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VANCOUVER CRAFT SOAKS THE COMPETITION AT RED BULL FLUGTAG OTTAWA-GATINEAU 2008-05-01

After a two year layover, Red Bull Flugtag returned to Canada on August 3, making waves in the Ottawa River. The stakes were high and costumes fierce, but it was one team that really strutted their...

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Event Details

Location
Canadian Museum of Civilization Ottawa-Canada (Map this address )
Start
2008-08-03 at 12:00 PM
End
2008-08-03 at 12:00 PM
About
Red Bull Flugtag - which is pronounced FLEWG-TOG – is German for “flying day”, but in this case it means flying off a 6.7 m (22 ft) deck into the open water! Thirty-two teams of up to five people spent weeks sketching and building their human-powered flying machines and today finally unleashed their unique concoctions of creativity and aerodynamics. In the shadow of the stately Parliament Buildings, crafts flew as far as their homemade wings could take them before splashing into the currents of the Ottawa River.