Projects | Yes Flyers

This YES “Projects” section covers many aspects of items where young people are involved. Originally, all the “Build-a-Plane” projects were under the title of “The UK Youth Build A Plane Project” and some are listed here. As new funders came forward these people wanted to name their own projects rather than have them under the YES scheme.

Various Societies saw what was happening and got involved and brought in Sponsors such as Boeing. We are proud that this happened.

Currently, apart from the first “flagship” plane that Stewart Luck sponsored for YES we are only advisors, facilitators and mentors to other projects some of which will be referred to below. For a summary of all known UK Youth Build-a-Plane projects as of August 2019 click here.

UK YOUTH BUILD-A-PLANE PROJECT

An Engineering Project that showing that young people can achieve high ambitions. This involved young people from all over the UK in building a RANS S6-ES kit aircraft, and was begun during 2003 under the leadership of Captain Stewart Luck, to mark the Centenary of Powered Flight. It helped celebrate Brooklands’ Centenary year and is funded through the museum www.brooklandsmuseum.com. You can read more here.

G-BTSC, an Evans VP-2 called “The Spirit of Truro”

This is the project that kicked it all off. The “Grand-Daddy” of all Youth Build-a-Plane projects. Built under the guidance of Design and Technology teacher Dennis Keam at Truro School, Cornwall from the summer of 1978 to 1979. You can read more here.

G-TSOB, a Rans S6 called “The Spirit Of Brooklands”

This project involved young people from all over the UK in building a RANS S6-ES kit aircraft, and was begun during 2003 under the leadership of Captain Stewart Luck, to mark the Centenary of Powered Flight. It helped celebrate Brooklands’ Centenary year and is funded through the museum www.brooklandsmuseum.com . You can read more here.

G-TSOT, a Rans S6 Coyote called “The Spirit Of Tilbury”

*registration subject to availability.

A project managed by Ian Mead, with support from the YES team led by Ian Richmond and Les Tomlinson. You can read more here.

RAES Schools Build-a-Plane

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and its sponsors Boeing UK, with the assistance of the Light Aircraft Association (LAA), launched an ambitious, innovative and exciting project, the Schools Build-a-Plane Challenge (SBAP-Challenge) in 2008. The SBAP-Challenge engages school pupils by providing young people in secondary schools the opportunity to gain hands – on experience of the aircraft build process and wider STEM subjects to encourage them to pursue a career in the industry.

STEM High Fliers

Registered Charity No. 1178285

A newly registered charity, whose prime objective is to inspire young people towards Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM), by having them build a light aircraft and then fly in it. You can read more here.