Royal aeronautical society

Royal Aeronautical Society: The oldest aeronautical society in the World with an unbroken record, was founded in 1866 as the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, and has acknowledged authority in matters of aeronautical engineering and science.

The Royal Aeronautical Society's 'Man Powered Aircraft Group' was formed in 1959 by the members of the Man Powered Group of the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield when they were invited to join the Society.

The pamphlet, which has been reproduced in extenso in the Aeronautical Classics series published by the Royal Aeronautical Society, displays a curious mixture of the true scientific spirit and colossal conceit.

See also: Aeronaut, Navigation, Flight, Weight, Plane