The Royal Aeronautical Society
Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a
multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.
The objectives of The Royal Aeronautical Society include; to support and maintain the highest professional standards in all
aerospace disciplines; to provide a unique source of specialist information and a local forum
for the exchange of ideas; and to exert influence in the interests of aerospace in both the
public and industrial arenas.
Throughout the world's aerospace community the name of The Royal Aeronautical Society is
widely known and respected. Many practitioners from all disciplines within the aerospace
industry use the Society's designatory post-nominals such as FRAeS, CRAeS, MRAeS,
AMRAeS, and ARAeS (incorporating the former graduate grade, GradRAeS).
The Staff of the Royal Aeronautical Society are based at the Society's headquarters at No.4 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7BQ.
Although centred in the United Kingdom, the Royal Aeronautical Society is a worldwide
Society with an international network of 63 Branches.
Branches and divisions
- Branches
- are a regional embodiment of the Society. They represent a vital mechanism for the delivery of membership benefits and
provide a global platform for the dissemination of aerospace information.
- Divisions
- of the Society have been formed in countries and regions that can sustain a number of Branches. Divisions operate with a
large degree of autonomy, being responsible for their own Branch network, membership recruitment, subscription levels, conference
and lecture programmes.
Technical department
In 1940 the RAeS responded to a critical need to expand the aircraft industry. It knew this
expansion would require engineers from other industries who might lack the specialised knowledge required for aircraft design. To meet this challenge, the Society established a Technical Department to bring together the
best available knowledge and present it in an authoritative and accessible form – a working tool for engineers. This Technical
department became known as the Engineering Sciences Data Unit (ESDU) and eventually became a
separate entity in the 1980s.
Publications
See also
Category: Fellows of The Royal Aeronautical Society
In 1987 the Society of Licensed Aircraft
Engineers and Technologists, previously the Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers, was incorporated into the
Royal Aeronautical Society.
External links
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