To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta will partner with Red Bull to bring a human-powered flying craft competition to the lineup of water, land and air events on the weekend of Aug. 4-6. <\/p>\n
The contest on Aug. 5 Red Bull Flugtag (which means flying day in German) involves teams of five pairing together to create homemade flying machines. The teams then send them off a 22-foot-high flight deck to see which craft sails farthest before hitting the water. <\/p>\n
In Boston last year, winning team Flite-Riot flew its craft 69 feet. The current record stands at 258 feet, set by a team calledChicken Whisperers from Long Beach, Calif. <\/p>\n
Prospective pilots must submit their designs to http:\/\/www.RedBullFlugTag.comby<\/a> May 1.Judges will review applications and select 40 teams to compete in a follow-up announcement on May 8.Participants must be 18 years of age or older. <\/p>\n Courtney Linder: clinder@post-gazette.comor<\/a> 412-263-1707. Twitter @LinderPG. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n View original post here: To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta will partner with Red Bull to bring a human-powered flying craft competition to the lineup of water, land and air events on the weekend of Aug. 4-6. The contest on Aug Continue reading
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