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New Australian Division website launched

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000

The Australian Division is excited to launch a new website for Australian members of the Royal Aeronautical Society. The site makes use of the latest content management technologies to ensure only the latest and most relevant pages are presented to the visitor.

The Division encourages members and branches to make the most of the new features including:

Email subscriptions for Branch newsletters
RSS Feeds for news and events
Online registration for events
Online management of user details

All members are encouraged to provide feedback on the new site and should contact Michael Brett with their comments

Lawrence Hargrave Award

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000

AVIATION RESEARCH PIONEER HONOURED

The researcher credited with saving the Australian Government hundreds of millions of dollars through the life extension of ADF aircraft, has received one of the country’s most prestigious awards.

The Premier of Victoria the Honorable John Brumby announced Dr Alan Baker as the winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division 2009 Lawrence Hargrave Award, in his speech opening the 2009 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition at Avalon on Tuesday 10th March.

Dr Baker conceived and developed the unique technology for extending the life of defective aircraft structures through the use of adhesively bonded advanced fibre composite patches or reinforcements.

The reinforcements greatly increase the life of the defective component by reducing stress in the damaged area and bridging any cracks.

Other countries, including the United States and Canada, have also adopted the technology developed by Dr Baker, and are experiencing similar cost savings on their aircraft.

Dr Baker has been an inspiration and continues to champion the technology he developed over thirty years ago.

During his early career, Dr Baker conducted novel research into providing bird-impact resistance to the new light weight polymer-matrix carbon fibre composite jet engine fan blades initially developed by Rolls Royce for the Lockheed L1011 aircraft. As well as gaining a PhD from Nottingham University for this work, he gained several patents for this and other concepts.

The award honours the aerospace and aviation industry’s most outstanding achievements by Australians and is made biennially by the Australian Division of the Society. The Royal Aeronautical Society in Australia provides professional development support to aerospace and aviation practitioners.

Lawrence Hargrave was an Australian pioneer in flying machines whose work was a major influence on 19^{th Century aviation development, particularly in Europe and some in the USA, including the Wright Brothers.}^{The presentation of the medal and certificate to Dr Baker was made at the Australian International Aerospace Congress dinner at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Members Dining Room on the evening of 10th March by David Forsyth, President of the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society.}

ICAS 2010 Call for Papers

Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000

The 27th ICAS Congress will be hosted by Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France (3AF) and
will be held from 19-24 September 2010 in Nice, France.

Authors are invited to provide an abstract for a potential paper before 31 July 2009

More information is available through our professional development section

ICAS Awards

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000

On behalf of ICAS all ICAS Member Societies are invited to submit proposals for suitable candidates for the following ICAS Awards to be presented at ICAS 2010 in Nice, France.

There are five awards on offer and members of RAeS Australia are encouraged to nominate deserving persons. The nomination form template is available to download here.

The detailed rules for ICAS Honours and Awards can be found here and includes a list of previous award recipients for reference.

Proposals for award candidates should reach the ICAS Secretariat by July 31, 2009.

Available awards:

Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Memorial Lecture Award

The Distinguished Lectureship Award is intended primarily to recognize and honour a scientist or engineer of eminence who in a long and productive career has made a significant contribution to progress in aeronautics. By tradition this Award is proposed by the host society (3AF to propose for ICAS 2010).

ICAS - Von Karman Award for International Cooperation in Aeronautics

Its purpose is to acknowledge exceptional achievement in international cooperation in the field of aeronautics, being awarded to a project or programme in which two or more countries are major participants and which is characterized by substantial technical achievement, scientific or technological advance or benefit to society. The Award is presented to a team made up of a representative of each participating country, nominated by that country as a leading contributor to its part in the project or programme.

ICAS - Maurice Roy Award

Its purpose is to honour persons of distinction who have an exceptional record in fostering international cooperation between scientists by their personal participation and involvement in aeronautics.

ICAS – Award for Innovation in Aeronautics

Its purpose is to recognize contributions of an individual or a team in effectively integrating a suite of advanced technologies, combined with new design and/or manufacturing processes, to create a new aeronautical system with significant worldwide impact. This impact may have been realized at the time of the award, or it may be a future impact that can be anticipated as a result of the achievement of the recipient(s).

ICAS - John J. Green Award

Its purpose is to honour young persons of distinction who are demonstrating an exceptional record in fostering international cooperation between scientists by their personal participation and involvement in aeronautics.

