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President’s IntroductionWelcome to the Royal Aeronautical Society 2016 Annual Review. I trust you will find the content both an interesting read and a useful source of information to support your membership during the coming months.

Following on from a successful year in 2016, during which we saw our members, Branches, Divisions and Corporate Partners step up a gear in terms of activities to mark the Society’s sesquicentenary, I would urge all of us to maintain and increase this momentum going forward.

2017 promises to be a fascinating year from the political perspective, with great changes in the offing: we can afford to take nothing for granted and we must be proactive to protect and promote this fascinating sector in which we work. I would therefore urge you to take up the opportunities offered by membership of the Society: come and speak at a conference, or submit an article to AEROSPACE or to The Aeronautical Journal; get involved in local networking through your Branch or, better still, offer your services to other nearby

Branches as a speaker; nominate an individual or team for an honour or award; create opportunities for younger colleagues to develop themselves professionally, with the help of the Society; get involved in the activities of one or more of our Specialist Groups; or, in the spirit of 1866, if there is a new issue you would like to address within the sector, enlist the help of like-minded members and get something going.

There is no substitute for experiencing first-hand the excellent work of the Society. The depth of expertise and breadth of vision of your fellow members will surely help you, as an aerospace professional, to address the multi-faceted challenges of the future. Likewise, a learned society can only be as strong as its membership!

So, with particular thanks to those who made 2016 so special, may I commend this Annual Review to you all and wish you, and the Society, every success in 2017.

Professor Chris Atkin CEng FRAeS

2017 promises to be a fascinating year from the political perspective, with great changes in the offing

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CONTENTS

President’s Introduction 2

Chief Executive's Foreword 3

Celebrating 150 Years 4

Strategy 6

Membership 6

Knowledge 12

Outreach and Skills 14

Honours, Medals & Awards 18

Review of Operations 21

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Chief Executive’s ForewordIn his December message to the members of the Royal Aeronautical Society His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, our Honorary President in 2016, congratulated the Society on all its many and varied achievements and the very important role it has played during its first 150 years. That celebration, and what a good and successful celebration it was in all its various forms in many corners of the world, is now behind us as we look forward to hopefully the next 150 years and beyond.

2016 was a very challenging year balancing time and resource in the achievement of the ongoing and underlying operational performance of the Society while helping to deliver many of the wide range of celebratory events. However, the volunteers – the members themselves – played a huge role in the delivery of many local events nationally and internationally while, in a number of cases, celebrating their own anniversaries and milestones at the same time. For this achievement those volunteers deserve our utmost thanks together with our congratulations.

2017 will, as in previous years, target increasing the Society’s influence in the many spheres of aeronautics, organising conferences and other events which are aimed at attracting our members and other professionals to debate the issues of the day, be they space, cyber-security, the use of drones, civil or military aviation, airport capacity, or any one of the many political issues facing us today. These events will be supplemented by our regular Corporate Partner briefings which once again have a rich and varied range of topics and speakers.

A continuing and significant growth in membership over recent years, both individual and corporate, is a very positive indication that at local, national and international levels the opportunity to network with senior professionals and peers within the field of aeronautics is second to none.

Our contributions and output in the field of policy and public affairs continues to develop with the Society’s views on a whole range of topics being sought at ministerial level.

Our skills and careers programme, in the first instance aimed at creating a very early interest in aerospace through our Cool Aeronautics programme, continues to develop and supports that interest right through school, university and ongoing careers counselling. It is a key, and often unique, public benefit which we pride ourselves in offering and much of the funding raised through our Foundation is allocated to the development and delivery of projects in this area.

2016 saw the launch of a new Society website in addition to further significant investment in our IT support systems. 2017 will be no different with the further development and upgrading of the

Society’s CRM system which is of course, at the centre of the service the Society’s staff provide to its stakeholders.

The National Aerospace Library continues to be the finest resource of its type anywhere in the world and responds to many diverse enquiries during the course of the year. It also hosts many visits throughout the year at its Farnborough base.

Finally, the Society’s headquarters at No.4 Hamilton Place, provides venue facilities which are second to none in the view of many and was awarded the Best Summer Corporate Party Venue 2016 at the London Venue Awards. When it is not hosting aviation related events it is available for third party corporate event hire and, competing against a whole variety of London venues, it provides the Society with a useful supplementary income stream.

The Society continues to go from strength to strength and I would encourage you all to join with us and take advantage of being a member of our global community.

Simon C Luxmoore MBA FRAeS

The Prince of Wales, our Honorary President in 2016, congratulated the Society on all its many and varied achievements and the very important role it has played during its first 150 years

Top: Louise Warren, RAeS Events and Sales Manager, centre, collects the London’s Best Corporate Summer Party Venue award on behalf of the RAeS venue team.Above: The Society’s stand at this year’s Farnborough Air Show was visited by astronaut Major Tim Peake HonFRAeS who was at the show on Friday’s Futures Day for his first public appearance in the UK since his return from the International Space Station.

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Celebrating 150 Years

There is no doubt that the RAeS 150th anniversary celebrations in 2016 have been an outstanding success on many fronts, not just globally, but extra-terrestrially with the first day anniversary stamp covers signed by Major Tim Peake CMG HonFRAeS on board the International Space Station (ISS) on 12 January 2016, the day of the 150th anniversary, as well as the first extra-terrestrial RAeS conference presentation by Tim from the ISS to the Spaceport UK Conference at No.4 Hamilton Place.

The aim of stimulating aerospace innovation was taken up for many events, ranging from young people presenting the innovative work they are involved in, the Go for Gold Competition which showcased the wealth of ideas that might be developed in the future, through to the Innovation Conference and President’s Conference on Future Technology.

A key objective was to inspire young people and this was a major success, with events by and for young people, including the Cool Aeronautics programme supported by Airbus for primary school children that reached 2,120 pupils from 75 schools at 30 events worldwide. A wind tunnel assembled by early career professionals and secondary

school pupils featured at Shuttleworth, RIAT and Farnborough airshows and has since been operating in schools across the Bedford area demonstrating the value of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). In Scotland, ‘Prest-Aero’ was launched to provide an online resource that assists teachers in South Ayrshire by providing aeronautically themed materials for use in teaching STEM subjects. The Young Persons Conference encouraged young professionals to ‘Step Up To Management’, and the growth of the Young Persons Network has demonstrated the value the Society can offer to those developing their careers.

Celebrating the contribution aerospace makes to our lives today was another underlying theme, delivered in a series of articles in AEROSPACE magazine, and well conveyed by presentations to the Branches on the History of the Society, mostly by Past-President Bill Tyack CBE FRAeS. You can watch a video of this presentation on our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/AeroSociety.

Our regional Branches took on the challenge of raising the profile of the Society by inviting more local people and organisations to participate in our

The book, Delivering the Dream, a celebration of 150 years of aeronautical innovation and progress since the formation of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1866 was written by Richard Gardner and published by the Society as part of its anniversary celebrations.

Tim Peake CMG HonFRAeS signs the Royal Aeronautical Society 150th anniversary stamp issue covers produced by the Isle of Man, aboard the International Space Station on the day of the Society’s 150th anniversary, 12 January 2016.

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Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2017

anniversary activities with significant increases in normal attendances. It is hoped that this enthusiasm will continue to bring in new members to the Society. High profile events which attracted much senior attention included a Garden Party held at the British Embassy in Washington DC, with sesquicentennial receptions and dinners in Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan.

The final aim of leaving a legacy that will be valued afterwards is more difficult to establish at this point in time. However, the fact that so many young people have been exposed to the tremendous, exciting and innovation challenges in aerospace and aviation has provided an important boost to the work already being done by the Education and Skills team at HQ. The 150th anniversary publication

Delivering the Dream, the schools publication Reach for the Sky and the January 2016 special issue of The Aeronautical Journal will continue to convey the legacy for some time to come.

We would like to particularly thank our members, Corporate Partners and supporters across our regional network who have supported activities throughout the anniversary. It has been an exciting year during which I believe we have achieved our goals to celebrate the formation of the Society with a theme of innovative firsts in aerospace and inspire the next generation towards even greater innovations in science, engineering and technology.

Lee Balthazor CEng FRAeSChair, 2016 Working Group

Clockwise from top left: Young participants celebrate the Society’s 150th anniversary, The Anniversary cake, Two young winners of the RAeS Go for Gold prizes, The senior members anniversary lunch where the Society’s most senior members shared their experiences and knowledge with some of the Society’s youngest members, Heritage Plaque at No.4 celebrating the Society’s 150th anniversary and the work it does worldwide, The RAeS Pakistan Division organised a one-day seminar on 9 February at PAF War College Karachi to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Society. The RAeS Australian Division presented a painting to the Society’s Council at its June meeting to acknowledge the 150th anniversary. Entitled ‘Epics of Flight’, Ben Hall’s oil painting was awarded the Centenary Art Prize in 1966, the year the Society celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Per Lindstrand delivers his after dinner speech at the Gala Banquet.

