Year 12 Engineering Education Scheme

Once again St Peter’s were proud to participate in the 2010-11 National Engineering Education Scheme (EES) ably
led by Mr Thorp and supported by our sponsor company, Messier-Dowty Ltd. Following a visit to Messier-Dowty
and a tour of the manufacturing facilities five students have been working during sixth form enrichment all year on a
project set by our sponsors on finding an environmentally friendly and fuel efficient solution to the fuel expensive
problem of aircraft taxiing on the ground.
The team considered a range of options but their preferred solution was to design a KERS system using the energy
generated by the plane wheels on landing to charge a battery to
assist powering the plane as it taxis on the runway. The students
worked together as an excellent team, sharing ideas and
responsibilities and completing the project within the deadlines
set. The completed project was presented to a panel of senior
engineers from industry at the South West Region Celebration
and Assessment Day and received a very positive response.
Congratulations to Charles Martin, Musie Habtemichael, Issac
Howells, Daniel Forrester and Niall Keeble for an excellent effort.
Our thanks of course extend to Messier-Dowty Ltd for their
generous support of time and sponsorship to our project.