Jennifer Mary Body is a British aerospace engineer, the former President of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Body, whose father was an aerospace engineer, was the only girl in her physics class at high school in Bristol.
[3] Working in the avionics group at British Aerospace, Body created the software for the fly-by-wire aircraft.
[11][12][13] During her time as President, she focussed on the development of women's technical skills, trying to inspire and motivate young people to consider careers in aerospace engineering.
[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][excessive citations] She spoke about the lack of skills in the aerospace industry on BBC Radio Norfolk.