Sponsors of the RAeS 150th anniversary events include:

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StrategyThe Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is the world’s only professional body dedicated to the entire aerospace community and is committed to maintaining professional standards in aerospace and advancing the aerospace profession. The vision of the Society is to be recognised as the leading membership body serving professionals and enthusiasts in the global aerospace and aviation community. Through its headquarters in London and its global network of Branches and Divisions, the Society supports a broad range of activities in every discipline and level of aeronautics for academia, industry and regulators. The Society aims to deliver its vision by:

The Society is a UK charity, with individual and corporate membership, and a Council elected by and from its membership. In accordance with the Society’s regulations, the Council manages the

professional, technical and learned society affairs of the Society. It also provides the direction and leadership required to achieve its key objectives of informing and influencing the direction of the Society’s Strategic Plan; increasing membership; connecting members with the Society’s activities; ensuring maximum synergy across the Society’s activities; increasing and maintaining influence, respect and reputation of the Society globally; and sustaining and developing the body of knowledge and learned output.

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Society and is responsible for the advancement of the Society’s aims and objectives, its administration, and the management of its finances and property, including establishing and reviewing the policies, strategies and the business plan of the Society. To assist the Trustees in the discharge of their duties, there are three Boards – the Membership Services Board, the Learned Society Board and the Professional Standards Board.

The Council and Executive of the RAeS are now well on in delivering the endorsed Strategic Objectives for the period to 2019 as listed on the Society’s website at www.aerosociety.com/Strategy. These objectives will guide the work of the Society over the next two years by focusing on the principle areas of: engagement of the membership; unbiased learned output; standards and professional development; diversity, outreach and impact; greater involvement in the leadership of the Society; based on a broad financial strategy and greater revenue development. The results of this work will be measured by specific metrics over the relevant timescales. Throughout this work, the Council aims to reinforce the RAeS’s position as the foremost independent global aerospace society and to broaden and extend its relevance to the widest aerospace community of interest.

www.aerosociety.com/strategy

MembershipThe Society continues to promote the benefits of professional membership within the aerospace and aeronautics community, advocating active involvement in professional development and lifelong learning. We persist in advocating the importance of recognition of the achievement of relevant qualifications, experience and competence in our industry through our membership grades and have conducted over

40 workshops and briefings in both large and SME organisations to support those seeking professional recognition and, if applicable, registration. We have continued to support the wider aerospace community, promoting membership and the work of the Society through our presence at air shows including; Farnborough, RIAT, Yeovilton, Cosford and Shuttleworth and other relevant exhibitions.

1 Providing influence and leadership derived from professional competence.

2 Delivering impartial, authoritative and relevant knowledge and information on a multi-channel basis.

3 Attracting future generations to the aeronautical professions.

4 Creating a broad appeal to attract a diverse and active membership base, both globally and at local Branch level.

5 Promoting actively the Society’s brand toleveraging relationships, enhance reputation, and grow its membership base together with maintenance of its charitable status.

6 Engaging senior professionals in the leadership and direction of the Society.

7 Exploiting its property assets to maximise the status of the Society and underpin revenue.

8 Following prudent financial management.

The vision of the Society is to be recognised as the leading membership body serving professionals and enthusiasts in the global aerospace and aviation community

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We remain committed to engaging and inspiring the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals and continue to work with UK and international academic institutions to promote the benefits of membership to those at various levels of study, with over 2,000 full-time students joining the Society from September 2016. During the year academic programmes from eight universities were accredited or reaccredited, including new MScs and, for the first time, a Masters programme from Nottingham University.

Following the decision taken in 2015 by the Society to make Apprentice Affiliate membership a subscription-free grade, we have seen membership at this level more than double. 105 Apprentice Affiliates joined in 2015, the total number of Apprentices now in membership is 250. We look forward to growing this number further and welcoming new apprentices into membership in 2017.

REGISTRATION AND ENGINEERING COUNCIL MATTERS

The Society continues to support, with volunteer members, the Engineering Council Board, Registration Standards Committee, Quality Assurance Committee, International Advisory Panel and the Engineering Apprenticeships and Technicians Qualifications Forum.

The Society contributed to the consultation on the preparation of guidance for disciplinary procedures conducted by the Engineering Council, as well as participating in a Working Group which devised guidance on an emerging security in particular.

COLLABORATIONS

2016 has been a particularly busy year with regard to the development of the new apprenticeship framework, launched initially by BIS and now being overseen by DfE and BEIS. Significant progress has been made in the creation of Aerospace, Airworthiness and Defence Apprenticeships at Levels 3, 6 and 7. The aerospace and airworthiness industry groups have also worked very closely with others in the field of advanced manufacturing engineering, such as automotive and marine defence. Unlike some of the new apprenticeships, those developed in aerospace and airworthiness have mandatory qualifications built in, all of which are being developed by awarding bodies to the specification of employers and with the oversight of RAeS and the other participating professional engineering institutions.

Total membership by grade.

The Society marked its 150th anniversary year with the RAeS Gala Banquet held in the opulent surroundings of Guildhall London.

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A model has been developed, and approved in principle, to provide ‘families’ of apprenticeships which provide a common base, initially, from which a large number of specialisms can be pursued. Choices will be dependent on the abilities of individual apprentices as well as the prevailing business needs.

There were a number of registrations on Level 3 Apprenticeships during the year but 2017 will see a more general roll-out of the framework.

In an entirely different field, the Society was very pleased to be able to develop and launch a scheme to enable Members and Fellows who are Chartered Engineers seek registration with the CAA to meet E Conditions criteria for flying experimental aircraft.

The Society was also actively engaged throughout the year in the Engineering the Future initiative which is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Council, as well as the professional engineering institutions. Work is being carried out on a number of fronts to safeguard and enhance the future of the engineering profession.

Throughout the year, work has continued with the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP), particularly participation in its Skills and Engagement Working Groups. Other fields of collaboration include the Professional Engineering Institutions Defence Committee and the BAE Systems Professional Registration Steering Group.

COMMUNITY

BRANCHES

The Society’s Branches made a significant contribution to sesquicentennial celebrations during 2016.

A total of 60 delegates representing 34 Branches attended the 2016 Branches Conference at Hamilton Place on 13 May. The conference celebrated the RAeS sesquicentennial with presentations highlighting the Society’s

history and also looking into the future. The conference concluded with a drinks reception followed by a gala dinner.

The Society’s 150th anniversary coincided with the 60th anniversary of both the Shrivenham Defence Academy and the Swindon Branch. The Branch’s annual Sir George Greenhill Lecture on the 2 March was therefore used to celebrate all three anniversaries, with a military air power reception and lecture courtesy of the Joint Services Command and Staff College at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham, kindly sponsored by UTC Aerospace Systems.

In celebration of the Society’s 150th anniversary, the Washington DC Branch hosted a reception at the British Ambassador’s Residence on 13 June celebrating the enduring aerospace innovation and technology co-operation between the US and UK.

To celebrate the sesquicentennial year, five Branches from the Anglian region hosted an afternoon celebrating aerospace innovation in the East of England, with topics on aerodynamics, autonomous systems and materials. The East of England Aerospace Innovation Expo was hosted by Cranfield University on 2 June.

On 8 September the Belfast Branch hosted a gala dinner to celebrate the RAeS anniversary and also to celebrate 100 years since initial aircraft production commenced in Belfast at Harland & Wolff. The opening remarks were provided by the NI Economy Minister, Simon Hamilton MLA, followed by RAeS President Prof Chris Atkin. After the dinner Michael Ryan CBE HonFRAeS (Bombardier Aerospace), Philip McBride FRAeS (Thales) and Martin McGinley (B/E Aerospace), each gave short presentations to outline future business plans. The final speaker was Tim Wheeler, Boeing Country Manager for UK & Norway, who summarised the contribution that the UK, and NI in particular, made towards Boeing aircraft products.

2016 offered Branches the perfect opportunity to celebrate the sesquicentennial by introducing new named lecture evenings into the annual calendar of events:

Below left: Attendees of the Washington DC Branch anniversary garden party; (From left) Prof Chris Atkin CEng FRAeS, President, Royal Aeronautical Society; Sir Stuart Matthews CEng FRAeS, President, RAeS Washington DC Branch; Ken Gazzola FRAeS, Chairman, RAeS Washington DC Branch and Major General Richard Cripwell CBE, Senior British Defence Attaché.Below right: In early September 2016 the RAeS Belfast Branch held a Gala Dinner in the iconic building of Titanic Belfast to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Society and also 100 years since aircraft production began in Belfast at Harland & Wolff.

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> The Brussels Branch inaugural Theodore von Kármán Lecture took place at Eurocontrol HQ on 28 September and was delivered by Prof Ian Poll FRAeS.

> The Preston Branch inaugural Frank Roe Lecture evening took place at BAE Samlesbury on 12 October.

