FUTURE Engineers from Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College have participated in the United Kingdom’s largest youth rocket competition.

.The groups were tasked with designing, constructing and launching a model rocket with the aim of ensuring the passenger, a raw egg, remained intact during the launch and landing.

The rocket had to reach 856 feet with a specific target flight duration of 43-46 seconds. The Future Engineers took part in three launches with the first resulting in the parachute detaching and the second breaking the egg.

However, the final launch saw the rocket clear the airfield after having an additional motor fitted and reach a whopping height of 1,156 feet, and the egg remained intact.

Student Adam Bell said: ‘The event was really exciting and the project has given us the opportunity to consider how Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects are applied in the aerospace sector."

"It was amazing to see how far our rocket travelled on the last attempt. We learnt a lot from the day, especially about how to make alterations and improvements when things do not always go to plan."