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Handbook 2016 2016 Handbook Royal Aeronautical Society MBD_RAeS_Jan16_Layout 1 22/12/2015 12:43 Page 1 MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY BUILT-TO-ENDURE Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, a Safran group company, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of aircraft landing and braking systems. The company supplies innovative landing gear solutions to 30 leading commercial, military, business and regional aircraft manufacturers. We support more than 24,000 aircraft in-service, making over 40,000 landings every day. The company employs 7,000 staff worldwide in locations across Europe, North America and Asia, including a team of 1,200 people in Gloucester at the company’s UK landing gear production and repair facilities. The Gloucester facility has been at the forefront of landing gear technology for over 80 years, dating from the innovative designs of Sir George Dowty to the advanced landing gears for the world’s most modern aircraft. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty congratulates the Society in its 150th year. Messier-Dowty Ltd, Cheltenham Rd., Gloucester, GL2 9QH Tel: 01452 712424 www.safranmbd.com MBD_RAeS_Jan16_Layout 1 22/12/2015 12:43 Page 1 Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2016 Contents Section 1 4 President’s Introduction Chief Executive’s Foreword RAeS President and President-Elect Celebrating 150 Years Section 2 14 Strategy Membership Editorial - Registration and Engineering Council Matters Editor - Community Wayne J Davis - Networking Knowledge Royal Aeronautical Society - The Specialist Groups No.4 Hamilton Place - Events London W1J 7BQ - Publications and Communications United Kingdom - National Aerospace Library T +44 (0)20 7670 4352 - Collaborations www.aerosociety.com Outreach and Skills - Primary School Engagement Headquarters MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY Royal Aeronautical Society - Secondary School Engagement No.4 Hamilton Place - University and College Engagement London W1J 7BQ - Print and Online Career Resources United Kingdom - Skills and Industry Engagement BUILT-TO-ENDURE - 2016 – Looking Ahead T +44 (0)20 7670 4300 E [email protected] www.aerosociety.com Section 3 26 Find us on facebook.com Follow us on twitter.com/@aerosociety and @RAeSTimR Honours, Medals & Awards Join us on LinkedIn RAeS Foundation Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, a Safran group company, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture Specialist Groups National Aerospace Library Branches & Divisions The Hub and support of aircraft landing and braking systems. The company supplies innovative landing gear solutions Fowler Avenue IQ Farnborough to 30 leading commercial, military, business and regional aircraft manufacturers. We support more than Hampshire GU14 7JP 24,000 aircraft in-service, making over 40,000 landings every day. United Kingdom Section 4 38 The company employs 7,000 staff worldwide in locations across Europe, North America and Asia, including a T +44 (0)1252 701038 or 701060 team of 1,200 people in Gloucester at the company’s UK landing gear production and repair facilities. The E [email protected] Corporate Partner Scheme Gloucester facility has been at the forefront of landing gear technology for over 80 years, dating from the Corporate Partner Profiles Publisher innovative designs of Sir George Dowty to the advanced landing gears for the world’s most modern aircraft. Royal Aeronautical Society 1 February 2016 Messier-Bugatti-Dowty congratulates the Society in its 150th year. Advertising Simon Levy E [email protected] Messier-Dowty Ltd, Cheltenham Rd., Gloucester, GL2 9QH Tel: 01452 712424 Cover photo: The aircraft built by Marling School, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK and local partners as part www.safranmbd.com of the RAeS Schools Build-a-Plane Challenge. Vittoria M Belfiore (Boeing). 3 Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2016 President’s Introduction Welcome to the second combined Annual Review Air Systems, the Named Lectures - which have and Handbook, which I’m sure you will agree is a attracted brilliant speakers, and our regular fantastic publication from the Society. Corporate Partner Briefings. At the time of writing we are only a few The Society continues to push forward in its days away from the Society’s 150th Birthday drive to increase its international presence, and ARRIVE (12 January 2016) and I am excited about the to update its use of digital media. We have also The programme of activities and events which we have strengthened our input into policy debates ranging lined up for this year. The highlights for me are from the Strategic Defence Review to Airport finances are the Black Tie Diner and Debate, which will mark Capacity - this is largely down to the tremendous sound and the Society’s actual birthday, the Gala Banquet – effort of the Specialist Groups. which will be held at the Guildhall this year, and the