Inventive students in Rathcoole

A group of Rathcoole High School pupils were working on an exciting project in October 1984.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Oct 2015, 07:00 BST

The group of fifth form boys who were studying for their City and Guilds Exams, were building a hovercraft as part of their craft and technology course.

The hovercraft was going to be used in the school playground.

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The hull was being constructed of plywood, with plans to put a seat and a joystick in the cockpit.

It was going to be powered by a lawn mower engine that they had been conducting tests on for over a year.

Technology teacher Mr Raymond Caldwell said: “It gets them thinking in terms of having a project to carry out, rather than just learning theory in the classroom.”