Technology Underground Event Update:
Date and place announcement for Arizona Flugtag
April 29, 2006 Tempe Arizona
The first Flugtag took place in Austria in 1991. Since then, the dream of flying hand-made machines into unsuspecting bodies of water has spread like wildfire. From Ireland to San Francisco, inspired pilots construct their own craft, the more outrageous, the better. The distances covered are not always impressive, but the artistry and the pre-launch showmanship are terrific
australia had the 'birdman rallys' in the 80's
ReplyDeleteWe also have a similar event started in 1977 called the Toriningen or Birdman Rally: 鳥人間コンテスト選手権大会
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the sites I have are in Japanese, but I'll list them here regardless:
The wikipedia site is : Toriningen Wikipedia
and the Toriningen main page is: Toriningen Website
The wikipedia page has the distance records from each of the different events from each of the years.