Red Bull Flugtag
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Red Bull Flugtag ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, 'airshow' Template:Literal translation) is an event organized by Red Bull in which competitors attempt to fly home-made, human-powered flying machines, size-limited to around Template:Convert and weight-limited to approximately Template:Convert. The flying machines are usually launched off a pier about Template:Convert high into the sea or body of water. Most competitors enter for the entertainment value, and the flying machines rarely fly at all.
BackgroundEdit
The format was originally invented in Selsey, a small seaside town in the south of England under the name "Birdman Rally" in 1971.<ref>First known Flugtag format eventTemplate:Dead link</ref> The first Red Bull Flugtag competition was held in 1992 in Vienna, Austria. It was such a success that it has been held every year since and in over 35 cities all over the world.<ref name="redbull-record-sep-2013">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Anyone is eligible to compete in the Flugtag event. To participate, each team must submit an application and their contraption must meet the criteria set forth by Red Bull. The criteria vary with location. In the United States each flying machine must have a maximum wingspan of Template:Convert and a maximum weight (including pilot) of Template:Convert. In Australian Flugtags the wingspan is limited to Template:Convert and the weight (not including pilot) to Template:Convert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The craft must be powered by muscle, gravity, and imagination. Because the aircraft will ultimately end up in the water, it must be unsinkable and constructed entirely of environmentally friendly materials. The aircraft may not have any loose parts and advertising space is limited to Template:Convert.<ref name="usa">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web
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World recordsEdit
DistanceEdit
The record for the longest flight is 258 feet (78.6 m), set on September 21, 2013, at the Flugtag in Long Beach, California, by "The Chicken Whisperers" team in front of a crowd of 110,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AttendanceEdit
The largest crowd was in Cape Town, South Africa with 220,000 attending in 2012.
ResultsEdit
Template:Excessive detail Teams that enter the competition are judged according to three criteria: distance, creativity, and showmanship.<ref name="Bucharest Herald" />
InternationalEdit
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Country | City | Year | Date | Overall winner | Winning Distance | Description | |
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South Africa | Johannesburg | 2000 | |||||
New Zealand | Auckland | 2002 | Greatest American Hero | 22 m | The winner was a Carbon fibre and mylar glider, pilot lying prone. | ||
Croatia | Dubrovnik | 2002 | Stonebird | 17.5 m | Catapulted pilot | ||
Hungary | Sukoro | 2002 | Yunyai | 45.3 m | human-powered aircraft | ||
Belgium | Antwerp | 2003 | |||||
Israel | Tel Aviv | 2003 | The Dragon from The Yarkon | 10.5 m | Flying dragon | ||
United Kingdom | London | 2003 | August 3 | ||||
Germany | Hamburg | 2004 | |||||
New Zealand | Wellington | 2004 | March 14 | Klinging On | 23.5 m | Starship Enterprise | |
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 2005 | Cre8tive 1 | 26 m | Polystyrene and aluminum | ||
Slovakia | Bratislava | 2005 | June 26 | Red Arrows Brno | 32 m | Wooden frame, Polystyrene profiles, paper, all-moving ailerons | |
Czech Republic | Prague | 2006 | June 25 | Easy Money 3 | 30 m | Wooden frame, Styrofoam and Fiberglass with all-moving tailplane | |
Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2006 | The Big Shooter | 26 m | Kevlar, aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber and mylar. | ||
Netherlands | Rotterdam | 2006 | Aquaphobia | 30 m | Aluminum sheets and wrapping plastic. | ||
Brazil | São Paulo | 2006 | September 17 | ||||
Kuwait | Kuwait | 2007 | November 2 | The Flying Stars | 12 m | ||
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 2007 | November 23 | Snoopy vs. the Red Bull | 21 m | Styrofoam, cardboard and Fiberglass flying wing with canard | |
Australia | Sydney | 2008 | April 6 | Team Mullet | 18.2 m | Giant Flounder on a fishing trawler (overall winners) | |
Turkey | Istanbul | 2008 | May 25 | Flying Turkeys | 26.9 m | ||
Poland | Poznań | 2008 | June 1 | ||||
United Kingdom | London | 2008 | June 7 | ||||
Russia | Moscow | 2009 | August 9 | ||||
Brazil | São Paulo | 2009 | August 15 | ||||
Colombia | Bogotá | 2008 | September 14 | Piragua del Aire | 8 m | ||
France | Marseille | 2009 | September 27 | Savonus vs Virus | 23.0 m | Household soap ("Savon de Marseille" in French) on a huge facecloth. | |
