My "artist's impression" of our entry to Flugtag 2011
Our entry to this year’s Red Bull Flugtag, taking place at Roundhay Park, Leeds, has been leaked! The team was proud to learn that of over 2000 applicants, ours was one of the 30 fortunate enough to be accepted. Above is my initial concept, sent as part of the application. It was also necessary to provide a quick summary of our theme for the flying vehicle, written by colleague and accomplished writer @Jamie_McHale.
Turn back the clocks several hundred years; the land is filled with knights, damsels in distress, war-hungry kings, dragons and mythical beasts. The people of Merry Olde England are rejoicing, their renowned hero St. George has slain the dragon which has terrorised the land for decades, managing to capture it in walls of stone and mortar. The peasants cheer, the jesters joke and the king’s power is restored; the trio are rejoicing at the foot of the castle-prison when the dragon awakens in an explosion of red mist, breaks from its incarceration and takes flight once more….
I’m desperately looking forward to our team of engineers bringing the vision to life! Unfortunately I can’t make the event on the 17th July, but have complete faith in the team to do a great job. Good luck Flugtaggers!
More details to follow as the project develops…
