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Me, Helicopters and Women in Aviation
Anthea MillsWomen in Aviation Australia Conference
29 October 2016
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Contents
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1. About me
2. QinetiQ
3. My current role
4. What is Aircraft Structural Integrity?
5. Helicopters -Fatigue machines
6. Why managing helicopter fatigue is like being a female engineer?
7. Do we need more females in non-traditional roles?
8. Attracting and supporting women in aviation
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Education• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering • Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Human
Resource Management)
Previous Work at QinetiQ• Usage Monitoring and Environmental
Degradation Management• Caribou and P-3 • Contract Manager
Project Team Lead Military Helicopters
Wife and mother
Part-time work
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1. About me
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Our Company
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QinetiQ Group Companies
QinetiQ Group Markets
Government Defence
Infrastructure& Utilities
Financial & Professional Capabilities
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Our Numbers
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8Years
A$54Million
In Revenue270
Employees
QinetiQAustralia
Esta
blish
ed2008
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Our Markets
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Defence Government Industry
Advice Services Deep Technical Expertise
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Our Services
AerospaceLife of Type/Ageing Platform Audits
Health and Usage Monitoring
Aerospace Advisory Services
Non-Destructive Testing
Structural Integrity
Transport Aircraft Engineering
Surveillance Aircraft Engineering
Fighters & Trainers Engineering
Military Helicopters Engineering
Repair and Modification Design
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Our People
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Engineers
Test and Evaluation Professionals
Software Developers
Integrated Logistics Support Professionals
Risk Managers
Project and Program Managers
Prototypers
Security Advisors
Naval Architects
Cost Analysts
Change Managers
Model Makers
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3. Project Team Lead – Military Helicopters
Military Helicopter Team is comprised of 12 professional engineers
Provide support to:• HSI - DAVENG as part of the DASA
− Strategic advice on Aircraft Structural Integrity
− Specific engineering investigations
− Routine reporting and analysis including UM, SCM, FM and EDM
• Defence Science and Technology• Through Life Support contractors• System Project Offices
− Modification and Repair design
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3. Project Team Lead – Military Helicopters
My Role Includes:
• Helping to shape technical direction for the team and customers
• Providing Technical Advice
• Staff Management
• Project Management
• Checking and Approval
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4. What is Aircraft Structural Integrity?
Photo: NTSB
1990 Nomad AccidentMetal Fatigue causes tail plane to fail
1988 Aloha Airlines AccidentMetal Fatigue exacerbated by corrosion
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4. What is Aircraft Structural Integrity?
Aircraft are designed to an approved standard
Military usage may be different than assumed usage
Condition of the aircraft may deteriorate due to environmental factors or metal fatigue
Closed loop systems
Determine review life of aircraft based on collected data
Change inspections or Component Retirement Times
Change aircraft life
Environmental Degradation Management
Structural Life Assessment
Fatigue Management
Condition Monitoring
Usage Monitoring
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Helicopter10,000 parts rotating rapidly around an oil leak waiting for metal fatigue to set in.
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High Cycle Fatigue – 500 rpm• Difficult to measure the loads on
the aircraft due to fast moving rotating parts
• Large number of cycles means small change in the loads can cause large changes in the crack growth
• Full scale fatigue testing difficult because of the large number of load cycles
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5. Helicopters – Fatigue Machines
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6. Managing helicopter fatigue is like being a female engineer:
The principles of managing fatigue on a helicopter are the same as for fixed wing aircraft, except ….EVERYTHING IS MORE COMPLICATED• Loads Measuring• Fatigue Testing
Being a female engineer is the same as being a male engineer, except …. EVERYTHING IS MORE COMPLICATED
• Expectations outside work • Discrimination • Unconscious bias
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7. Do we need more females in non traditional roles?
We need more male Primary School teachers
Getting the best person for the job – helping everyone to reach their potential• Using people’s natural ability without
reference to their gender• Reaching potential• Diversity improves solutions
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8. Attracting more women to aviation and supporting them
Talk to women who are not engineers
Female role models in non-traditional roles• Help young women to consider non-traditional roles• Be a role model – be obvious, be seen, tell your story• Step up – sit at the table
Unconscious gender bias• Women have unconscious gender bias – that doesn’t make it right
How does my hair look?
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