Russia Red Bull Flugtag Moscow 2013
A pilot falling into the Moskva river on his flying machine during the Red Bull Flugtag competition in Moscow, Russia, 28 July 2013. A Flugtag is an event in which competitors attempt to fly in homemade flying machines, which are usually launched off a pier into the sea, or a suitably sized reservoir of water.
Moscow River Red Bull Flugtag 2011
It’s that glorious time of year again! Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the Moscow River to watch 38 teams compete in the city’s 2011 Red Bull Flugtag festival. The record for the farthest flight to date currently stands at 195 ft (60 m) set in 2000 at Red Bull Flugtag Austria.
Red Bull Flugtag 2011 at Roundhay Park in Leeds
The Red Bull Flugtag saw 34 teams of avid aviators launching their wacky self-made flying machines off a 6m high launch platform into the lake at Roundhay Park in Leeds. The winners were team To Infinity And The Pond who wowed the crowd with their Toy Story themed creation that carried pilot Buzz all the way to his watery landing.
Red Bull Flugtag in Moscow – Telegraph 2013
The Red Bull Flugtag (flying day) moved to Moscow, saw competitors in fancy dress attempt to fly their human-powered, home made flying machines off a six meter high platform over the Moskva river.
Flying Spruce Goose at Flugtag in Long Beach, CA 2013
A miniature model of the famed aircraft is the team’s entry in the Red Bull Flugtag competition. Nearly 30 teams from as far away as Alaska will compete in Long Beach’s event, launching their flying machines from Rainbow Harbor’s pier to see which will go the farthest.
1st Red Bull Flugtag in Qatar 2013
Participating teams will design and build their unique human-powered flying machines. Teams will be evaluated on 3 main criteria: creativity of the craft, showmanship and flight distance. Besides trying to fly as far as possible from a 6-meter high platform, Red Bull Flugtag participants will try to appeal to the jury by designing a unique flying machine. They will also have to perform an entertaining show for 60 seconds to impress both the crowd and the 5 judges before taking off and landing in the water.
Red Bull Flugtag 2011 at Strogino Beach, Moscow
Red Bull Flugtag returns with a splash in 2013. Fearless men and women around the world will be launching themselves off a series of terrifyingly high platforms in self-constructed flying machines that range from the sensible to the what-on-earth-were-you-thinking?
The Caliburger at Hong Kong’s Flugtag 2014
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a giant burger! This meaty aircraft, dubbed the ‘Caliburger’, was among dozens of weird and wonderful entries in today’s Red Bull Flugtag event in Hong Kong’s Central district. Featuring cheese, tomato and lettuce, it was launched off a 20ft pier by two participants, before plunging into Victoria Harbour
2015 Red Bull Flugtag in Moscow
On July 26, Moscow hosted the annual Red Bull Flugtag competition of homemade flying machines. Teams that entered the Flugtag competition were judged in three categories; distance, creativity, and showmanship.
Red Bull Flugtag Moscow 2011
38 teams took part at the Flugtag which means “Flying day,” a competition in which teams in fancy dress attempt to pilot human-powered, home-made flying machines off a six-meter-high platform into water.