> The UAE Branch inaugural Sir Maurice Flanagan Lecture took place on 17 November. Sir Maurice founded the UAE Branch and remained a great patron of the Branch until his death in May 2015. Gary Chapman, President Dnata, delivered the lecture which was kindly hosted by Emirates Airline at its Training Centre in Dubai.

Many Branches very successfully engaged local industry and communities in their events: Gloucester and Cheltenham with a young persons’ lecture competition; Hamburg with a panel discussion after the Sedlmayr lecture; Bedford with a locally-sourced innovation expo at Shuttleworth; Sheffield with a remarkable STEM day; Stevenage running an airship challenge for schools; Munich celebrating their own 25th anniversary with a lecture double-header and Yeovil with a Cool Aeronautics day.

We can look forward to the future activities of four new Branches founded in 2016; Abu Dhabi, Nottingham, Islamabad and Kamra.

DIVISIONS

AUSTRALIAThe Australian Division celebrated the 150th anniversary in style with a cocktail party hosted by the Governor General of Australia, His Excellency General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC. The event was attended by many senior members of the Australian aviation community. The Division’s Branches celebrated the anniversary in various ways by associating it with their named lectures. The Canberra Branch, for instance, was addressed by the Australian Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies and the Sydney Branch by Mike Sinnett FRAeS, Vice President Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Development, in a joint celebration of Boeing’s centenary at its Sir Charles Kingsford Smith dinner.

A second Senior Business Leaders lunch was held in Sydney at which John Borghetti FRAeS, CEO of Virgin Australia, was interviewed by a prominent journalist, once again resulting in a room full of high-profile Corporate Partners and other industry representatives.

Australian Division President John Vincent FRAeS visited the Society in London three times in 2016 to attend Council meetings, participate in the International Strategy Committee meetings and generally keep Council and the Executive of the Society up to date with the many activities happening in Australia. In March the Council elected Andrew Neely FRAeS as President-Elect and Andrew will take up the President role in March 2017.

NEW ZEALANDThe New Zealand Division’s sesquicentennial celebrations commenced with the Vice Regal Dinner held on 1 April at Government House in Wellington. The event was a huge success with 104 guests including RAeS President-Elect Sir Stephen Dalton FRAeS. During his visit to New Zealand, Sir Stephen gave a lecture at Massey University on behalf of the Palmerston North Branch and gave an address and presented a Society Meritorious Service Award at the combined meeting of the Hamilton and Bay of Plenty Branches.

The Division’s annual symposium was held in Wellington on 16 September, entitled ‘French Aerospace in New Zealand’ and was opened by H E Mrs Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, Ambassador of France to New Zealand, who previously worked at ATR. The event was supported by Airbus and Air New Zealand. On the evening of the symposium, the Division held its annual Awards Dinner at which winners from the New Zealand Aviation Trust Limited, a charitable body formed by the NZ Division, were honoured.

At the Annual General Meeting , held following the symposium, Frank Sharp FRAeS stood down as President of the Division and John MaciIree MRAeS began his term as President. John is a Senior Adviser at the Ministry of Transport.

SOUTH AFRICAOver 100 delegates attended the South African Division’s flagship event, the 2016 International Aerospace Symposium of South Africa, which took place in Pretoria at the CSIR International Convention Centre on the 20 – 21 October 2016. Held under the theme, ‘Aerospace: 150 Years of Progress’, the event was attended by representatives of industry, academia, science councils, the Air Force and government, who delivered over 30 papers. The event was hosted by the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry, and held in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology. Additional support came from Aerosud, the CSIR, Denel Aerostructures, Qfinsoft, SANSA Space Operations (host of the industry visit) and Simera Technology Group.

The RAeS Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Division held its second Field Day at Hood Aerodrome in June. The event aimed to provide aerospace information for those in the 14-18 age groups as well as inspiration.

The Society was also actively engaged throughout the year in the Engineering the Future initiative which is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Engineer-ing Council, as well as the professional engineering institutions

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PAKISTANThe Pakistan Division provided a programme of lectures, visits and seminars in collaboration with the Institution of Engineers Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines Corporation and Pakistan Air Force. During the sesquicentennial year, the Pakistan Division was keen to launch Branches to assist their efforts to promote the Society throughout Pakistan. Therefore the Division was very pleased to be able to form two new Branches to coincide with the visit of RAeS President Prof Chris Atkin in November. The new Branches are located in Islamabad and at Kamra, the city where Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located. The Division is also pleased to report that in the sesquicentennial year it received firm commitments from Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to becoming Corporate Partners of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

YOUNG PERSONS COMMITTEE (YPC)

At the YPC AGM Alex Stefanescu stood down as Chair, having served her term of office with distinction. Dan McKenna ARAeS from Leonardo Helicopter Division was appointed as the new chairman.

The focus of the YPC in 2016 was improving the Young Persons Network (YPN), a theme that will be continuing in 2017. The YPN is a group of members within the Society who are in the earlier stages of their careers in the aerospace industry and want to be active within the community. The representatives of this network have as their primary aims; to improve the consistency and level of service to all young members across the Society and increase awareness of the Society among young people everywhere. The YPC’s aim is to establish the YPN as a Society-wide network of young people improving local engagement of young people and members.

The YPC has recognised that communication is one of the most crucial aspects of maintaining this network. Therefore the YPC has established a new role on the committee, that of the YPN administrator. Robin Saaristo, a third year Aeronautical Engineering student at Imperial College London, has taken up this new role.

Wednesday 2 September saw some of the future stars and innovators of the aerospace community descend on Hamilton Place for the Young Person’s annual conference. The prestigious event was attended by a record 147 young aerospace professionals all eager to participate in a full day of workshops and talks. The theme for the day was professional and personal development, with the day split into various talks and workshops with a focus on networking in the various breaks throughout the day.

The conference was followed by a very successful Young Persons Forum that took place on 30 November in Manchester at the Museum of Science and Industry. The Forum gave young RAeS members the opportunity to discuss industry issues and offer direction for future YPC activities.

WOMEN IN AVIATION & AEROSPACE COMMITTEE (WAAC)

The Royal Aeronautical Society recognises the importance and value of a diverse workforce to the success of the global aerospace and aviation industry and is therefore committed to encouraging increased engagement and professional support for women to improve recruitment and retention in the industry. Mentoring is a critical factor in helping women to progress their careers and the RAeS is pleased to be a founding member of alta which is a mentoring scheme specifically for women in aviation and aerospace.

Amy Johnson CBE was a pioneering English aviator who became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930 and broke a string of aviation records between 1930 and 1936. As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations, the Women in Aerospace and Aviation Committee organised a debate on the role of women in the aviation and aerospace industry. Asking the question, ‘why are we still celebrating the firsts when we should be celebrating the one hundred and firsts?’ and ‘would Amy be surprised at the speed of progress?’

The debate took place at the Farnborough International Air Show and was supported by Thales and Airbus. The debate was moderated by Sarah Cruddas (Space Journalist and Broadcaster) and the panel included several industry leaders including Sarah Minett FRAeS, Managing Director, Rockwell Collins UK Ltd.

After three very successful years at the helm of the WAAC committee Judith Milne FRAeS stood down as chair at the end of 2016 to be succeeded by Sarah Minett.

NETWORKING

CORPORATE PARTNERS

2016 has seen a tremendous growth in the number of new Corporate Partners joining the scheme, bringing the overall total to 255. As ever,

Left: Richard Smith of Leonardo Helicopters addressing the Young Persons’ Conference delegates.

The RAeS is pleased to be a founding member of alta which is a mentoring scheme specifically for women in aviation and aerospace

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the diversity of companies from around the world reflects the truly global presence of the Society.

Among the new Corporate Partners we were delighted to welcome leading aerospace, aviation and space organisations including Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, Federal Aviation Administration, Saab Defence and Security, Gulfstream, Thales Alenia Space, European Space Agency, Gulf Aviation, Elbit Systems and FTE Jerez, to name a few.

Corporate Partner membership is not just about the large organisations, with over 75% of our Corporate Partners representing the SME sector and we welcome and regard their support just as highly, and all have an important and active role to play in both industry and at the Society.

Our Corporate Partners remain instrumental in supporting the Society across our various Divisions through conference attendance, room hire, exhibiting at our Careers Fair, sponsorship of events and advertising across our publications and website. This year in particular we have seen a significant uptake in print advertising in our monthly members’ publication, AEROSPACE, and job listings on our recruitment site, www.aerosocietyjobs.com.

The Society would like to thank all Corporate Partners for their support and, in particular, those who supported our 2016 150th anniversary events; Airbus, AlixPartners, BAE Systems, Boeing, GKN Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Qatar Airways, QinetiQ, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce, Thales, University of Southampton, UTC Aerospace Systems and Volga-Dnepr.

CORPORATE EVENTS

During 2016 the Society marked its 150th anniversary year with an extensive programme of Corporate Partner Briefings and other networking events.

