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20
May
Society Event
The Society invites Apprentices and their employers to join them for this informative networking seminar to better understand the importance of membership organisations and how we can support your career and professional development.
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21
May
Conference
This conference aims to examine how recent changes in legislation, together with recent and future innovation in aircraft design, will impact on airworthiness and maintenance and, in particular, the role of the aircraft maintenance engineer.
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21
May
Branch Event
Museum of Flight, Seattle
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21
May
Branch Event
Oxford Branch
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21
May
Branch Event
Sheffield Branch
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21
May
Branch Event
Glouc & Chelt Branch
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22
May
Branch Event
RAF Halton Trenchard Museum Visit followed by a Social Event
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22
May
Branch Event
Sydney Branch
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22
May
Branch Event
Sydney Branch
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22
May
Branch Event
Medway Branch
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23
May
HQ Lecture
This Flight Test Group lecture will explore the development and evaluation of Day Night All Weather (DNAW) technology for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft conducted in the UK over the last 30 years outside conventional civil and military IFR operations.
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30
May
Branch Event
Hamburg Branch
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30
May
Branch Event
Derby Branch
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30
May
Branch Event
Montreal Branch
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4
Jun
Named Lecture
Cranfield Branch Lord Kings Norton Lecture
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5
Jun
Conference
Learn more from the successes and challenges faced by the organisations that have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, competency-based training, by joining us in London on 5-6 June during this two-day conference. This is an IATA Conference held in association with the Royal Aeronautical Society.
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6
Jun
Branch Event
Bristol Branch
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10
Jun
Named Lecture
The Sir Sydney Camm Lecture was established in 1971, following his death in 1966, to commemorate his significant achievements in the field of aeronautical engineering.
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11
Jun
Branch Event
FARNBOROUGH BRANCH
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12
Jun
Conference
This Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Simulation Group conference will explore the potential to enhance synthetic mission training events and extend their use through emerging technologies and training concepts.
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12
Jun
Named Lecture
The Edwin A Link lecture was established in 2007 to honour Edwin A Link, the distinguished pioneer of synthetic training. In this lecture Wg Cdr Eastment will take a personal journey through the past 50 years of flight simulation, concentrating on its contribution to flight safety and operational effectiveness and its vital role in today's training.
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12
Jun
Branch Event
RAeS Stevenage Branch Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group Site Tour
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12
Jun
Branch Event
Highland Branch
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20
Jun
Branch Event
The Challenge of Climate Change and Aviation
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24
Jun
Conference
The International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD) is the key international conference for engineers and scientists working in the fields of aeroelasticity and structural dynamics. The forum has been running since 1981 and, following on from the success of IFASD2011 held in Paris, the 2013 Forum will be held in Bristol, UK, the centre of the UK’s aerospace industry.
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24
Jun
Society Event
The Royal Aeronautical Society is pleased to be supporting the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust 'Wing Appeal' in hosting this charity fundraising evening. Join us at this event for a buffet supper and meet the Spitfire men and women of the Battle of Britain.
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25
Jun
Branch Event
FAA Yeovilton Branch
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25
Jun
Branch Event
Sheffield Branch
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26
Jun
Society Event
An enjoyable day out for golfers of all levels, the Royal Aeronautical Society Golf Day is ideal for networking in a relaxed and informal setting.
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28
Jun
HQ Lecture
This lecture commemorates the launch of the first satellite of the European Communications Satellite (ECS) system on 16 June 1983 and the subsequent 30 years of operational service by Eutelsat.
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1
Jul
HQ Lecture
This Air Law Group lecture will precede the annual Air Law Summer Reception.
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1
Jul
Society Event
The Air Law Committee feels that this annual event gives past conference delegates and members of the Society with an interest in air law, the opportunity to meet each other in an informal social setting whilst enjoying refreshments and canapés.
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2
Jul
Conference
Space debris is a man-made threat to the continued use of space for commerce, science, exploration and security. The threat has manifested itself in accidental damage to, and even destruction of, objects in space, as well as requiring increasingly regular avoidance manoeuvres by threatened satellites.
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3
Jul
HQ Lecture
The Armed Forces Committee is a sub-group of all the Professional Engineering Institutions (PEI) and host a lecture each year. The IMechE hosted it in 2012 and the IET prior to that.
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9
Jul
Corporate Partner Event
A briefing by HSBC's Head of Economics on the medium-term outlook for the British economy.
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16
Jul
Branch Event
Oxford Branch
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16
Jul
Branch Event
Oxford Branch
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17
Jul
Named Lecture
Craig Kreeger, CEO of Virgin Atlantic Airways will explain the curent activities planned by Virgin Atlantic Airways and discuss future opportunities and challenges faced.
