The competition, which is part of the company's calendar of events to celebrate 100 years of pioneering achievement in aviation, challenged pupils to design, build and fly a self-propelled model aircraft.
Key Stage 3 pupils Kyle Miller, left, and James Perry took part and were encouraged to use recyclable, everyday objects, such as balsa wood, paper clips, lollipop sticks and elastic bands to manufacture their entry.
Teams were judged on design, construction, flight and livery.
The Flight Experience Centenary Challenge was launched in March and schools entered more than 200 teams.
he winners in each category will be flown to the Farnborough International Airshow in July as VIP guests of Bombardier Aerospace and their schools will also receive £1,000 each.
The environment and sustainability will be key themes at this year's airshow.
So the judging panel, comprising Bombardier manufacturing and materials engineers, was on the lookout for aircraft that could demonstrate their environmental credentials.
The standard of entries was high, making competition intense.
Congratulating all entrants, Gavin Campbell, Director of the Design Engineering and Technology Development at Bombardier, said: "Today was an excellent illustration of industry and education working in partnership.
"In this our centenary year, it is particularly encouraging to watch these young people demonstrate their potential to become tomorrow's innovators.
"We hope they have been inspired to consider aerospace as a future career."
The Flight Experience Centenary Challenge is linked to Bombardier's extensive educational outreach programme including sponsored displays at W5, the X2 Flight Experience Exhibit at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra and the Flight Experience CD-ROM, which use the principles of flight and aerospace business related topics to teach many aspects of the school curriculum.