APISAT 2010 Call for Papers

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000

The Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT) will be held over 3-15 September 2010 in Xian, China. The Royal Aeronautical Society - Australian Division is a supporter of APISAT and encourages members to consider preparing a paper and attending the conference.

More information is available through our professional development section

Centenary of Powered Flight in Australia

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000

Throughout 2003, The Royal Aeronautical Society - Australian Division, and its Branches, celebrated the centenary of powered flight. The focal point of these celebrations was the Centenary of Flight Dinner, held on December 17, at The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, to coincide with the centenary of the Wright Brothers momentous achievement at Kitty Hawk.

Since 2003, there have been ongoing celebrations as individual nations have reflected on their own contributions to a technology that has so profoundly reshaped our world.

The anniversary of the first powered flight in Australia however has aroused considerable controversy over exactly who made the first successful attempt.

RAeS member John Scott has compiled a fascinating summary of the activities at the time which should resolve the issue down to how one defines the flight.

Aviation Emissions and Climate Change Position Paper Released

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000

The Society maintains a keen interest and high level of scientific knowledge in matters pertaining to research into, and management of, aviation emissions. This paper states the position of, and proposes actions for, the RAeS Australian Division (AD) on aviation emissions and climate change. Australia’s unique position in the global and regional aviation community provides an opportunity to act decisively and to lead efforts to lessen the effect of aviation on the environment and to contribute to resolving what is a global problem. There are economic and political benefits arising directly from such action.

The full paper is available to download here.

Green Paper

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100

The National Aviation Policy Green Paper was launched early in December and all members are invited to submit their thoughts on the policy. The Division will collate the reponses and prepare a submission representing the views of RAeS members.

In order for the Australian Council to collate and assemble comments from members into a single RAeS response we would like to receive all member comments by 13th February 2009.These should be sent to Peter Brooks at petercbr@bigpond.net.au or posted to the Australian Division , P O Box 573 Mascot NSW 2020. This will be the last opportunity for the RAeS and its members to influence policy before a white paper is produced in late 2009.

Commemorative F-111 models available

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Rosebank Engineering is producing a limited edition series of commemorative F-111 models to mark the retirement of the F-111 in 2010. The models will be machined from aluminum, anodized a battle grey colour with appropriate painted areas for the radome and canopy/windshield. They will be approximately 30CM long with other dimensions proportional and in full production around June.

The price is to be $220 plus freight, with freight costs dependant on location and will be quoted at the time of order.

To place an order please contact Daryll Macklin at daryll.macklin@rosebank-eng.com.au with the following details:

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Address
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Aerospace Futures shows path for graduates

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000

Aerospace Futures, a two-day conference held in June, will gather 140 university students from around the country and allow them do discover the graduate opportunities in to the rapidly growing Australian aerospace industry. Delegates will hear from a variety of industry representatives speaking on topics relevant for students launching their careers.

The conference aims to answer the three biggest questions on the lips of undergraduates:

What are the latest developments within the Australian aerospace industry?
What organisations are involved in the aerospace industry?
What job opportunities are there in the aerospace industry?

Representatives from aerospace organisations will give presentations throughout the conference to guide students on their career path. The RAeS Australian Division is a Platinum sponsor of the event and will be participating by providing guest speakers and hosting a lunch session.

The Brisbane Branch itself will also be hosting a trivia competition where the students will be pitted against two visiting NASA scientists. This event is a fantastic opportunity to expose university students to the many benefits of contributing to the Society.

Aerospace Futures will be held over 29th and 30th June, 2010. For more information please visit their website

AIAC Paper Submission Deadline Extended

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000

The Congress Committee has had a number of requests to extend the due-date for the submission of abstracts. The drivers for this request for increased flexibility has been better alignment with the northern hemisphere calendar, and a desire by a good many authors to contribute the most up-to-date and timely research and program results.

In response the Congress has agreed to accept abstracts for papers to be peer reviewed up until 16th July. Authors will receive notification of abstract acceptance by 13 August 2010.

The due-date for abstracts for papers where the authors are not requesting peer review has been pushed out to 24th September. Authors will receive notification by 15 October 2010.

There is no change to the submission dates for the papers themselves; that is, papers for peer review must be submitted by 1st October, and papers not requiring peer review must be submitted by 3rd December.

More information is available at the conference website

Aerosociety Digital Channel launched

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000

The Royal Aeronautical Society is now digital. Connect with the Society and others interested in aviation and aerospace, and get the latest blog posts, recorded lectures, discussion and more from the RAeS community.

Visit the Aero Society Channel for more info and sign up for the free e-broadcast today for a chance to win a pair of day passes to the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show!