Ukraine | Kyiv | 2010 | June 19 | Kuz'kina Mat' | 12.0 m | The biplane with a cob of corn instead of the fuselage. | |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2010 | October 10 | ||||
Kuwait | Kuwait | 2010 | November 5 | Dragonfly team | 11 m (Divas team) | Wood & Polystyrene | |
Ireland | Dublin | 2011 | May 22 | ||||
Israel | Tel Aviv | 2011 | June 3 | Arigami | 21.0 m | Polystyrene and aluminum. | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 2011 | July 3 | ||||
Russia | Moscow | 2011 | August 7 | ||||
South Africa | Cape Town | 2012 | |||||
Austria | Vienna | 2012 | |||||
Germany | Mainz | 2012 | Monday 28 | Don Canallie und seine tollkühnen Schurken | 69,79 m (europe record) | Wooden Hang Glider | |
Kuwait | Kuwait | 2012 | October 19 | Dragonfly team | 18 m | Aluminum and Polystyrene | |
Singapore | Sentosa | 2012 | October 28 | ||||
Saudi Arabiia | Jeddah | 2012 | December 13 | TeamSaher | 25 m | Foam, Wood and Aluminum | |
Turkey | Istanbul | 2013 | May 26 | Angara Börds | |||
Ukraine | Kyiv | 2013 | June 2 | ||||
Serbia | Belgrade | 2013 | June 22 | Flyin’ figuar | 19.59 m | Aluminium, Polyethylene, PVC | |
Sweden | Stockholm | 2013 | June 30 | ||||
Russia | Moscow | 2013 | July 28 | ||||
Chile | Valparaíso | 2014 | February 8 | ||||
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2014 | May 11 | ||||
Portugal | Cascais | 2014 | September 6 | ||||
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India | Bangalore | 2015 | September 28 | ||||
Sweden | Gothenburg | 2015 | August 22 | ||||
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United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 2015 | November 27 | ||||
Italy | Milan | 2016 | June 19 | ||||
Peru | Lima | 2016 | June 25 | ||||
Bulgaria | Varna | 2016 | July 2 | ||||
Switzerland | Zürich | 2016 | July 16 | ||||
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2016 | November 27 | ||||
Russia | Moscow | 2017 | August 13 | ||||
Ireland | Dublin | 2018 | May 20 | ||||
Germany | Bremen | 2018 | July 1 | ||||
Australia | Sydney | 2018 | November 18 | Chip off the Old Block | 22 m | ||
Serbia | Belgrade | 2019 | June 30 | ||||
Russia | Moscow | 2019 | July 28 | Time Flies | Runner ups: Nine Eggs, Universal Twine | ||
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Coffee Lovers (La Marzocco Turkey) | Runner ups: Mother Force, Vecihi Team | |
Russia | Moscow | 2021 | |||||
Switzerland | Lausanne | 2021 | September 19 | ||||
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Die Flügelmütter (member: Ribens, Tschesn King, Banbana, Dax) | 12 m | Red Puch Maxi scale 3:1 with white paper angel wings. Material wood, carton |
Turkey | Istanbul | 2022 | August 14 | Red Kids On The Sky | Runner ups: Suuuus'hi Team, Air Kiss | ||
Taiwan | Taichung | 2022 | September 18 | 老闆,一個控肉刈包不加香菜不加肥肉 (member: 楊鎮濂, 徐寳璇, 黃俊穎, 蘇俊睿, 張東琳) | 32.75 m | ||
New Zealand | Auckland | 2022 | December 10 | Red Barren and Snoopy (formerly Greatest American Hero) | 47 m | Runner Ups: DC3, THE MO SHOW | |
Spain | Valencia | 2024 | June 2 | Chapter | 26.7 m | Runner Ups: La Barbacoa Voladora (13.7 m), Snowparty (18.6 m)
Sustainability Award: Crazy Goat Garage |
File:Red Bull Flugtag 2011 Moscow - participating machines 01.jpg Red Bull Flugtag 2011 Moscow – participating machines 01 |
File:D8E 5761 (9180440197).jpg Flugtag 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden |
File:Die Bienenweide.jpg Die Bienenweide – the plane, built completely from wood at Flugtag 2021 in Vienna, Austria |
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File:Red Bull Flugtag 2011 Israel - Kibbutz Gilad.JPG Red Bull Flugtag 2011 Israel – Kibbutz Gilad |
File:Red Bull Flugtag 2011 Moscow - participating machines 04.jpg Red Bull Flugtag 2011 Moscow – participating machines 04 |
United StatesEdit
- Austin, Texas, Saturday, April 26, 2003
- First Place: Pop and Fizz – 70 ft (21.3 m)
- Second Place: Team Acme
- Third Place: Winged Jalapeños
- Most Creative: El Sombrerians
- Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, August 9, 2003
- First Place: Sync, Swim or Fly – 51 ft (15.5 m)
- Second Place: Jake and Elwood
- Third Place: The Kicken' Chicken
- Most Creative: Candy Flyer
- Los Angeles, California, Saturday, September 20, 2003
- First Place: When Pigs Fly – 66 ft (20.1 m)
- Second Place: West Coast Flying Machines
- Third Place: The Marine Team
- Most Creative: Red Bull Slugger
- New York, New York, Sunday, October 5, 2003
- First Place: Pedal Power – 39 ft (11.9 m)
- Second Place: Mighty Whirl
- Third Place: Bammr's Ballistic Bedrock
- Most Creative: Urban Rodeo
- San Francisco, California, Saturday, October 25, 2003
- First Place: El Toro Guapo – 61 ft (18.6 m)
- Second Place: Project S.T.O.L.
