As a company, we are glad to support several not-for-profit organisations and projects. One of these is the Laffin-Gas project – an experimental rocket-powered drag car designed and built entirely by an amateur team of engineers from Nottinghamshire in the UK.
For the last six months, the team has been working on improvements to their rocket motors – work that’s been exhaustive, expensive and not without its set-backs. The latest round of problem-solving comes at the end of almost five years of hard effort attempting something that has never been done before with any degree of success or reliability. After weeks of testing and preparation, the team announced they were finally ready to attempt the first test firing of the new motor. There was a lot riding on this test firing: As chief designer Carolyn Campbell eloquently puts it “If this firing doesn’t go – the whole project is screwed.”
This morning we heard that the live fire has been a resounding success – a major milestone in the Laffin Gas project.
For us, the Laffin Gas team embodies the spirit of courage, ingenuity and determination that underpins all engineering and scientific innovation. We are delighted with their success in achieving this important step forward. Well done Carolyn, David and the team!
You can keep up to date with what’s happening on the Laffin Gas project here
