An estimated 75,000 fans cheered as 34 costumed-teams from throughout the Southeast took turns launching outrageously-designed homemade flying machines from a 30-foot ramp, in an attempt to soar the greatest distance before plunging into the tropical waters of Biscayne Bay during the Red Bull Flugtag challenge at Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida, USA, Saturday, July 10, 2010..The quirky crafts and teams were judged on flight distance, creativity and showmanship ....German for 'flying day' the first Red Bull Flugtag event was held in Vienna, Austria, 1991... setting the flight record in 2000 at 195 feet... Flugtag Nashville set a U.S. record with a flying banjo, at 155 feet... the 2004 Flugtag Miami flight record, 33 feet... Photos by Debi Pittman Wilkey
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