Episode 19 Airbus A400M Engineer Steph Smith discusses the Atlas, STEM and how not to buy a plane

About this episode

Steph Smith discusses her role as an engineer at Airbus and her passion for aviation and STEM education.

Steph Smith is a Licensed B1 Aircraft Engineer for AIrbus embedded at the Royal Air Force Brize Norton. She's also a #stemambassador , private pilot and total aviation enthusiast. #inspiringstories #inspiringaviation #aviation #flying #stem #steam #avgeeks #friendship #swiftaircraft #RAF #steam #theshortcircuit #avgeek #apprenticeship #apprenticeships #experience #inspiringpeople #youthdevelopment #stemactivities #teamwork #stemprojects #volunteering #teac...

People in this episode

Guest: Steph Smith

Topics covered

• aviation
• STEM
• engineering
• inspiration
• aircraft
• education

Keywords

• Airbus A400M
• STEM ambassador
• aviation enthusiast
• private pilot
• engineering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Airbus, Royal Air Force

Places: Brize Norton

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