Photo Brief – Red Bull Flugtag

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Cayla Nimmo
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The engineering school developed a team for the Red Bull flugtag competition, which will be held in Bayfront Park on November 3rd. Their theme is "Angry Birds" after the popular game. Holly Bensur // Contributing Photographer
The team competing for the College of Engineering at the Red Bull Flugtag competition, which will be held Nov. 3 at Bayfront Park, works on their contraption. The UM team’s theme is “Angry Birds” after the popular smartphone application. Holly Bensur // Contributing Photographer

Junior mechanical engineer Matthew Vautrain uses a box cutter to help finish designing a pig. Flugtag requires teams to build flying contraptions that cover a certain area without the aid of a motor. Points are given for creativity and distance flown.  Holly Bensur // Contributing Photographer