 Student
face Navy Challenge
Students from across
the region were given the ultimate test when they serviced the parts of
a Sea-King helicopter.
Around 70 year-11
and year-12 students from seven schools across the region took part in
the event. The schools were: Oakbank, Oakworth, near Haworth; South Craven,
Cross Hills, Keighley; Huddersfield New College, Huddersfield; Hanson,
Bradford; Ilkley Grammar, Ilkley; Boston Spa and Benton Park, Leeds.
Working in teams,
the students had to design and construct a scale model with a lifting
mechanism that allowed the team to lift the rotor head off a Sea-King
helicopter, put it on deck, pick it up and replace it back onto the helicopter.
Technical staff from the Navy were available to act as consultants.
School of Engineering,
Design & Technology Admissions Liaison Officer Joanne Crowther said: "This
is a standard task which the Navy carries out on board ships and one which
the students would have to deal with if they were in service at sea. It's
a hands-on project which tested the students' design and problem-solving
skills to the limit."
Though there was an
element of competition, the emphasis was on trying to ensure that all
teams achieved a high level of success and gained experience of real engineering
and working in teams. The task was designed to promote awareness of engineering
with youngsters and the part that engineering plays in the modern Navy.
The event encouraged
students to consider technology and engineering as possibilities for a
challenging and rewarding career.
11 February
2002
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