Hosted on Wednesday 18 May in the magnificent setting of Guildhall London and in the presence of HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO FRAeS, the RAeS Gala Banquet was a

splendid occasion that marked the Society’s 150th anniversary in fitting style. Close to 580 members, Corporate Partners and their guests came together to celebrate this milestone in the Society’s history, and network with friends and associates in the aerospace and aviation community.

Players representing a variety of sectors within the aerospace community enjoyed 27 holes of challenging golf on the RAeS 2016 Aerospace Golf Day. This event was hosted at Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire and it was a successful event with some good scores recorded.

The RAeS Farnborough Summer Reception took place on Tuesday 12 July at the elegant setting of No.4 Hamilton Place. Guests from the international aerospace community gathered on the terrace overlooking Park Lane and Hyde Park to celebrate the air show and make the most of the extensive networking opportunities.

The Society’s Corporate Partner Briefings remain the backbone of the corporate events programme, with an impressive collection of highly regarded speakers from the commercial and military sectors. The 2016 programme covered a broad spectrum of hot topics including UK defence and security export markets; aerospace and the new industrial approach; UK carrier strike in the 21st century; airspace capacity; how the UK can stay ‘Day 1’ relevant in an anti-access, area denial world; cyber security and aerospace logistics supply and demand in the 21st century. The Society was especially pleased to welcome back Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne MP, who addressed over 100 of its corporate members on the subject of implementing SDSR 2015.

We would like to thank all of our Corporate Partners for supporting these events, and in particular the following companies and organisations for sponsoring our 150th anniversary celebrations and 2016 programme of Corporate Partner Briefings: ALN, Airbus Group, Leonardo in the UK and Thales.

Above left: The RAeS Farnborough Summer Reception in full swing on the terrace at the Society HQ in Mayfair.Above centre: ESA became a RAeS Corporate Partner during 2016. Here, Johann-Dietrich Wörner, ESA Director General, is with Philip Davies FRAeS, Chair of the RAeS Space Group at the Society HQ.Above right: Another successful RAeS Golf Day saw the Texas Scramble team competition won by the Attewell team.

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KnowledgeEVENTS PROGRAMME

2016 saw an extensive programme of high-profile, industry-leading events to support delivery of impartial and authoritative knowledge and information across the aeronautical community with a 6% increase in attendance.

The year opened with the first of a number of 150th anniversary events, the Black Tie Debate. Compered by Jeremy Vine, the debate focused on the motion: ‘This House believes there will be no need for pilots 40 years from now’, which encapsulated a subject of vital future interest to all involved in aviation and aerospace.

The Spaceport UK Conference facilitated discussion with government and industry stakeholders on possible development sites and welcomed Tim Peake, now HonFRAeS, live from the International Space Station to offer a virtual tour to delegates.

In the wake of recent tragedies such as Germanwings and MH370, Society members, led by Marc Atherton MRAeS, explored the challenging topic of aircrew mental health and well-being.

As part of its efforts to host more conferences outside of London, and take knowledge direct to professionals in industry hubs, the Society held events in Bristol, Manchester, Farnborough and Limerick, Ireland.

The Events Team continue to stream events live from No.4 Hamilton Place, as well as record and publish them shortly after they take place in order to reach more of the membership and support their professional development. Access to Society podcasts, both topical and historical, is especially strong outside the UK, particularly in the USA, Australia and Canada, illustrating how the Society focuses its output to members worldwide.

SPECIALIST GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES

Throughout the year, the RAeS Specialist Groups continued to analyse and promote significant developments in their field as well as facilitate action on key industry issues ensuring the

Society retains influence in the aerospace community.

The Specialist Groups contributed to a number of policy and public affairs activities throughout 2016. The Space Group submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into satellites and space, as well as providing a response to the European Commission consultation on ‘A Space Strategy for Europe’. A number of Specialist Groups submitted evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry into Autonomous Vehicles, the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee inquiry into Government Industrial Strategies.

A new Advisory Panel on Air Traffic Management was set up, leading to the production of a paper on Improving the UK’s Airspace and contributions to the CAA consultation on proposals for a revised airspace change process.

In 2016 the Specialist Group Forum debated how best to meet the challenge tabled by Council that the visibility and quantity of learned output should be enhanced to the benefit of all members and the status of the Society as a whole.

PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

AEROSPACE continues to be well received by both members and Corporate Partners and online content has doubled in the past year. Advertising levels have improved considerably over 2015 levels. As part of the Society’s 150th anniversary celebrations, AEROSPACE has published articles covering the history of the Society as well as a series of articles looking forward to the next 50 years. Tim Robinson and Bill Read FRAeS were, once again, shortlisted in the Aerospace Media Awards in July, with Bill winning the 2016 Technology Article Award.

Since the beginning of 2016, The Aeronautical Journal has been published by Cambridge University Press which saw the number of papers per issue increased to seven in addition to the ten invited papers which were published in the 150th anniversary issue supported by Airbus. The Impact

Below from left to right: A vintage edition of the Society’s scientific and technical research publication, The Aeronautical Journal featured in the Netflix mini series, The Crown. Here Matt Smith as Prince Phillip can be seen holding a 1956 edition.The Aeronautical Journal alongside the flagship member’s magazine, AEROSPACE (this issue featuring specially commissioned anniversary artwork on the front and rear covers) and one of the discussion papers produced by the RAeS to provide a platform for the expertise within the Society and stimulate broader debate.AEROSPACE Deputy Editor, Bill Read FRAeS, was awarded this year’s Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year, at The Aerospace Media Awards in July.

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Factor, announced in June 2016, surpassed the target of 0.5 with a figure of 0.537.

In addition to responses to government consultations and parliamentary inquiries already mentioned, the Policy Committee co-ordinated the Society’s influence on public policy relating to additional airport capacity and, with input from the Specialist Groups and Committees and views gathered at the October Brexit Conference, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU). The Society provided advice to Government departments on the implications, options and opportunities presented by Brexit for civil and defence aerospace and aviation in order to inform future negotiating positions. On the back of this learned output, the Head of External Affairs has met with a number of MPs and civil servants to raise the views of the membership and, in November, appeared in front of a House of Lords committee to give evidence on trade in aerospace goods with the EU after Brexit.

The Society’s social media networks have grown significantly (LinkedIn by 26%, Facebook by 10% and Twitter by 27%) and many of the Branches have created community groups on Facebook to share local news and event details.

The website was re-designed to be more modern and visually appealing, enhance the user experience and improve the navigation for members and other service users to be able to access our content. A second phase of web development will be deployed in 2017.

Coverage of the Society in the UK and international press grew considerably during 2016 (by 78%) following greater emphasis placed on Society commentry on external events and thought leadership. The number of times the press approached the Society for interview, comment or help also increased last year (by 22%). Highlights include: interviews with the BBC and The Times on the disappearance of EgyptAir 804, participation in a BBC live Facebook chat on Amazon drone trials which was watched by around 100,000, an appearance on BBC 2’s Daily Politics on spaceports and significant local coverage of the results of the Society’s poll of public attitudes to drones use.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

Through support to the Aerospace and Defence Growth Partnerships, the Society has contributed to industrial strategies to promote the aerospace and aviation sectors and was represented at the launch during the Farnborough International Air Show.

Many of the Society’s Specialist Groups have actively participated in ICAO Working Groups to progress evolution in regulatory standards, in particular, the rotorcraft group prepared a paper on acceptable safety levels for operations with exposure to engine failure.

RAeS membership of ICAS and CEAS, the International and European Councils of Aeronautical Sciences, continues to enable participation in promoting academic research and innovation at an international level, although a greater focus on promoting both UK and international Society members’ work is in progress for the coming year.

PROMOTING AEROSPACE HERITAGE

The National Aerospace Library’s photographic archives were heavily drawn upon during the Society’s 150th anniversary year with images provided for the commemorative book, Delivering the Dream, the Innovation in Aerospace stamp collection produced in conjunction with the Isle of Man Post Office, as well as illustrating a series of articles and presentations published on the Society’s history.

A survey undertaken during the year underlined a desire for the Library to continue capturing the best of contemporary and historical thinking on aeronautical issues and reflected the importance of providing remote and digital access to library materials. To support these aims, the online catalogue was added to the COPAC union catalogue system which increases exposure of the Society’s resources to academic researchers; the Library participated in Heritage Open Days in September, proving a popular event which received favourable local press coverage; and the £1,600 raised from sales of donated second-hand aviation books has been used to conserve a number of original WW2 aircraft identification posters.

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Above: The oldest surviving British aircraft is owned by the Society. Percy Pilcher’s Hawk glider is currently on loan to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh where it is now back on display in the Science and Technology galleries.

From left to right: The Society commissioned a survey of the public’s attitude towards drones. Representatives of the Society have appeared on various TV programmes through the year sharing their knowledge and experience, while the then RAeS President-Elect, Chris Atkin, contributed an article to The Guardian.

Below: September’s RAeS Aviation Book Fair, once again held at the RAeS HQ, attracted a steady stream of enthusiastic shoppers and raised funds for the preservation of materials held in the National Aerospace Library.

