From The Aerospace Professional

RAeS Prestwick Branch Profile

Prestwick Branch members and the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer.

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

How to design a winning light aircraft

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How do you design a safe, reliable and successful general aircraft aircraft for the private pilot? Report from the RAeS General Aviation Group’s Conference.

The economics of airports

States are increasingly turning to the private sector to finance aviation infrastructure.

On 29 November 2012, Angela Gittens, Director General, Airports Council International (ACI), delivered the ninth annual RAeS Montreal Branch Assad Kotaite lecture at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal. A report on the lecture.

RAeS Solent Branch Profile

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

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

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.

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.

Video interview – Dr Reinhard Opitz

Messerschmitt Me163A V1 prototype seen during tests at Peenemunde-West in 1941 (RAeS/NAL photo).

Exclusive video interview with Dr Reinhard Opitz – German WW2 veteran and one of the few pilots to have flown the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 fighter.

Get ready for the Farnborough Air Show — focus on young people

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This year’s Farnborough Air Show will provide a whole range of exciting activities for young people.

‘Cool Aeronautics’ Australia

Australian Cool Aeronautics Kids

‘Cool Aeronautics’ Australia – From the June 2010 edition of The Aerospace Professional.

2010 Ballantyne Seminar

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An excerpt from an article entitled “2010 Ballantyne Seminar” taken from the May 2010 edition of The Aerospace Professional.

President’s medal of office to travel into space

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British-born astronaut Dr Piers Sellers has arranged for the President’s travelling medal of office to accompany him into space during STS-132 currently scheduled to launch on 14 May.

A NEW OLD FIELD

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An excerpt from an article entitled “A NEW OLD FIELD” taken from the March 2010 edition of The Aerospace Professional.

House of Commons Transport Committee: The Future of Aviation

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An excerpt from an article entitled House of Commons Transport Committee: The Future of Aviation taken from the February 2010 edition of The Aerospace Professional.

In this section

In this section: A selection of extracts from recent and past issues of The Aerospace Professional magazine.

Published monthly, and delivered with Aerospace International, The Aerospace Professional is exclusive to members and is packed with news of the Society and its Branches and Divisions. Each issue includes a Society diary of forthcoming lectures, conferences and events, both at the Society’s HQ at Hamilton Place and at the Branches and Divisions, book reviews, obituaries, elections, lectures, letters and young members, a section written by, and aimed at, the Young Members Board of the Society.

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