Publications

European combat aircraft industry – on the brink?

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Is the European combat aircraft industry set for inevitable decline in the post-­Eurofighter, Rafale and Gripen era? Hard hitting analysis of a looming crisis.

What a carrier-on!

About turn! First flight of UK F-35B test aircraft. (Lockheed Martin)

Professor Keith Hayward, RAeS Head of Research provides expert comment and analysis on the UK Governments ’s decision to revert to the STOVL variant of the F-35 stealth fighter.

A bluffer’s guide to aerospace propulsion

The US X-51A Waverider scramjet-powered demonstrator. (USAF).

How does a scramjet work? Why can’t we fit one to an airliner? A technical article explains the theory of hypersonic propulsion and its practical applications to aircraft.

RAeS Solent Branch Profile

The first Spitfire, K5054. RAeS (NAL) photo.

A profile of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Solent Branch.

Aerial Olympics

An RAF Puma HC1 from 230 Squadron based at RAF Benson flying over the 2012 Olympic Stadium during a training flight. (Crown Copyright)

The staging of the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer will have major implications for airports and airspace users – an in-depth report

RAeS Yeovil Branch Profile

AW159 Wildcat - the latest evolution of the Lynx. (AgustaWestland).

A profile of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Yeovil Branch.

RAeS Medway Branch Profile

Spitfire MkXVI at Manston Museum.

A profile of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Medway Branch.

RAeS Cambridge Branch Profile

The Cambridge Branch has a long association with Marshall Aerospace. (Marshall Aerospace).

A profile of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Cambridge Branch.

All-seeing ISR

Three Boeing A160 Hummingbird rotary wing UAVs (top) fitted with ARGUS are to be deployed by the US Army to provide continuous overall and specific area monitoring over  areas of up to 40 square kilometres. (Boeing)

The next generation of all-seeing electro-optical airborne sensors and onboard processing promise a revolution in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). Report and analysis.

RAeS Christchurch Branch Profile

Airspeed AS57 Ambassador first prototype, G-AGUA. The Ambassador was designed and built at Christchurch. (RAeS/NAL)

A profile of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Christchurch Branch.

RAeS Preston Branch Profile

Typhoon production line at Warton. (BAE Systems).

A profile of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Preston Branch.

Blades of glory

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Rolls-Royce is set to return to composite fan blades — with a partnership with GKN that will set up the engine-maker for next-generation lightweight turbofan requirements.

Europe in a spin – the Euro crisis & aerospace

Euros

What could the collapse of the Euro mean to the aerospace industry? A special analysis from Professor Keith Hayward, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Head of Research, who assesses the impact and effects of the Eurozone crisis on the aviation sector.

ATM: a vision of the future

Major world air traffic flows (ICAO).

After decades of incremental improvement, a modern, globally-harmonised, requirements-driven air navigation system is now within reach. An in-depth report on the European SESAR and US NextGen air traffic management programmes which are in the vanguard of developing a global system to meet future needs.

ETS: Taking on the world

ETS has set Europe on a collision course with other regions of the world.

On the eve of the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) extending to aviation in January, an expert overview and analysis of this controversial plan.

The dragon in space

Rendering of the Tiangong-1/Shenzhou 8 docking - completed successfully on 2 November.

In the week that Chinese spacecraft accomplished the milestone of an automated docking in orbit, an overview of China’ s ambitious and far-reaching civil spaceflight programmes.

Think big, think small

Nanotechnology could have important applications in aerospace.

Electrically-powered passenger aircraft? Intelligent paint? Planet-exploring micro robots? A look into the science of nanotechnology and the remarkable changes that such research could offer to change the future of aerospace.

Drones of peace

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A UK initiative is working on ways to allow unmanned air vehicles (UAV)s or ‘drones’ to share airspace with manned aircraft – potentially opening a huge new market in peaceful uses for unmanned aviation.

9/11: ten years on

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A decade ago aviation was changed completely and irrevocably when the US suffered its worst attack on home soil since Pearl Harbor. A look back on the changes that have been brought about by 9/11 in the decade of aviation security.

Cyberwar: reality check?

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Cyber security and cyberwar has been indentified as a growing sphere of concern. How seriously should governments, industry and militaries take this threat?

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The Royal Aeronautical Society publishes three journals each month.
- Aerospace International
- The Aerospace Professional
- The Aeronautical Journal

Both Aerospace International and The Aerospace Professional are sent free of charge to members, who also enjoy preferential subscription rates to The Aeronautical Journal.

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