Red Bull Flugtag (, '

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in which competitors attempt to fly home-made, human-powered flying machines, size-limited to around and weight-limited to approximately . The flying machines are usually launched off a

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about high into the sea or body of water. Most competitors enter for the entertainment value, and the flying machines rarely fly at all.

Background

The format was originally invented in

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, a small seaside town in the south of England under the name " Birdman Rally" in 1971. The first Red Bull Flugtag competition was held in 1992 in

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, Austria. It was such a success that it has been held every year since and in over 35 cities all over the world. 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

. The criteria vary with location. In the United States each flying machine must have a maximum wingspan of and a maximum weight (including pilot) of . In Australian Flugtags the wingspan is limited to and the weight (not including pilot) to . 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 .

Teams

Die Flügelmütter with the object Flying Puch Maxi On September 26, 2021 the Red Bull Flugtag returned to Vienna where the ever first event was held in 1992. The moped enthusiasts built a Puch Maxi scaled 3:1. The crowd and jury was overwhelmed from the detailed rebuilt. They won the event with 110 overall points. The insane jump from the pilot "TheRealRibens" wrot austrian history. The construction phase took the crew (Tschesn King, Banbana, Dax) three weeks of hard work. Most of the parts were built with wood, carton and paper. Bee Maja with the object Die Bienenweide Team Bee Maja entered the competition as the only Team from Vorarlberg. With their floatplane, completely built from wood and dedicated to a sustainable revolution in the flight industry they managed to fly a distance over 10m, only two meters shy of the winning team’s record. With a total of 96 points they fell only a few points short of a podiums placement. Teams that enter the competition are judged according to three criteria: distance, creativity, and showmanship. Motus, LLC team at Red Bull Flugtag 2016

Motus, LLC team at Red Bull Flugtag 2016

World records

Distance

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.

Attendance

The largest crowd was in Cape Town, South Africa with 220,000 attending in 2012.

Results

International

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, 2002 ** Winning team: Greatest American Hero ** Winning distance: 22 m ** Aircraft Description: Carbon fibre and mylar glider, pilot lying prone. *

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, 2002 ** Winning team: Stonebird ** Winning distance: 17.5 m ** Aircraft Description: Catapulted pilot * Sukoro,

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, 2002 ** Winning team: Yunyai ** Winning distance: 45.3 m ** Aircraft Description:

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

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, 2003 **Winning team: The Dragon from The Yarkon ** Winning distance: 10.5 m ** Aircraft Description: Flying dragon *

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, Sunday, March 14, 2004 ** Winning team: Klinging On ** Winning distance: 23.5 m ** Aircraft Description: Starship Enterprise *

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, Friday, June 25, 2006 ** Winning team: Easy Money 3 ** Winning distance: 30 m (98.4 ft) ** Aircraft Description: Wooden frame, Styrofoam and Fiberglass with all-moving tailplane *

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, 2005 ** Winning team: Cre8tive 1 ** Winning distance: 26 m ** Aircraft Description: Polystyrene and aluminum. *

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, Sunday, June 26, 2005 ** Winning team: Red Arrows Brno ** Winning distance: 32 m (105 ft) ** Aircraft Description: Wooden frame, Polystyrene profiles, paper, all-moving ailerons *

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, Canada, 2006 ** Winning team: The Big Shooter ** Winning distance: 26 m ** Aircraft Description: Kevlar, aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber and mylar. *

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, 2006 ** Winning team: Aquaphobia ** Winning distance: 30 m ** Aircraft Description: Aluminum sheets and wrapping plastic. *

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, Sunday, September 17, 2006 ** Local : Parque do Carmo *

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, Friday, November 2, 2007 ** Winning team: The Flying Stars ** Winning distance: 12 m *

, Friday, November 23, 2007 ** Winning team: Snoopy vs. the Red Bull ** Winning distance: 21 m ** Aircraft Description: Styrofoam, cardboard and Fiberglass flying wing with canard *

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, Sunday, April 6, 2008 ** Winning team: Team Mullet ** Winning distance: 18.2 m ** Aircraft description: Giant Flounder on a fishing trawler (overall winners) *

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, Sunday, May 25, 2008 ** Winning team: Flying Turkeys ** Winning distance: 26.9 m *

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, Sunday, September 14, 2008 ** Winning team: Piragua del Aire ** Winning distance: 8 m *

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, Sunday, September 27, 2009 ** Winning team: Savonus vs Virus ** Winning distance: 23.0 m ** Aircraft description: Household soap ("Savon de Marseille" in French) on a huge facecloth. *

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, Saturday, June 19, 2010 ** Winning team: Kuz'kina Mat' ** Winning distance: 12.0 m ** Aircraft description: The biplane with a cob of corn instead of the fuselage. *

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, Friday, November 5, 2010 ** Winning team: Dragonfly team ** Winning distance: 11 m (36.0 ft) by Divas team ** Aircraft description: Wood & Polystyrene *

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, Friday, June 3, 2011 ** Winning team: Arigami ** Winning distance: 21.0 m by Team Dumbo & Co. ** Aircraft description: Polystyrene and aluminum. *