- Third Place: Running of the Red Bulls
- Most Creative: Snoop's Dogg House
- Miami, Florida, Saturday, April 24, 2004
- First Place: The Resurrector – 33 ft (10.1 m)
- Second Place: Three Finger Salute
- Third Place: Believe It or Not (It's Just Me)
- Most Creative: Joy of Birth
- Portland, Oregon, Saturday, July 31, 2004
- First Place: 2004 X-Wing Glider – 39 ft (11.9 m)
- Second Place: Flying Wonka Bar
- Third Place: Oregon Santa Sleigh
- Most Creative: Hair Force One
- Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, July 31, 2004
- First Place: Rover's Flying Glory – 63 ft (19.2 m)
- Second Place: Aerobus
- Third Place: The Stork
- Most Creative: Flying Musical Sensation
- Tempe, Arizona, Saturday, April 29, 2006
- First Place: The Need for Speed – 26 ft (7.9 m)
- Second Place: Air Farce One
- Third Place: El Vuelo Del Lobo
- Most Creative: Dipsomaniacal Devil
- People's Choice: El Vuelo Del Lobo
- Farthest Flight: El Vuelo Del Lobo
- Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday, October 21, 2006
- First Place: Victim's of Soi-cumstance – 81 ft (24.7 m)
- Second Place: Jump the Shark
- Third Place: F-10-75
- People's Choice: 4-4-0 American Flyer
- Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday, June 23, 2007
- First Place: Rocky Top Rocket – 155 ft (47.2 m)
- Second Place: No. 1 Lucky Flyer
- Third Place: Yellow Submarine
- People's Choice: Galapagos Flight Club
- Farthest Flight: Rocky Top Rocket
- Austin, Texas, Saturday, August 25, 2007
- First Place: Skate and Destroy
- Second Place: Superman's "Crip"tonite
- Third Place: Billy Ocean's Flying Fish Taco
- People's Choice: Congress Bridge Bats
- Tampa Bay, Florida, Saturday, July 19, 2008
- First Place: Team Tampa Baywatch – 109 ft (33.2 m)
- Second Place: Air Gilligan – 32 ft (9.8 m)
- Third Place: The Little Engine That Could – 21 ft (6.4 m)
- People's Choice: Tampa Bay Derby Darlins
- Portland, Oregon, Saturday, August 2, 2008
- First Place: Team Yakima Big Wheel – 62 ft (18.9 m)
- Second Place: Greased Lightning – 55 ft (16.8 m)
- Third Place: Free Ballin'
- People's Choice: Space Balls
- Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, September 6, 2008
- First Place: The Crustacean Avengers – 120 ft (36.6 m)
- Second Place: New Style Flyers – 75 ft (22.9 m)
- Third Place: Pie in the Sky! – 90 ft (27.4 m)
- People's Choice: The USHE
- Miami, Florida, Saturday, July 10, 2010
- First Place: Team Formula Flug – 53 ft (16.2 m)
- Second Place: Ibis Engineers
- Third Place: One Giant Leap
- People's Choice: Team TransPlace
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saturday, July 24, 2010
- First Place: Team Major Trouble and the Dirty Dixies from Inver Grove Heights – 207 ft (63.1 m)
- People's Choice: Team FORE Play from West Des Moines, IA
- Long Beach, California, Saturday, August 21, 2010
- First Place: Team Peepin' It Real – 98 ft (29.9 m)
- Second Place: Green Machine
- Third Place: Airforce 1
- People's Choice: Green Army Men
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 4, 2010
- Tampa, Florida, Saturday, October 8, 2011
- First Place: Willy Wonka's Amazing Flying Flugtag Adventure
- Second Place: Adventure Team Bigstuff
- Third Place: U.S.A. Team
- People's Choice: Stumble Force
- Miami, Florida, Saturday, November 3, 2012
- San Francisco, California, Saturday, November 10, 2012
- Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Dallas, Texas, Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Long Beach, California, Saturday, September 21, 2013
- First Place: The Chicken Whisperers – 258 ft (78.6 m)
- Miami, Florida, Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Washington, D.C., Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Portland, Oregon, Saturday, August 1, 2015<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Boston, Massachusetts, Saturday, August 20, 2016
- First Place: Flite-Riot