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Outreach and Skills

New venues for 2016 included: Brighton City Airport; Jet Age Museum, Cheltenham; Redhill Aerodrome; University of Bristol; FAST Museum, Farnborough; Vulcan to the Sky Trust, Doncaster; Derby Silk Museum; RAF Cranwell; Emirates Aviation College and Yeovilton Air Museum. We were delighted to return to venues including theTrenchard Museum (RAF Halton) and Aerozone Stansted Airport which each hosted a series of events, as well as Atlantic Air Venture Shannon, Ireland, and the University of West of England, to name a few.

2016 also saw the launch of the new ‘Cool Aeronautics Wings’ – special badges for all children attending the events which they can keep and use in future years as a non-intrusive way of monitoring the longer-term impact of the events.

AMY’S AVIATION AND SANTAMORY RADIO SERIES

Amy’s Aviation’s popularity continued. The online videos have been viewed 44,708 times and the accompanying web pages at www.funkidslive.com have now had 54,335 page views to date. We completed the 2016 celebrations by supporting Fun Kids Radio’s new series on the Science of Christmas – with new character Santamory giving children an insight into how Santa travels the globe in one night with so many presents. The Santamory web pages have had 2,874 page views to date.

The Society’s work with young people broadly fits around the following objectives: > To encourage those with an early interest in

aerospace and aviation; > To spread the word about what being involved in

the industry can offer;> To support and retain talent within the industry.

In 2016, the Society’s 150th anniversary offered an exciting opportunity as its key focus was looking ahead to reach the next generation of aerospace and aviation pioneers. This was primarily achieved through the Cool Aeronautics programme along with the anniversary theme underpinning our other programmes.

PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

COOL AERONAUTICS

2016 was a record-breaking year for Cool Aeronautics. Airbus Group kindly sponsored the programme and, with additional support from RAeS Branches, Corporate Partners and educational partners, we achieved 30 Cool Aeronautics events in 2016, reaching over 75 primary schools and 2,120 pupils, including events in Dubai and New Zealand as well as across the UK. While we did not reach our 150 target, these figures represent, nonetheless, a near threefold increase on 2015 output.

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SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

SCHOOLS BUILD-A-PLANE CHALLENGE (SBAP)

The Schools Build-a-Plane Challenge – our flagship programme, supported by Boeing UK, to build six light aircraft in schools to LAA standards alongside a programme of public engagement – achieved another significant milestone in October with the sale of a third aircraft, G-GWFT, to the Georgia Williams Trust in October. The Trust was set up by the parents of Ercall Wood pupil Georgia Williams following her death and is working closely with the local RAeS Birmingham, Cosford & Wolverhampton Branch to help young people in the Shropshire area. We are delighted that this aircraft will remain part of the local community.

G-EGCA completed its first test flight in December 2016 and is due to receive its Permit to Fly in early 2017.

G-TBLC and G-NEWA aircraft, with pupils, teachers and volunteers involved in the builds, continued to inspire thousands of others through a number of public engagement activities at air shows, STEM exhibitions and more. G-GWFT became only the third school-built aircraft to fly at Farnborough International on Futures Day 2016 and also made aviation history by becoming the first to fly at the Cosford Air Show in June. For their 100th anniversary celebrations Boeing made a short film about the programme with US production company Seeker Stories which has had over 200,000 YouTube views to date.

FALCON INITIATIVE

The sister project to SBAP, also supported by Boeing UK, was launched in 2015 to encourage schools to design and build their own prototype flight simulator. Inspired by SBAP school Ernesford Grange Community Academy – who built a simulator from scratch – the programme offers

young people the chance to put their design and build skills into practice, bringing in elements such as science, maths and computing.

Phase 1 was completed in June 2016 with nine schools competing at the first finals event at IWM Duxford. Two schools, Ryburn Valley High from Halifax, West Yorkshire, and Dene Magna School from Gloucestershire, progressed to Phase 2 and are now developing their designs into full flight simulators to be unveiled in 2017.

BALLANTYNE 2016

The Ballantyne, the Society’s annual careers awareness event for secondary pupils aged 14-18 years, is named after Dr Archie Ballantyne, Secretary of the RAeS from 1951-1973, whose key achievements included overseeing the lecture theatre extension in 1960. Ballantyne was particularly interested in young people’s development so it is fitting that 50 years on, the event continues in his name and with this core objective.

The 2016 Ballantyne was supported by Raytheon UK, participating for the third year running, with inspirational talks to the 160 guests by Roy Donelson, Raytheon’s Director of Programme Delivery and Mission Assurance and Michael Kerr, Quality Engineer. Looking to the next 50 years of innovation in the UK, Chris Daniels, Head of Partnerships and Communication, Hybrid Air Vehicles also joined the event to talk about the Airlander and the Chief of Staff, Carrier Strike, Royal Navy, provided an insight into the UK’s new strike capability, the F-35B Lightning II. Kanchana Gamage, founder of The Aviatrix Project and Captain Marnie Munns, easyJet, highlighted commercial pilot opportunities. The National Aerospace Library also showcased gems from its collection spanning 150 years of aeronautical history including fabric from the Wright Flyer donated to the Society.

2016 was a record-breaking year for the Cool Aeronautics programme...we achieved 30 Cool Aeronautics events in 2016, reaching over 75 primary schools and 2,120 pupils, including events in Dubai and New Zealand

Left: Volunteers, pupils and teachers from Ernesford Grange Community Academy team putting the finishing touches to their aircraft G-EGCA, part of the Schools Build-a-Plane Challenge, before its first engine run, August 2016. Right: Primary school pupils take the Safran Landing Gear Challenge at RAeS Cheltenham and Gloucester Branch’s inaugural Cool Aeronautics event, July 2016.

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UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT

CAREER FLIGHTPATH LIVE AND CAREERS IN AEROSPACE LIVE 2016

Another Spring recruitment event, Career FLIGHTPATH LIVE, took place in March 2016 at the Society’s headquarters, attracting over 250 visitors. New exhibitors included CAE Oxford Aviation Academy and the European Aviation Safety Agency.

November again saw one of the Society’s biggest events in its calendar, Careers in Aerospace LIVE with over 700 attendees from across the UK and beyond – including students, recent graduates, experienced professionals and service leavers – visiting our Autumn recruitment fair which again benefitted from the support of nearly 30 exhibitors from across the aerospace and aviation sector, including first-time exhibitors Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd, Qualitair, Stirling Dynamics, Embry-Riddle University, FTE Jerez, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and Serco.

Both events demonstrated the important role the Society plays in uniting its network of members with industry to provide a practical solution to addressing skills gaps.

RAES ON-CAMPUS CAREERS & CV WORKSHOPS

We continued to deliver free, on-campus workshops for aerospace and aviation students seeking work placements and employment with advice on job search, networking, CV-writing, articulating soft skills, online applications and interviews followed by optional ‘speedy’ CV 1-2-1s for attendees.

2016 visits included: Perth UHI, University of Leicester, UTC Heathrow, Cranfield University, Sheffield Hallam University, Buckinghamshire New University and the University of Sheffield. We also supported the Queen Mary University of London Engineering Careers Fair and the University of West of England Industry Forum. Two special sessions were also delivered in partnership with Airbus UK for AeroMSc Bursary holders at Filton and Broughton in June and August.

In addition, our free in-person and by-telephone 1-2-1 Careers Guidance service from the London office remained popular among members and non-members alike.

EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS

We exhibited at a number of external events, including the London International Youth Science Forum, Cosford, Yeovilton, RIAT and Farnborough air shows and the Air League Parliamentary event.

The careers team again supported ADS Group’s UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC) and the second year of the Raytheon Quadcopter Challenge. RAeS staff also helped judge the North West Aerospace Alliance Business University Challenge at Preston’s College in January.

PRINT AND ONLINE CAREERS RESOURCES

Over 8,000 copies of the fourth issue of Career Flightpath – the RAeS biennial free aerospace and aviation careers and professional development magazine – were distributed during 2016 through a variety of channels, including direct requests from individuals, exhibitions and air shows and via RAeS representatives in schools. The magazine has a range of special features, career development articles and interviews. A pdf is also available to download via links on the Aerosociety and Careers in Aerospace websites.

9,000 copies of our new A2 careers poster (below) which features an eye-catching artist’s illustration demonstrating the many people and different skills involved in aircraft design and operations, were distributed through Cool Aeronautics goody bags, air shows, exhibitions and school events.

Our specially-designed children’s Cool Aeronautics booklet has also been included in all Cool Aeronautics goody bags as well as sent to other organisations on request with around 3,000 distributed in 2016.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT TAKE TO FLY YOU TO MALAGA?

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE�A passenger aircraft needs a maintenance check every 2-6 months – this can take 100-300 working hours to complete! Aircraft engineers also regularly check the aeroplane between flights at the airport, and if pilots report a fault engineers will carry out repairs.

