a0Naval Air Squadron (NAS)\u00a0and the Wildcat HMA2\u2019s they maintain.\u00a0 Then, on the way to visit\u00a0846\u00a0NAS\u00a0and one of their Merlin Helicopters, I popped into\u00a0the Stations Fire Department! As if that wasn\u2019t enough, I finished my day in the\u00a0Air Traffic Control Tower, visiting the controllers and the weather office! I could see the whole airfield from up there and a Wildcat was flying at the time.<\/p>\n

Tracey told me \u201cRNAS Yeovilton is one of the Navy’s two principal air bases, and one of the busiest military airfields in the UK. It is home to more than 100 aircraft operated on both front-line squadrons and training units, including the\u00a0Wildcat Maritime Force, Commando Helicopter Force as well as the\u00a0Air Engineering Training School.\u00a0The Station is also home to vintage aircraft of the RN Historic Flight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I still have one more day to go on my official tour but I\u2019ve had such a great time that I have already built up a list of places to visit so you will definitely be seeing more of me!<\/p>\n

More of Lottie’s adventures can be seen on Engineering at UWE’s Twitter (@EngineeringUWE), Facebook (@EngineeringatUWE) and Instagram (@EngineeringatUWE) accounts and using #lottieuwe.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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