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We Make It Fly

Jeff Burridge

Welcome to the Airbus Podcast, 'We Make It Fly'.Here you will find conversations on everything Airbus - what the company is currently up to across its several divisions, its plans for an inn...

Episodes

20 of 25 episodes

Bartolomeo: Preparing your ISS space mission

Find out how Airbus’ payload hosting platform Bartolomeo allows customers and researchers to test space technologies 400 km above Earth. Nam...

11:23Nov 6, 2020

Airbus Quantum Computing Challenge - Meet The Finalists

In this special podcast Airbus announces the finalists for the Airbus Quantum Computing Challenge. Joining Rhys Phillips are external judges...

19:32Oct 12, 2020

Why Aeronautics Need Quantum Computing Technology

In the first of two podcasts, Rhys Phillips presents a documentary around quantum computing technology and its applications within aerospace...

13:21Oct 8, 2020

X3 and RACER: The Winning Formula For Faster Helicopter Flight

The X3’s legacy lives on with today’s RACER demonstrator, part of the European Union's Clean Sky 2 research programme. RACER improves upon t...

22:46Sep 24, 2020

X3: A Secret Project With An Exceptional Team - Dominique Fournier & Jonathan Hubbel

Creating the X3 required exceptional secrecy and a unique team. Up until its first flight, only a small group knew of the X3’s existence. In...

27:33Sep 15, 2020

Off To The ISS With Astronaut Randy Bresnik

When Randy Bresnik was a young child, all he wanted to do was fly. Fast-forward to 2020 and the retired U.S. Marine has surpassed even his w...

32:03Sep 11, 2020

Hervé Jammayrac: On Board The Demonstrator With The X3 Test Pilot

Over the course of its three-year journey, Airbus Helicopters' high-speed helicopter demonstrator, the X3, performed nearly 200 flights on t...

32:12Sep 7, 2020

Jean-Brice Dumont: Why It Is Safe To Fly

In this episode, Jean-Brice Dumont, Executive Vice President Engineering at Airbus explains what HEPA (High-Efficiency-Particulate Arrestor)...

16:00Jul 20, 2020

Jon Taylor: A400M - Flying Airbus’ Next-Generation Airlifter

The A400M is the “topic du jour” for Airbus’ latest podcast, including insights from someone who knows this advanced military aircraft insid...

8:58Jul 17, 2020

Frank Schubert: CyberSecurity - Protecting Everyday Life

In our society today, a world without satellite communications, navigation and Earth observation systems is unimaginable. Services provided...

10:44Jul 10, 2020

Albert Falke: Defending Earth - Keeping Asteroids At Bay

Asteroids are not just an abstract danger out of blockbuster movies. They are very real. That’s why Airbus is developing new and innovative...

15:05Jun 30, 2020

Sean Wiid: UP42 - GEOAI For All

Across nearly all major industries, many are looking toward a future of mass adoption of geospatial technologies. But what technical and com...

13:27Jun 19, 2020

Hervé Foch: Satellite Imagery - Eyes In The Sky

700 km above us, Airbus-built Pléiades satellites are taking high-resolution images of areas affected by Covid-19. This imagery is vital for...

8:50Jun 12, 2020

Ian Walters: Solar Orbiter - Here Comes The Sun

The Airbus-built Solar Orbiter (SolO) is on an epic journey to unlock the Sun’s secrets. Listen to our latest podcast, which includes insigh...

6:31Jun 5, 2020

Philippe Pham: Aeolus - Forecasting Your Daily Weather

Find out how Airbus’ wind-sensing satellite Aeolus supports meteorologists where aircraft can’t in Corona times. The recent drop in commerci...

5:34May 22, 2020

Marco Gumbrecht: Eurofighter - Present To Future

Traditionally, 2020 would have been a busy airshow year. We were looking forward to updating you on the many new developments and business h...

33:32May 15, 2020

Colin Paynter: A Glimpse Into Space

Airbus reaches beyond the skies and into space, and the technologies it builds and develops, keeps vital global communications that we all d...

20:11Dec 4, 2019

Didier Delsalle: Reaching The Peak

We're delving into the fascinating world of Airbus Helicopters and our guide for this episode has been with the company for over 30 years. D...

24:56Oct 31, 2019

Till Eisenberg: Waking up CIMON - The Floating Brain In Space

For many people, Airbus is associated with aircraft, but it also does much more. In all that it does, the company always aims to reach beyon...

23:17Oct 15, 2019

Shashwath Vummidilakshman: Reach For The Stars

Being international is at the heart of Airbus – from its European beginnings to its current global reach. And its workforce is no exception!...

17:24Oct 2, 2019