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Art Wed Jul 02 2008
Flugtag
Thirty-four teams have been selected for this year's Red Bull Flugtag, a competition in which mechanically inclined quirkyfolk design, build, and fly human-powered aircraft. Visit the official Flugtag Website to scope out the blueprints for this year's designs, including a wok (Stir Fly), a piece of deep-dish pizza (Pie in the Sky!), and an ear of corn (Team Iowa). Or, for more detailed description of the preparatory process, check out Red Hot Flyer II, which documents the construction of local designer/developer/artist/technician gReGo's 28-foot, hot dog-shaped biplane. Five years ago, gReGo built the Red Hot Flyer I, which came in at a respectable fifth place. The Flugtag takes place Sept. 6 at North Avenue Beach.