The Third North Lanarkshire Inter-School Rocketry Competition - 2009
THE THIRD NLIRC:
Team of rockets prepared for launch
The Third Annual North Lanarkshire Inter School Rocketry Competition (NLIRSC) took on two new schools during 2009, namely St Margaret of Scotland Primary School, Cumbernauld and Clarkston Primary School, Airdrie and they performed magnificently.
Rocketry workshops were conducted and a second visit was arranged to instruct the children on how to build and fly their own Aquajet (Water Rockets). The Aquajets were then flown and the five rockets from each team that attained the furthest distance were then taken forward to be flown in the NLIRC final.
This year, Aileen Malone was the mascot for Clarkston Primary School, having helped the kids build their rockets, while Gavin Bain looked after the two
Cumbernauld schools - Woodlands and St Margaret of Scotland while Mr Paul Jordan of Golfhill Primary (having cracked the art of rocket building) taught and helped the kids of Golfhill build their rockets, with Paul Clark testing them out before the competition.
Everyone was wondering how this years competition would turn out. Last years winners Golfhill and runners up Woodlands definately had a head start on the two newcomers however the newcomers were extremely keen and competitive right from the start and it was soon obvious that the competition this year would be keenly contested.
THE FINAL :
Golfhill Primary, St Margaret of Scotland Primary, Woodlands Primary and Clarkston Primary Schools all duly arrived at Airdrie Academy Secondary school and with some sunny weather and little wind, all was set fair for this years competition to provide some good distances.
On hand this year was Mr John Bonsor. Mr Bonsor has for many years run the International Rocketry week at Largs and had agreed to keep a keen eye on the competition and to mark out the distances at the end of the competition.
This year, as the weaether was good, the rockets were launched at 50psi.
Paul Clark and Arthur Bannister then began to launch the rockets (ably assisted by the pupils who gave a loud countdown for each rocket).
Quickly, it was evident that the competition would be very very close and right up until the end it was impossible to tell who would be the overall winners.
With the launches over, the counting was conducted by Mr John Bonsor and he was assisted by Paul Clark, Arthur Bannister and Aileen Malone who then returned to the main hall for the presentations and the prizegiving.
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Scottish International Rocket Week
Airdrie Astronomical Association
ENTRY TO THE 2009 NORTH LANARKSHIRE ROCKETRY COMPETITION: A.A.A and The Round Table will be running the fourth NLIRC in 2010. Schools in the North Lanarkshire region interested should contact Mr Paul Clark, Mr Arthur Bannister or Mr Raymond McCall in the first instance (See our Contacts page). The competition is open to Primary school children of Primary 7 age. FURTHER EDUCATION Airdrie Astronomical Association are happy to work with North Lanarkshire Council Libraries Department in running the unique facility that is Airdrie Public Observatory. We all look forward to the re-opening of the Public Observatory in Autumn 2009. Please contact Paul Clark (Observatory Curator) on paul@airdrieobservatory.com for further information SCORESHEETS |
3rd NLIRC - COMPETITION RESULTS:WINNING TEAM:THE A.A.A RUNNERS UP :THE ROUND TABLE PETER HOLT MEMORIAL TROPHY
THIRD TEAM FURTHEST FLOWN INDIVIDUAL ROCKET :THE A.A.A VOYAGER TROPHY FIRST RUNNER UP FOR BEST INDIVIDUAL DISTANCE FLOWN SECOND RUNNER UP FOR BEST INDIVIDUAL DISTANCE FLOWN LIST OF RESULTS:
OTHER PRIZES AND DONATIONS: Mr Colin Williams donated some additional prizes and we would like to thank him for the additional contribution. PEOPLE TO THANK :A.A.A would like to especially thank the following people:
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