PILOTS�On a short-haul flight to Malaga there will usually be two pilots. Long-haul journeys lasting up to 15 hours require 3-6 pilots. Pilots undergo rigorous training and regular simulator tests. Numerous flight instructors and ground instructors will also have been involved in training the pilots of your flight.

CABIN CREW�4-5 cabin crew members will be on your flight. The number of cabin crew members must be no less than the number of exits – on an A380, that means at least 16 cabin crew! Alongside making your flight comfortable and enjoyable, they also look after first aid and safety.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL�During your flight to Malaga the pilots will communicate with around 10 Air Traffic Controllers who provide information and instructions that help pilots to navigate and avoid other aircraft. They are often responsible for several aircraft at a time; they must remain cool under pressure!

ENGINES�Aircraft engines are incredibly complex. The majority of the 12,000 Rolls Royce employees based in Derby are involved in the design and manufacture of the company’s aircraft engines. Engineers may also track flights from the ground via on-board sensors and live satellite feeds to monitor engine performance – faults can be detected before they happen!

WINGS AND FUSELAGE�In Broughton, Wales, 6000 Airbus employees – working in manufacturing, engineering, procurement and finance roles – are responsible for the manufacture of Airbus aircraft wings. It can take years for designers and engineers to develop a wing that is capable of flying efficiently at both slow and very high speeds. Inside a wing there is even more complex engineering. The A380’s wings have 750,000 rivets.

AVIONICS�A Boeing 747 contains over 150 miles of electrical wiring! This includes wiring to operate fuel systems, computer fly-by-wire technology, lighting and air conditioning. And the cockpit is the nerve centre of the aircraft’s many systems - the avionics. Companies such as Panasonic Avionics and Garmin specialise in the installation and maintenance of these systems.

LANDING GEAR�A large passenger aircraft weighs around 394 tonnes. A safe landing requires a complex landing gear system consisting of tires, shock absorbers, braking systems, steering systems and hydraulics. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty employs an entire team of engineers to manufacture and construct the nose landing gear for aircraft such as the A380 and Boeing 787.

SEATING & IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT� From pilot to passenger seating, basic to luxury, many companies specialise in aircraft interiors. And electronics specialists design the in-flight entertainment systems, which are constantly evolving – a dream job for anyone who enjoys working with computers and technology!

SATELLITES�Space engineers design and build satellites along with the rocket technology to launch them. Specialist engineering firms design the software and instrumentation that enable satellites to carry out functions such as providing the GPS navigation for your flight to Malaga. The UK is a world leader in satellite design and communication systems.

On your way to Malaga you’re more likely to be thinking about your holiday, but you might notice the pilots, spot baggage handlers on the ground and, of course, you’ll meet some of the cabin crew. In fact, it requires many hundreds of professionals to ensure that your flight is able to depart and arrive safely and on time. Every year, over 2 million passengers travel from the UK’s major airports to Malaga – that’s a lot of flights to just one destination. The sheer amount of flights all over the world means the aerospace and aviation industries are huge. And with so many diverse roles requiring different skills and qualifications, maybe there is something to interest you!

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Above: Rolls-Royce representatives talk to visitors about their career opportunities at Careers in Aerospace LIVE, November 2016.


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CAREERS IN AEROSPACE WEBSITE AND NEW TWITTER ACCOUNT

Over 2016 the Careers in Aerospace website visitor numbers slightly increased on 2015 with 73,583 sessions and 59,938 users. The majority of users (50%) were based in the UK, followed by the USA,

France, Spain and Italy. The apprenticeship information pages remained most popular, followed by aircraft maintenance, education engineering careers and the company directory.

Work also began on developing a new, mobile-responsive website, to be launched in 2017, featuring new branding and an improved Industry Directory which will be free for employers, training providers and STEM/outreach organisations to use.

A dedicated Twitter account, @RAeSCareers, was launched in February with 540 followers achieved by December. Popular tweets included Cool Aeronautics, Careers in Aerospace LIVE and diversity-related news which were widely shared and retweeted.

SKILLS AND INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

The Society continued to develop its work on skills policy and strategy through the Education and Skills Committee, including developing closer links with the AGP Skills Working Group, Aviation Industry Skills Board (AISB) and ACARE.

The ESC supported the Society’s Brexit Question Conference in November arranging for Neil Carmichael MP and Chair of the Parliamentary Education Select Committee to chair the Skills

session along with ESC Chair Jenny Body OBE FRAeS, examining the impact of Brexit on skills and educational needs for the aerospace sector.

Jenny Body was also invited to chair the Society’s Diversity Strategy Workshop which included contributions from the Royal Society, Aerobility and the Prince’s Trust.

The committee contributed to a number of national inquiries including the CAA review of statutory air show charges, the House of Commons Industrial Strategy inquiry and the Apprenticeship Levy. Examples and images of our outreach work were also cited in the AGP Means of Ascent Strategy Paper launched at Farnborough International in July. RAeS staff presented at the Westminster Forum conference on STEM Employability in light of the Wakeham Review.

SBAP and Cool Aeronautics received significant local press coverage while Jenny Body was also featured in a role model piece for Stylist magazine. Our careers activities were also featured in a Daily Telegraph/Boeing feature on aerospace careers in December.

2017 – 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED CAREERS ACTIVITIES

2017 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Society’s dedicated Careers services which were launched in July 1997. We aim to celebrate this milestone by increasing awareness and support for our programmes with industry and government, thanking key stakeholders and carrying out a survey of young people’s perceptions of the sector, along with the continued focus on delivering programmes for young people including Cool Aeronautics, The Ballantyne, Schools Build-a-Plane Challenge, Falcon Initiative and Careers in Aerospace LIVE.

We will also be producing the fifth issue of our popular aerospace and aviation careers magazine, Career Flightpath, and launching the new Careers in Aerospace website in partnership with ADS Group.

As always, we are very grateful to both our industry supporters and sponsors and the many volunteers giving their time to support these wide-ranging activities, without whom this work could not be achieved.

Right: Secondary school pupils get to grips with our flying challenge at the Ballantyne 2016.Cool Aeronautics 2016 highlights include clockwise, from left: London HQ, October 2016; Aerozone Stansted, December 2016; New Zealand, October 2016; Emirates Aviation College, October 2016.

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M Pierre Fabre is admitted to Honorary Fellowship in recognition of the outstanding and lasting contribution to the field of aerospace propulsion that he has made throughout an eminent and distinguished career as an engineer, programme leader and leading aerospace executive and president of Snecma.

Sir Michael Marshall CBE DL FRAeS is admitted to Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his eminence and distinction within the UK aerospace industry and the wider international aviation community, his exceptional leadership and commitment to the Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group, and his determination, business acumen and commitment.

Major Tim Peake CMG FRAeS is admitted to Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding achievements as an astronaut. He has achieved particular eminence and excelled among his professional peers as a role model, gifted communicator and inspiration to the next generation of potential aerospace professionals. His Honorary Fellowship is accompanied by the Geoffrey Pardoe Space Award, conferred for a significant contribution to space.

Dr Donald W Richardson FRAeS is admitted to Honorary Fellowship in recognition of the outstanding and lasting contributions he has made to the aerospace industry over a long and exceptionally distinguished career. His specific accomplishments include directing the research that led to the development of the concept of area navigation that has now been implemented world-wide as the air traffic control standard.

Mr Michael Ryan CBE FREng FRAeS is admitted to Honorary Fellowship in recognition of the example he represents to the UK Aerospace Industry through his inspirational leadership of Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast (Shorts) for over 16 years. His long and distinguished career has featured an outstanding level of service, impact and achievement that is recognised by the wider UK aerospace industry and marks him out from among his peers in terms of distinction.

Honours, Medals & Awards

The most prestigious and long-standing awards in global aerospace honouring achievement, innovation and excellence

The Society has been honouring outstanding achievers in the global aerospace industry since 1909, when Wilbur and Orville Wright came to London to receive the Society’s first Gold Medal. In the years that have followed, honouring world aerospace achievers has become a permanent tradition of the Society.The nominations received for the 2016 Awards were highly competitive and on behalf of the RAeS Council, the Medals and Awards Committee are very pleased to announce the winners as:

Professor Elizabeth Hughes is admitted to Honorary Companionship in recognition of her contribution to aviation medicine and aerospace capability in both military and commercial aviation. Her knowledge, guidance and determination have been pivotal in achieving the means and setting the framework by which future aeromedical consultants will be trained.

Mr Frank Kirkland CEng FRAeS is awarded the Society Gold Medal in recognition of the exceptional work that has characterised his distinguished career, delivering substantial advances in commercial aero gas turbine engine design.

Mr John Edgley CEng MRAeS is awarded the Society Silver Medal in recognition of his work and leadership as Chairman of the RAeS General Aviation Group, which has campaigned for the introduction of a new experimental category of airworthiness approval in the UK known as E-Conditions, now incorporated into the 2016 amendment to the Air Navigation Order.