I’m pleased to see that the Society has been membership, opportunity to visit more of the Society’s Branches, going from strength to strength – which is down both both in the UK and overseas. to you, the members. This is your Society and you It’s hard to believe I am about to enter the the members make the Society what it is. I would individual last quarter of my Presidential year at the like to thank you all for your continued support REVIVED. and Society It has been a truly pleasurable year and and hope you will be able to join in with the 150th Rest up before you touch down in the U.S. with a 180˚ flat-bed seat from Delta One ™. I am honoured to have been your President for anniversary celebrations. corporate, is 2015-16. A few of my highlights from the year growing are the Presidential Conference on Unmanned Martin Broadhurst OBE MA FRAeS FIoD Europe’s leading stockists of military aircraft spare parts MILITARY MRO | OEM APPROVED AOG | 300,000 + LINE ITEMS Part of the Green Aerospace Group www.greenaerospacegroup.com 4 +44 (0) 1273 494216 [email protected] haywardandgreendefence.com H&G Defence Advert V3 AW.indd 1 07/01/2016 13:34 DL00833 Royal Aeronautical Society Ad AW_V1.indd 1 23/11/2015 14:48 Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2016 ARRIVE REVIVED. Rest up before you touch down in the U.S. with a 180˚ flat-bed seat from Delta One ™. 5 DL00833 Royal Aeronautical Society Ad AW_V1.indd 1 23/11/2015 14:48 Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2016 Chief Executive’s Foreword 2016 will be a particularly exciting year for the Royal Aeronautical Society as it celebrates 150 years since their ‘founding fathers’ first met on the 12th January 1866. A full calendar of events has been arranged in recognition of this anniversary, from the United Kingdom to New Zealand and back again. Events of both local and international status, for members and friends of all generations. I hope that whoever or wherever you are you will join with us in celebrating this extraordinary milestone. This is also a Farnborough International air show year, which provides us with the additional opportunity to meet old, and make new friends at the events that surround both the Royal International Air Tattoo and of course Farnborough during the summer. During 2015 the overall membership increased by over 5%, with voting members increasing in the order of 3%, which was particularly pleasing. Our membership team continued to promote the benefits of the Society to young people by making some 40 During 2015 university and college visits. This generated 2,400 the overall student members which takes the Society’s total individual membership to around 22,700 members. membership Corporate Partner membership grew in the region increased of 10% to 230 companies, and by 13% in terms of total revenue. by over 5%, Our increasing emphasis on policy and public affairs and the establishment of both executive and Top: The UK’s astronaut Tim Peake with some young visitors which was attending the RAeS Space Day. Society committee structures in support of this Above: Guests relax before the 2015 Wilbur and Orville Wright particularly initiative significantly enhanced the profile of the Lecture. pleasing. Society during the second half of 2015. This is an Left: The recently refurbished terrace at No.4. area of activity that we will continue to develop and with it the impact and influence of the Society both will be held at the Guildhall in London in the company at Government and the broadest industry levels. of a number of VIP guests, another excellent As we celebrate our 150th anniversary, we occasion can be anticipated. are also proud that The Aeronautical Journal is The Society’s headquarters had an excellent the oldest journal of aeronautics still currently in year in hosting not only Society and aviation related production. From 2016 we will be enhancing the events, but by competing with the other major reach of this publication as our new publishing London venue hire organisations to win a significant partnership with Cambridge University Press is share of third party business. Both members, launched. While the Society will retain full editorial Corporate Partners and third party guests continue control of the Journal, the Cambridge brand will to enjoy the excellent location and facilities offered ensure that it reaches the wide audience it deserves. by No.4 Hamilton Place. The conference and events scene proved to be Finally, the Society will be making significant somewhat quieter during 2015 after what can only investment in the IT systems in the next two years, be described as an extraordinary 2014. Many of the updating the CRM system which is effectively the larger conferences are not annual events but 2016 ‘engine room’ of our business, and redesigning a certainly promises to be busier than 2015. One of new website. With effect from the start of 2016 we the Society’s most popular offerings is the calendar have engaged a new external IT provider which has of Corporate Partner briefings.