Flying high at The Royal International Air Tattoo

That’s a wrap on the 2023 events season! This academic year has been a real blast and we have had so much fun celebrating the power of engineering across the country.

This year we were back again at the Royal International Air Tattoo with our National Partner Royal Air Force Charitable to host the Inspire Stage and run a series of engineering challenges. 

Over 200,000 people attended the event over the weekend and we welcomed thousands of young people to celebrate the power of engineering.​

Tim Peake, Dr Alice Bunn, RAF Red Arrows, Saudi Hawks, the Department for Transport Young Aviation Ambassadors, Great Scott! Productions and Science Made Simple all took the stage to engage our audience and show them the exciting possibilities of a career in engineering and aviation.​

The Princess of Wales, Catherine, visited the Techno Zone on the Friday too.

Our engineering activities were a huge hit with visitors receiving Mission Badges for completing a series of challenges. On the display were a variety of prototypes, The Shimmy Shimmy Shower and The Solar Powered Train, both created by The University of Edinburgh and The Plant Pot created by our National Partner Thales. Behind each prototype was a heart-warming story of a pupil who had entered the competition and had their idea turned into reality. A perfect example of how pupils can inspire engineers! 

We were joined by volunteers from The School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Thales UK, DXC Technology and The Boeing Company who all helped us run these activities and inspire young people.

It was absolutely fantastic to see a few of our partners exhibiting stands in the Techno Zone too, Rolls-Royce, GKN Aerospace, GE Aerospace.

See all the photos from our event on our Primary Engineer Facebook page.