Phil Nagel
Head of Systems Engineering, Electrical and AvionicsPhil is HAV’s Head of Systems Engineering, Electrical and Avionics. Phil has over 27 years’ experience in the development of electrical and electronic systems for lighter-than-air aircraft (LTA), having worked in a senior system engineering position for at least six different airship companies, both in the UK and the US, before joining HAV. Originally starting out as a communications and navigation aids SME for Harrier and Hawk programmes with BAE Systems, Phil moved into designing radar installations for trials aircraft before working in LTA under the leadership of Roger Munk at Airship Industries. This start in LTA lead to a career designing, developing and testing LTA electrical and electronic systems on many Munk inspired airship designs before joining HAV in 2018. Due to his experience with airship systems Phil has also flown as Flight Test Engineer on a number of airship first flights. Between LTA roles Phil has worked for other aerospace companies including: GE Aviation on Boeing Electrical Power Management Systems, Cobham Mission Systems on Flight Refuelling Systems and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation on the SpaceJet programme.