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19
Jul
Society Event
We intend to hold the second Human Powered Aircraft (HPA) 2013 Icarus Cup at Sywell Aerodrome. The competition is designed to progress the sport from occasional records attempts into a viable activity and will feature a number of challenges, for which the successful team will be crowned the second winners of the Royal Aeronautical Society HPA Icarus Cup 2013.
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23
Jul
HQ Lecture
This Flight Operatiosn group lecture will discuss Thomson's Airways ATQP.
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24
Jul
Named Lecture
The 2013 Beaumont Named Lecture will be delivered by Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO at IATA.
This occasional lecture honours Major Kenneth Beaumont CBE, DSO, MA (Oxon), AFRAeS.
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12
Sep
Branch Event
Heathrow Branch
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16
Sep
Conference
The 2013 annual two day UAS Conference will look at the key issues facing the UK, European and global UAS industries and businesses.
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17
Sep
Named Lecture
The Lanchester Lecture was set up to honour Frederick William Lanchester, HonFRAeS, Britain’s first great aerodynamicist. The 2013 Lanchester Lecture will be delivered by Prof James McGuirk, Professor of Aerodynamics, Loughborough University.
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17
Sep
Branch Event
Oxford Branch
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18
Sep
Branch Event
Preston Branch
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19
Sep
HQ Lecture
This Flight test group lecture will look at STOVL Flight Control Testing. Further information to follow shortly.
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24
Sep
Branch Event
FAA Yeovilton Branch
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25
Sep
Conference
The 2013 Conference at the Society’s Headquarters in London on 25-26 September will examine and discuss the challenges of upset prevention and recovery training. In addition to other papers on this theme, the RAeS International Committee for Aviation Training in Extended Flight Envelopes (ICATEE) will report on their progress.
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25
Sep
HQ Lecture
This lecture honours Capt Ray Jones, one of the Flight Simulation Groups founding members and celebrates his contribution to the development of the group, the advancement in the art and science of flight simulation and in particular application in the training of civil airline pilots.
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26
Sep
Corporate Partner Event
Topic to be announced.
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7
Oct
HQ Lecture
The theme for the Aerospace Medicine Group Autumn Lecture will be aeromedical issues (of which the majority will be human factors) arising in the latest generation commercial airliners, especially factors arising following the introduction HUDs into commercial cockpits.
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9
Oct
Branch Event
Preston Branch
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14
Oct
HQ Lecture
Save the date for this Historical Lecture and more information will be available soon. All RAeS lectures are free to attend and we welcome both Members and Non-members.
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15
Oct
Conference
The Annual Greener by Design Conference will bring together the people that shape the aviation industry and the environmental agenda, both in the UK and abroad, to share their perspectives and visions, showcase technological developments and debate contentious issues and possible solutions.
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15
Oct
Branch Event
Cranfield Branch Lecture
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16
Oct
Corporate Partner Event
In this briefing Michael Ryan will speak about innovation in composites, focusing on the CSeries and Bombardier's new facility in Belfast.
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21
Oct
Conference
Join us for the 2012 Young Persons Conference to network and engage with your peers across the industry. The programme will be organised later in the year so if you are interested in speaking or supporting the event please contact the Conference & Events Team.
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11
Nov
Conference
Details for the General Aviation Group Annual Conference will be available shortly.
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11
Nov
HQ Lecture
Save the date for this Historical Lecture and more information will be available soon. All RAeS lectures are free to attend and we welcome both Members and Non-members.
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13
Nov
Branch Event
Preston Branch
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14
Nov
HQ Lecture
This flight test group lecture will be looking at A400M Flight Testing. Further information will be available shortly.
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15
Nov
Conference
The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Women in Aviation & Aerospace Committee (WAAC) was established in 2009 to encourage more young women to consider aviation and aerospace as a worthwhile and exciting career. Details of the 2013 Conference programme will be available shortly.
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19
Nov
Branch Event
Oxford Branch
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20
Nov
Conference
The Conference will bring together a wide variety of experts to describe the new digital media and social networks and will discuss the implications for flight simulation and training.
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21
Nov
Corporate Partner Event
This briefing will look at how cyber security is changing current practices along with why and how defence against attack will have to be sustained into the forseeable future.
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26
Nov
Conference
This conference follows on from 'The Aircraft that looks after itself - The Civil Aircraft of the Future' Conference held in 2011 which addressed the rapidly evovling field of civil airline services and Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) technologies behind them. This conference will explore the collaboration opportunities in Data Interoperability Standards; Cross Sector Technology Awareness in IVHM and Standards for Electronic Operations and Maintenance Documentation in an interactive
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10
Dec
Branch Event
Cranfield Branch Lecture
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11
Dec
Branch Event
Preston Branch
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12
Dec
Named Lecture
Established to honour the successful and experienced mechanical engineers who completed the first successful controlled powered flight on 17 December 1903, the Wilbur & Orville Wright Lecture is the principal event in the Society’s year, given by distinguished members of the US and UK aerospace communities.