Welcome to UKAYRoC

The United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC).

 

“Encouraging school children to enter the world of aerospace, engineering and science”

 

UKAYRoC is the largest model rocket showcase in the UK with the top prize of competing in the International Fly-Off against the American, French and Japanese winning teams at the Farnborough International Air show 2012 and an all expenses trip to NASA in Houston, TX USA.

 

Think you’re up for the challenge?

UKAYRoC 2012 Challenge IS Open

The UKAYRoC 2012 Challenge IS open for registration! The Challenge for 2012 is to launch two raw hen’s eggs to a height of exactly 800ft in a rocket weighing no more than 650 grams, and return the eggs safely to ground within 43-47 seconds.

For further information on the rules and to download the application pack please visit the Forms and Docs section.

The winners prize for 2012 is to compete in the International Fly-Off against the American, French and Japanese winning teams at the Farnborough International Air show 2012 and an all expenses trip to NASA in Houston, TX USA.

International Rocketry Challenge Results

On the 24th June 2011, the UK Rocketry Challenge winners from Worksop College, sponosored by Chemring Group Plc, travelled to the Paris Airshow to fly their rocket against the winners of the US and French rocketry competitions in the 2011 International Rocketry Challenge. Despite equalling the US team’s altitude score with a height of 755ft, the UK team’s rocket took 55.17 seconds to return to earth, putting them into second place. The US team’s rocket won with a height of 745ft and duration of 43 seconds. The French team came third with a height of 784ft and duration of 50.67 seconds.

Worksop College Team 2 are the 2011 UK Champions

On the 10th May 2011, at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Worksop College Team 2 were declared the 2011 UKAYRoC Champions. The 2011 Challenge was to launch a raw hen’s egg to 750ft and return it safely to ground within 40-45 seconds using only a 15″ parachute.

Worksop College Team 2 win the 2011 UKAYRoC Finals

2011 Winners Worksop College

Worksop College Team 2 successfully launched their rocket to 758ft in 44.60 seconds, scoring 8 points and winning £1,000 for their school. They also win an all-expenses paid trip to the Paris Air Show to fly their winning rocket against the winning US and French teams in the International Rocketry Challenge on the 24th June 2011.

Southend High School for Boys came a close second, flying their rocket to 760ft in 46.91 seconds, scoring 16 points and winning £500 for their school.

Dinnington Comprehensive School Team 1 came third with a score of 30 points. They won £250 for their school with a flight of 770ft in 48.38 seconds.

In fourth place was Worksop College Team 1 with a score of 64 points for reaching an altitude of 812ft in 45.75 seconds.

Abbeyfield School Team 2 scored 64 points and took fifth place by flying to 686 ft in 46.08 seconds.

Many thanks go to our Platinum Sponsor, Chemring Group Plc, our Gold Sponsor, Rolls-Royce plc, our Silver Sponsor Raytheon UK and our additional sponsor, A|D|S.

 

The 2011 final positions

The 2011 final positions of the top 20 teams were:

Team Name Height Average Duration Height Score Duration Score Total Score Position
Worksop College Team 2 758 44.60 8 0 8 1
Southend High School for Boys 760 46.91 10 5.73 16 2
Dinnington Comprehensive Team 1 770 48.38 20 10.13 30 3
Worksop College Team 1 812 45.75 62 2.25 64 4
Abbeyfield School Team 2 686 46.08 64 3.23 67 5
Penglais School 819 46.37 69 4.11 73 6
342 Ealing and Brentford ATC 664 36.95 86 9.15 95 7
Royal Liberty School 666 34.80 84 15.62 100 8
Boston Spa School Team 2 651 39.28 99 2.16 101 9
Lostock Hall High School
Team 2		 630 37.71 120 6.89 127 10
Bradford Grammar School Team 2 636 29.11 114 32.67 147 11
Ipswich Academy 598 35.08 152 14.78 167 12
The Perse School 594 35.78 156 12.66 169 13
Exmouth Community College Team 1 549 41.82 201 0 201 14
Abbeyfield School Team 1 568 31.24 182 26.30 208 15
Thomas Hardye School 528 36.86 222 9.42 231 16
Horsforth School Team 2 511 27.57 239 37.31 276 17
Lostock Hall High School
Team 3		 469 20.07 281 59.81 341 18
The Community Science College @ Thornhill Team 1 720 23.61 30 49.17 DQ DQ
The Community Science College @ Thornhill Team 3 0 0.00 750 DQ DQ DQ

DQ = Disqualified

2011 UKAYRoC Finalists Announced

The top 20 teams have been announced, based on their qualifying flights.

The teams competing at the UK Finals at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground on the 10th May are:

  • 342 Ealing and Brentford ATC
  • Abbeyfield School Team 1
  • Abbeyfield School Team 2
  • Boston Spa School Team 2
  • Bradford Grammar School Team 2
  • Dinnington Comprehensive Team 1
  • Exmouth Community College Team 1
  • Horsforth School Team 2
  • Ipswich Academy (Holywells High School)
  • Lostock Hall High School Team 2
  • Lostock Hall High School Team 3
  • Penglais School
  • The Perse School
  • Royal Liberty School
  • Southend High School for Boys
  • The Thomas Hardye School
  • The Community Science College @ Thornhill Team 1
  • The Community Science College @ Thornhill Team 3
  • Worksop College Team 1
  • Worksop College Team 2

Congratulations to the top 20! We look forward to seeing you on the 10th May!

NI students in UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge

St Dominic's Winning TeamPupils from Longstone Special School, St Dominic’s Grammar School for Girls and Victoria College competed in the Northern Ireland Schools Rocketry Challenge on 8th April 2011.

Coverage of the event can be found on the BBC website here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13016614. The BBC’s Evening Extra also covered the event on Friday 8th April. Listen to the coverage at 1 hour 10 minutes into this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zgybx.

St Dominic’s Grammar School, Belfast, won the Northern Ireland regional final, but they face an anxious wait to see if they or the other Northern Ireland teams have qualified for the UK Finals in Leicestershire in May. The UK Finals event brings together the top 20 teams across the UK and qualification closes at noon on Friday 15th April 2011.