CONSULTANTS & ADVISORS
Milton Bloomfield
Advanced Composite Design Consultant.
Milton is owner and technical director of Dynamic Composites, established in 1997. Dynamic Composites have successfully married passion, innovation and engineering excellence to break world records and develop leading technology. The skills, expertise and determination of the company have been in demand over a broad range of areas such as aerospace projects, undertaking 'special projects' for Americas Cup syndicates and working with elite sports people and the New Zealand Academy of Sport. Milton designed and made the Zeus carbon fibre bike that Sarah Ulmer rode to a gold medal in the Olympic games. Milton works closely with the Martin Aircraft engineering design team to develop unique composite solutions .
Dr Keith Alexander
BSc(vic), BE(hons), PhD,FIPENZ,MSNAME,MASNE, ASTM
Dr Alexander has a background in propulsion design at Hamilton Jet. He is currently Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr Alexander became involved in a consultative role on the Jetpack in 1999. Since then, in conjunction with a number of his graduates, he has been providing an independent engineering overview.
Sqdn Ldr Aaron Lauder (RAF Ret'd)
Flight Handling and VTOL Advisor
Aaron has 18 years experience as an Air Force pilot and instructor. During his career he has specialized in Rotary Wing aircraft, conventional Fast Jets and the unique Harrier 'Jump Jet'. Aaron trained and operated with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Royal Air Force. He was the pilot expert in the development of the latest Harrier aircraft and in the development of elements of the U.K.'s JSF program. Aaron is currently employed in a Fast Jet role with BAE Systems (U.K.).
Wing Commander Stephen Hunt (RAF Ret'd)
Flight Handling and VTOL Advisor
Joined the RAF in 1986 and following flying training was a flying instructor and standards officer on the BAe Hawk from 1989 to 1993. He then converted to the Harrier GR7 and became day and night combat qualified. He became a Harrier flying instructor in 1994 and flew 9 operational tours of duty in Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo. He retired from the RAF in 2003 as Wing Commander Harrier Operations for the UK Joint Force Harrier.