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, Monday, May 28, 2012 ** Winning team: Don Canallie und seine tollkühnen Schurken ** Winning distance: 69,79 m by Die Rückkehr der Teichfighter ** Aircraft description: Wooden Hang Glider *

, Friday, October 19, 2012 ** Winning team: Dragonfly team ** Winning distance: 18 m (59 ft) ** Aircraft description: Aluminum and Polystyrene *

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, Thursday, December 13, 2012 ** Winning team: TeamSaher ** Winning distance: 25 m ** Aircraft description: Foam, Wood and Aluminum *

, Sunday, May 26, 2013 ** Winning Team: Angara Börds *

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, Saturday, June 22, 2013 ** Winning team: Flyin’ figuar ** Winning distance: 19.59 m ** Aircraft description: Aluminium, Polyethilene, PVC D8E 5761 (9180440197)

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, Saturday, June 25, 2016 * Varna,

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, Sunday, May 20, 2018 ** Winning Team: The Pink Panther *

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, Saturday, November 10, 2018 ** Winning team: Chip off the Old Block ** Winning distance: 22m *

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, Sunday, July 28, 2019 ** First Place: Time Flies ** Second Place: Nine Eggs ** Third Place: Universal Twine *

, Sunday, August 4, 2019 ** First Place: Coffee Lovers (La Marzocco Turkey) ** Second Place: Mother Force ** Third Place: Vecihi Team *

, Sunday, summer 2021 *

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, 2021 ** Winning team: Die Flügelmütter (member: Ribens, Tschesn King, Banbana, Dax) ** Winning distance:12 m ** Aircraft Description: Red Puch Maxi scale 3:1 with white paper angel wings. Material wood, carton *

, Sunday, August 14, 2022 ** First Place: Red Kids On The Sky ** Second Place: Suuuus'hi Team ** Third Place: Air Kiss

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, Sunday, September 18th, 2022 * Winning team : 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) * Aircraft name : 好大刈(一ˋ)包 * Winning distance:32.75m * Aircraft Description: Green wings

, Saturday, December 10th, 2022 * First Place: Red Barren and Snoopy (formerly Greatest American Hero) (47m) * Second Place: DC3 * Third Place: THE MO SHOW

United States

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, 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 *

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, 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 Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

, 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 New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

, 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 San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...

, 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 Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

, 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 Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous ...

, 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 Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S ...

, 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 *

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, 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 Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore wa ...

, 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 Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

, 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 *

, 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 Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west-central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay. The largest freshwater in ...

, 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 *

, 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 (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 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 *

, 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 Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center ...

, 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 Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

, 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 Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

, Saturday, September 4, 2010 *

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough ...

, Saturday, October 8, 2011 *

, Saturday, November 3, 2012 *

, Saturday, November 10, 2012 *

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Saturday, September 21, 2013 *

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

, Saturday, September 21, 2013 *

, Saturday, September 21, 2013 ** First Place: The Chicken Whisperers - 258 ft (78.6 m) *

, Saturday, September 21, 2013 * Washington, D.C., Saturday, September 21, 2013 *

, Saturday, August 1, 2015 * 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 Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

, 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 Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, 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 * Team Ground Control

, Saturday, September 23, 2017 ** 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 Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center o ...

, 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 Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, Saturday, July 16, 2022 ** First Place: Flight For Your Right to Party - 61 ft (18.9 m) ** Second Place: ** Third Place: Bear-Naked Chonkers ** People's Choice: FLYING SCHMEAT

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Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north o ...

, September 19, 2010:

broken back A spinal fracture, also called a vertebral fracture or a broken back, is a fracture affecting the vertebrae of the spinal column. Most types of spinal fracture confer a significant risk of spinal cord injury. After the immediate trauma, there is ...

, skull fracture *

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, August 4, 2017: ruptured spleen,

traumatic brain injury A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force. TBI can be classified based on severity (ranging from mild traumatic brain injury TBI/concussionto severe traumatic br ...

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and th ...

, September 23, 2017:

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(L1)

Cancellation/termination by authorities

* The Portland,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, competition, held on August 1, 2015, at

Tom McCall Waterfront Park Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a park located in downtown Portland, Oregon, along the Willamette River. After the 1974 removal of Harbor Drive, a major milestone in the freeway removal movement, the park was opened to the public in 19 ...

, wherein craft were launched into the

Willamette River The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward b ...

, was ended early by the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, m ...

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.

In video games

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.

Notes

References

* "The History of Flugtag." 1st Red Bull Flugtag Sydney. Red Bull. 14 Apr. 2008

* "Events." Red Bull Flugtag USA. Red Bull. 2 Aug. 2008

* "What is Flugtag?" Red Bull Flugtag USA. Red Bull. 2 Aug. 2008

External links

Roundhay Park Leeds UK

LONDON PIXELS London Flugtag 2008 Photo set

www.redbullflugtag.hk
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* http://www.airplix.com * https://web.archive.org/web/20110714170032/http://www.netnewspublisher.com/more-than-80000-turn-up-for-the-red-bull-flugtag-in-portland-oregon/ * 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 {{Red Bull Aviation competitions and awards Mechanical engineering competitions Recurring events established in 1991 Flugtag Webby Award winners Articles containing video clips

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