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Flugtag, Human Powered Flying Machine Competition

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-falling-to-your-death-count dept.

Mike Lohse writes "Redbull is promoting its human-powered flying competition called Flugtag in San Francisco. Looks like creativity wins. The rules? Less than 30 feet wide, less than 450 lbs., only human power for propulsion. Applications are due August 20th, applicants are selected August 27th, and the competition is October 26th in San Francisco. Get sketching..."

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  1. Only human power, eh? by 1010011010 · · Score: 4, Funny


    Does spending a week winding up a huge rubber band count?

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  2. fluck this by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    All this flap over flying floppy flappers failing and falling over flailing flippers makes me want to flip off these floundering floating flightless floor finding flunkies. Then again it looks like they are having flukey flakey flun, I mean fun.

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  3. Re:Interesting specifications... by Russ+Steffen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, Flugtag is not about advancing the field of Aviation. It's about drinking until crashing into the Bay in a "glider" made of milk cartons and bailer twine while wearing a chicken costume sounds like a good idea.

  4. width restriction by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Less than 30 feet wide

    My entry will be 26 feet in width and 68 feet long.

    Oh, and by the way, it flys sideways.

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