Eurofighter Supports International Aerospace Summer School

HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The four national Eurofighter consortium supports the first International Aerospace Summer School competition. Teams from 12 nations compete in this unique event for the Eurofighter Trophy. After submission of their solution to the given task to define a "stealthy transport aircraft", the teams will gather for one week full of aerospace in August at Cranfield University, England. Here they will experience the thrill of flying small aircraft and helicopters and have a first hand glance into many areas of aerospace. Special highlight will be a visit to the Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon base at Coningsby.

Each team consists of three students aged 16 to 18 advised by a teacher. They come from the five Eurofighter nations Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom plus from Denmark, Greece, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey. The students had been tasked to look at potential requirements and design drivers for a future transport aircraft under consideration of highest survivability based on signature management.

The Eurofighter consortium with Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, EADS Germany and EADS CASA had announced in November 2005 that it will support this new initiative to involve and attract the engineers of the future into the aerospace industry through a new international aerospace competition. More than four hundred companies and suppliers throughout Europe are involved in the Eurofighter programme securing a vital technology base for the nations participating in the project. They all are in the need for young engineers to manage the challenging task that lie ahead of them.

The announcement came at the 2005 award ceremony for the School Aerospace Challenge. Every year the Institution of Mechanical Engineers holds a national event for pre university educational level teams with great support from the UK based aerospace engineering sector. These teams respond to an aerospace task, and the best teams meet at Cranfield University for a final competition, with the winner awarded a prize at the annual reception in London. The new International Aerospace Summer School initiative operates completely independently of the Schools Aerospace Challenge which will continue with it's Royal Air Force theme for UK teams only.

    
    Participating teams 2006
    Austria
    Bundesfachschule für Flugtechnik, Langenlebarn
    Denmark
    Skedsmo Videregaende Skole, Lillestrom
    Germany
    Gymnasium Ottobrunn
    Greece
    German School of Athens
    Italy
    Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Carlo Grassi", Torino
    Norway
    Flylinjen, Skedsmo
    Singapore
    National Cadet Corps
    South Africa
    Waterkloof High School
    Spain
    Colegio Europeo Aristos, Getafe
    Switzerland
    Swiss Aero Club
    Turkey
    TU Ucak M. Facultesi, Maslak, Istanbul
    United Kingdom
    Lancaster Girls Grammar
    Contact:
    Wolfdietrich Hoeveler
    Vice President Communication
    Eurofighter GmbH
    +49-811-801-555 (Office)
    +49-170-855-0474 (Mobile)
    wolfdietrich.hoeveler@eurofighter.com
    Mark Ritson
    Head of Public Relations
    Eurofighter GmbH
    +49-811-801-555 (Office)
    +49-172-893-21-47 (Mobile)
    mark.ritson@eurofighter.com

Wolfdietrich Hoeveler, Vice President Communication, Eurofighter GmbH, +49-811-801-555 (Office), +49-170-855-0474 (Mobile), wolfdietrich.hoeveler@eurofighter.com, Mark Ritson, Head of Public Relations, Eurofighter GmbH, +49-811-801-555 (Office), +49-172-893-21-47 (Mobile), mark.ritson@eurofighter.com