- Second Place: What Sphinx? (a Secret Boston team)
- Third Place: Something Wonderful
- People's Choice: Flite-Riot
- Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday, August 27, 2016
- First Place: MMMad MMMax
- Second Place: Dukes of Hazzardous by Kre8Now Makerspace – 82 ft (25.0 m)
- Third Place: Kentucky Power
- People's Choice: Mercy No Mercy – Mercy Academy
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Saturday, August 5, 2017
- First Place: Flight at the Roxbury – 78 ft (23.8 m)
- Second Place: Survivor Tractor – 121 ft (36.9 m)
- Third Place: Left Field Loonies
- People's Choice: The Flite Testers
- Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday, September 23, 2017File:Team Ground Control.jpgNashville 2017 First Place Winners – Team Ground Control
- First Place: Ground Control – 81 ft (24.7 m)
- Second Place: His Majesties Royal Circus and the Flying Irish Woman
- Third Place: YMCA
- People's Choice: Team Smashville
- St. Paul, Minnesota, Saturday, September 7, 2019
- First Place: Spooners' Revenge – 54 ft (16.5 m)
- Second Place: Ferris Bueler's Takeoff – 63 ft (19.2 m)
- Third Place: Flying POS
- 24 Hour Greatness Award: Spooners' Revenge
- Milwaukee, WI, Saturday, July 16, 2022<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- First Place: Flight For Your Right to Party – 66 ft (18.9 m)
- Second Place:
- Third Place: Bear-Naked Chonkers
- People's Choice: FLYING SCHMEAT
- Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, August 12, 2023<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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IncidentsEdit
Serious injuriesEdit
- Bucharest, September 19, 2010: broken back, skull fracture<ref name="Bucharest Herald">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Pittsburgh, August 4, 2017: ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury<ref name="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Nashville, September 23, 2017: Lumbar vertebrae (L1)
Cancellation/termination by authoritiesEdit
- The Portland, Oregon, competition, held on August 1, 2015, at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, wherein craft were launched into the Willamette River, was ended early by the United States Coast Guard after an excessive number of spectator boats (over 500) filled the river, making it impassable to commercial traffic. One collision was reported between a spectator boat and a commercial vessel, though damage was minimal and no injuries occurred.<ref name="Oregonian">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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In video gamesEdit
The Red Bull Flugtag is featured as a playable mini-game in a special "Red Bull space", called the Red Bull Beach, in PlayStation Home released on November 26, 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- "The History of Flugtag." 1st Red Bull Flugtag Sydney. Red Bull. 14 Apr. 2008: [1].
- "Events." Red Bull Flugtag USA. Red Bull. 2 Aug. 2008: [2].
- "What is Flugtag?" Red Bull Flugtag USA. Red Bull. 2 Aug. 2008: [3].
External linksEdit
- Roundhay Park Leeds UK
- LONDON PIXELS London Flugtag 2008 Photo set Template:Webarchive
- www.redbullflugtag.hk
- http://redbullflugtag.se
- http://www.redbull.com/flightlab
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080922004420/http://www.redbullflugtag.at/
- http://www.redbullflugtag.com.au
- http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030809102902/http://www.redbullflugtag.co.uk/
- http://www.redbullflugtag.ae
- http://www.redbullflugtag.com.br
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20090930183313/http://www.redbullflugtag.fr/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100722033255/http://www.redbullflugtag.ro/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110610220355/http://www.redbull.co.il/cs/Satellite/he_IL/Red-Bull-Flugtag/001242937177311
- https://tnflugtag.com