Mr Brian Phillipson FREng FRAeS is awarded the Society Silver Medal in recognition of his work throughout a distinguished engineering career spanning the air and naval sectors of the UK defence industry.

Mr Andrew Bradford is awarded the Society Bronze Medal in recognition of his pivotal role in the development of three world-leading missile programmes, the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), Dual Mode Brimstone and the six Nation Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM), Meteor.

Dr Stephen Reed CEng FRAeS is awarded the Society Bronze Medal accompanied by the Airworthiness & Maintenance Specialist Group Award for his contributions as the driving force behind applied research programmes to bring a greater understanding of ageing aircraft issues to fleet operators and regulatory authorities.

Professor Kenneth Kuo receives the Specialist Gold Award in recognition of his outstanding research accomplishments, impact and leadership in the fields of chemical propulsion and energetic material combustion. Sadly, Professor Kuo passed away on 31 July 2016. In conferring this award the Society is honouring his memory, offering condolences to his widow and family and sending a message to them indicating the high respect in which Professor Kuo was and is held by his colleagues and peers across the global aerospace community.

Mr Colin Elliott FRAeS receives a Specialist Silver Award accompanied by the Structures & Materials Specialist Group Award in recognition of his contributions and dedicated leadership in the development, design and manufacture of the composite wing for the Bombardier Aerospace C-Series aircraft.

Professor Stephen J Roberts receives a Specialist Silver Award in recognition of the excellence of his work and his exceptional contributions to electronic warfare (EW) technology and innovation.

The Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) Management Team receives a Team Specialist Bronze Award for its contribution in driving a cultural change to synthetic training across Defence by delivering outstanding team, collective and joint training in a contemporary synthetic environment.

The Altitude Medicine & Clinical Support (AMCS) Team receives a Team Specialist Bronze Award for its vital and extremely detailed research into aviation safety-critical human-equipment interfaces that has led to many engineering and technical advances.

Ms Tracey Curtis-Taylor receives the Women in Aviation & Aerospace Specialist Group Award for her contribution in aviation and the inspiration she provides to young people, and to young women in particular, to recognise and strive to reach their full potential and, where appropriate, to gain a greater understanding of our industry and to consider it as a possible career.

Lieutenant Commander Robert J Dowdell RNR receives the Alan Marsh Medal for his exceptional dedication and achievements in relation to test flying and, in particular, the definition of Ship Helicopter Operating Limits.

Mr Alex Godfrey ARAeS receives the Young Person’s Achievement Award recognising the respect in which he is held by his colleagues and peers in Lockheed Martin UK as an exceptional graduate engineer with incredibly high standards of work and a broad spectrum of skills, and the valuable contributions he has made to a number of innovative projects.

Mr Peter Pollock receives a Young Persons’ achievement Commendation in recognition of the excellent start to his career and the initiative he has shown as a member of the BAE Systems F-35 Airframe Integration Team.


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Some of last year’s Award winners prior to the 2016 Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture. From left: Simon Luxmoore, RAeS CEO; Michael Ryan CBE HonFRAeS; Sir Michael Marshall CBE HonFRAeS; Prof Chris Atkin, RAeS President; Prof Elizabeth Hughes HonCRAeS; Dr Donald Richardson HonFRAeS; and Dr Mike Steeden, Chairman, RAeS Medals and Awards Committee.

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Mr Simon Clark receives the Herbert Le Sueur Award for demonstrating an exemplary level of initiative in his role as an apprentice technician with Leonardo Helicopters.

Mr Paul Mullen ARAeS receives the NE Rowe Medal – 25-30 Age Group for the presentation of his paper titled ‘Rotor Blade Aerodynamic Analysis & Design’ at the Yeovil Branch annual Young Persons’ Lecture competition.

Mr Timothy Clark receives the NE Rowe Medal – Under 25 Age Group for the presentation of his paper titled ‘Adaptive Muzzle Brakes (AMB)’ at the Boscombe Down Branch annual Young Persons’ Lecture competition.

NE Rowe Certificates of Merit

Mr Charles Laing (25-30 Age Group) presented his paper titled ‘Can Human Centrifugation Make a Mission to Mars Possible?’ at the Stevenage Branch.

Miss Hania Mohiuddin (25-30 Age Group) presented her paper titled ‘The Design, Manufacture & Testing of the Volaticus Human Powered Aircraft’ at the Manchester Branch.

Mr David Rajendran (25-30 Age Group) presented his paper titled ‘Turbine Overspeed Aerodynamics – On the aerodynamic performance of an Unlocated Turbine Rotor’ at the Cranfield Branch.

Mr Vijay Trivedy (Under 25 Age Group) presented his paper titled ‘Smarter Systems for Smarter Engines – The Rise & Risk of Big Data’ at the Derby Branch.

2015 Written Paper Prizes

The 2015 Gold Written Paper Prize goes to Dr Askin Isikveren, Dr Arne Seitz, Mr Julian Bijewitz, Mr Artur Mirzoyan, Mr Alik Isyanov, Mr Richard Grenon, Mr Olivier Atinault, Mr Jean-Luc Godard and Dr Stefan Stückl for their paper entitled ‘Distributed propulsion and ultra-high by-pass rotor study at aircraft level’, published in the November 2015 issue of The Aeronautical Journal.

Dr Rodrigo Andrés Jimenez Manzanera and Professor Howard Smith receive a Silver Written Paper Prize for their papers entitled ‘Flight in nature I: Take-off in animal flyers’ and ‘Flight in nature II: How animal flyers land’, both published in the March 2015 issue of The Aeronautical Journal.

Captain Stefan Poprawa FRAeS receives a 2015 Silver Written Paper Prize for his paper entitled ‘Maintenance test flying – an accident waiting to happen?’, published in the June 2015 issue of The Aeronautical Journal.

Dr Wolfgang Schuster receives a 2015 Bronze Written Paper Prize for his paper entitled ‘Trajectory prediction for future air traffic management – complex manoeuvres and taxiing’. This paper appeared in the February 2015 issue of The Aeronautical Journal.

Ms Jessica Jones and Professor Carlos Cesnik FRAeS receive a Bronze Written Paper Prize for their paper entitled ‘Preliminary flight test correlations of the X-HALE aeroelastic experiment’, published in the July 2015 issue of The Aeronautical Journal.

Dr Nicholas Rowell, Dr Martin Dunstan, Professor Steve Parkes, Dr Jesús Gil-Fernández, Ms Irene Huertas and Mr Sohrab Salehi receive a 2015 Bronze Written Paper Prize for their paper on ‘Autonomous visual recognition of known surface landmarks for optical navigation around asteroids’, published in the October 2015 issue of The Aeronautical Journal.

Far left: Michael Ryan CBE, Vice President & General Manager, Bombardier, recieves his Honorary Fellowship from the RAeS President, Chris Atkin.Left: ACM Sir Stephen Hillier, Chief of the Air Staff, RAF, delivers the 105th Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture.


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Review of OperationsINTRODUCTION

In 2016, against the backdrop of a slowly improving economic landscape, the Society succeeded in promoting its objectives across a broad band of activities and disciplines within the UK and Overseas. The Society targeted increasing its influence in the many spheres of aeronautics, organising conferences and other events which are aimed at attracting members, other professionals and the general public to debate the issues of the day. 2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the Society and the global celebrations (which ran throughout the year across the Society’s extensive network of Branches and Divisions) were an outstanding success. Last year saw the launch of a new Society website in addition to further significant investment in the Society’s IT support systems. The Finance Committee thanks the Chief Executive and his team who made a very significant contribution towards the financial performance of the Society.

The following pages contain a summary of the accounts and it is hoped that this will provide members with a clearer understanding of the financial results for 2016. Further information can

be obtained from an examination of the Society’s annual accounts which have been prepared in accordance with the accounting rules established under the Charities Acts.

If members require further information on the Annual Accounts they should contact the Finance Director at the Society’s HQ.

