DC Flugtag Team Headed for Philly

Flugtag team headed for Philly

By Sharon Donnell
|  Saturday, Sep 4, 2010  |  Updated 12:00 AM EDT
View Comments (
)
|
Email
|
Print
How You Like Them Now?

advertisement
Photos and Videos

How You Like Them Now

The Toys Night Out team is headed for Philly to compete in Saturday's Redbull Flugtag competition.
More Photos and Videos

Five guys from the area are headed for beautiful downtown Camden, N.J., Saturday. More precisely, they will be at Pier1 at the Camden waterfront, directly across from Philadelphia.

Chris Leahey, Mike Flynn, Josh Bland, Brett Erickson and Camden Miller are the Toys Night Out team in this year's Red Bull Flugtag competition.
 
Flugtag means "flying day" in German.
 
In this context, flugtag refers to a challenge in which homemade, human-powered flying machines are launched from a 30-foot deck in hopes of achieving flight.
 
Presumably, each pilot will achieve a swim in the Delaware River instead.
 
NBC4 caught up with the team in Laurel, Md., today as they applied finishing touches to their flying machine.
 
If the Toys Night Out theme seems familiar, that's because it was inspired by a KIA car commercial that first aired in the Super Bowl this year, with a song by The Heavy entitled “How You Like Me Now.”

Posted Sep 3, 2010
Leave Comments
Free Shred Event: June 16
The next NBC Washington PNC Bank Community Shred is scheduled for June 16, 2012.
Follow Us
Sign up to receive news and updates that matter to you.
Send Us Your Story Tips
Check Out