SOCIETY HIGHLIGHTS (Operations and Annual Accounts)

OPERATIONS

> The Society made a surplus on normal Operations of £139,545 (2015: £76,071); see schedule reconciling Operations to Unrestricted Funds – Annual Accounts;

> Overall income finished the year at £4,387,230, an increase of just under 10% on 2015 (partly due to increased conference programme, membership and Corporate Partner subscriptions);

> Individual membership subscriptions grew by nearly 3.5% over 2015 and finished the year at £2,024,259;

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA)For the Year ended 31 December 2016 Unrestricted Restricted Endowments Designated Total Total Funds Funds (Subsidiary (Subsidiary 2016 2015 Charities) Branches) Funds Funds £ £ £ £ £ £Income and endowments from: 4,659,981 180,217 – 196,700 5,036,898 4,630,568Expenditure: 4,135,953 180,477 – 189,267 4,505,697 4,236,098Net income/expenditure before 524,028 (260) – 7,433 531,201 394,470gains/(losses) on investmentsNet gains/(losses) on investments 76,769 28,936 77,821 – 183,526 (76,975)Net income/expenditure 600,797 28,676 77,821 7,433 714,727 317,495

Transfers between funds (45,370) (25,195) 25,195 45,370 – – 555,427 3,481 103,016 52,803 714,727 317,495

Other recognised (losses)/gains:Net actuarial (losses)/gains (443,000) – – – (443,000) 173,000on Pension Scheme

Net movement in funds 112,427 3,481 103,016 52,803 271,727 490,495

Balance at 1 January 7,472,060 685,904 1,148,129 197,433 9,503,526 9,013,031

Funds at 31 December 7,584,487 689,385 1,251,145 250,236 9,775,253 9,503,526

In 2016 the Conference & Events team generated £508,932 (from delegate fees and sponsorship) which was up by 62% on 2015

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> The Society continued to receive support from its Corporate Partner members who paid a total of £515,440, up by over 14% on 2015;

> In 2016 the Conference & Events team generated £508,932 (from delegate fees and sponsorship) which was up by 62% on 2015 (which had been a disappointing year with mainly one day events);

> Venue Hire generated £729,704, down by 3.1% on 2015, overall the Venue (No.4 HP) had performed well in a difficult year;

> Expenditure at £4,247,686 was up by 8% on 2015 due to increased activity (offset by income);

> During the year the Society contributed £239,459 towards the running costs of the National Aerospace Library (NAL);

> 2016 was the 150th anniversary of the Society; celebrations generated income of £144,416 and made a net contribution of £49,756 towards the Society’s activities;

> In 2016 the Society paid £166,290 in mortgage repayments on No.4 Hamilton Place (No.4 HP).

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

> The Society’s Annual Accounts comply with the new Charities Commission SORP 2015 (FRS102) guidelines;

> Overall the Society made a surplus of £271,727 (2015: £490,495) through surpluses on Unrestricted, Restricted, and Endowments Funds;

> Unrestricted Funds which relate to the Society’s main Operations (see schedule re reconciliation to Operational A/Cs as noted above) finished the year with a surplus of £112,427 (after taking into account pension fund and investment valuations);

> At the end of 2016 Unrestricted Reserves stood at £7,584,487 (see table below);

> Capital expenditure for 2016 was £291,641 covering IT and various renovation projects at No.4 HP;

> At the end of 2016 the Society’s investments were valued at £2,992,231 – comprising Unrestricted funds of £1,251,782 and Restricted and Endowment funds of £1,740,449;

> In 2016 the Society (HQ) received a total of £405,023 to support its charitable activities including the Schools Build-a-Plane Challenge £64,695 and Gift Aid of £128,606. A further £196,700 was received by the Society’s Branches from external sources to support their activities;

> Unrestricted Funds include funds of Aeronautical Trading Limited (ATL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Society; at the end of 2016 ATL made a surplus of £12,004 (2015: £79,766) which was Gift Aided too the Society.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016 Total Total 2016 2015 £ £Fixed Assets 12,120,255 11,739,061Current Assets 2,958,177 3,034,264Less: Current Liabilities (1,634,382) (1,983,658)

Net Current Assets 1,323,795 1,050,606 Total Assets Less 13,444,050 12,789,667 Current Liabilities

Creditor due after one year: (2,551,714) (2,568,058) grant commitmentDefined Benefit Pension (1,117,083) (718,083) Scheme Liability

NET ASSETS 9,775,253 9,503,526

Represented by:Restricted Reserves 689,385 685,904Endowments 1,251,145 1,148,129Designated Funds – Branches 250,236 197,433

Unrestricted Reserves Unrestricted Reserves Excluding 8,701,570 8,190,143 Pension LiabilityPension Reserve (1,117,083) (718,083)Total Unrestricted Reserves 7,584,487 7,472,060

TOTAL RESERVES 9,775,253 9,503,526

Comparison of Operational Surplus/(Deficit) with Annual Accounts.■ Annual Accounts Surplus/(Deficit) ■ Operations Surplus/(Deficit)


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THE YEAR AHEAD

In 2017 the Finance Committee will continue to work with the CEO and his Executive Team supporting the Trustees in delivering the endorsed Strategic Objectives for the period to 2019. These objectives will guide the work of the Society over the next two years by focusing on the principle areas of: engagement of the membership; unbiased learned output; standards and professional development; diversity, outreach and impact; greater involvement in the leadership of the Society; based on a broad financial strategy and greater revenue development. Throughout this work, the Society aims to reinforce its position as the foremost independent global aerospace society and to broaden and extend its relevance to the widest aerospace community of interest. These Strategic Objectives are listed on the Society’s website at www.aerosociety.com/Strategy.

THE AUDITORS’ STATEMENT ON SUMMARISED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ STATEMENT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY

We have examined the summarised financial statements of Royal Aeronautical Society on the following pages.

UNRESTRICTED RESERVESFund Fund Income Expenditure Transfers Gains Fund Balances and Loses Balances Brought Carried Forward Forward 01/01/2016 31/12/2016

£ £ £ £ £ £General Reserve Functional Assets 8,667,960 – 32,314 – – 8,700,274 Functional Assets Loan (2,619,988) 64,971 – – – (2,555,017) Free Reserve 909,230 4,466,386 (4,074,974) (58,326) 76,769 1,319,085Heritage Assets 427,750 – – - – 427,750Boeing Theatre Upgrade Project 16,048 – (8,023) – – 8,025Airbus Basement Project 109,574 – (32,713) – – 76,861Mortgage & Premises Reserve 406,836 – – 50,000 – 456,836RAeS Foundation 272,733 128,624 (96,557) (37,044) – 267,756

8,190,143 4,659,981 (4,179,953) (45,370) 76,769 8,701,570

Pension Fund – FRS17 Reserve (718,083) – 44,000 – (443,000) (1,117,083)

Total Funds 7,472,060 4,659,981 (4,135,953) (45,370) (366,231) 7,584,487

RAeS Operational Expenditure 2016 (%).

RAeS Operational Income 2016 (%).

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BASIS OF OPINION

“Our examination of the summarised financial statements consisted of:> agreeing the amounts and disclosures included

in the summarised financial information on the following pages to the corresponding items within the full annual financial statements of the Society for the year ended 31 December 2016, including consideration of whether, in our opinion, the information in the summary financial information has been summarised in a manner which is not consistent with the full annual financial statements of the Society for that year; and;

> considering whether, in our opinion, information has been omitted that it is necessary to include to achieve consistency with the full annual financial statements of the Society for that year.”

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND AUDITORS

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the summarised financial statements in accordance with the recommendations of the ‘Statement of Recommended Practice’ applicable to charities.

Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summarised financial statements within the full financial statements and Trustees’ Annual Report. We also review the other information contained in the summarised annual report and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent mis-statements or material inconsistencies with the summarised financial statements.

OPERATIONAL INCOME & EXPENDITURE – 2016 2016 2015 Actual Actual £ £IncomeCommercial Venue Hire 729,704 753,629Conferences & Events 508,932 313,612Corporate Events 194,338 113,606Corporate Partners 515,440 450,308Membership Subscriptions 2,024,259 1,951,123Membership Services 174,964 168,793Publications 100,683 110,183Other (Including Careers/Research) 138,910 141,625Total Income 4,387,230 4,002,878

ExpenditureBusiness Development (BD) 1,107,404 879,765Membership & Professional Standards (MPS) 695,761 643,680Information and Knowledge (IK) 596,026 675,862NAL Running Costs (IK) 239,459 241,806Central Support (Governance/Premises/Finance etc) 1,442,747 1,319,405Mortgage (No.4 HP) 166,290 166,290Total Expenditure 4,247,686 3,926,807 Surplus/Deficit on Operations 139,545 76,071

Operationals – Reconciliations With Annual Accounts (Unrestricted)

Operating Surplus/(Deficit) 139,545 76,071Year End Adj on Investment Gains 147,295 26,422Year End Adj Re Pension Fund Gains/(Losses) (399,000) 212,000Year End Adj – Mortgage (Not in SOFA Accounts) 60,219 69,427Year End Adj Re Restricted Fds/Gift Aid/Donations/Loan RepaymentExcluded from Ops 164,368 124,236Annual Accounts – Net Movement (SOFA – Unrestricted) 112,427 508,155


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OPINION

In our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full financial statements and Trustees Annual Report of Royal Aeronautical Society for the year ended 31 December 2016.

HAYSMACINTYRE

Chartered Accountants and Registered AuditorsLondon WC1V 6AY, UK6 March 2017

TRUSTEES STATEMENT

These summary financial statements are not the statutory accounts of the Society but provide a summary relating to both the Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet. The financial statements, from which the summary is derived, have been audited by haysmacintyre. The audit report was unqualified. The full accounts, annual report and auditor’s report may either be downloaded from the Society’s website www.aerosociety.com/annualaccounts2016 or obtained from the Finance Director at No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ, UK. The Annual Report and Accounts, which were approved on 6 March 2017, will be filed with the Charity Commission.

Jane Middleton FRAeSFinance Committee Chairman 6 March 2017

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