Braintree Team Selected for Red Bull Flugtag on the Charles

BRAINTREE, MA – The Red Bull Flugtag is coming to Boston for the first time this summer, and a Braintree team is among the DIY aeronautical engineers hoping to get their homemade plane airborne.

In a complete disregard for gravity that would make Orville and Wilbur proud, teams will launch their aircrafts over the Charles River August 20. Each pilot will attempt to remain airborne without the assistance of motors, rockets, batteries or elastic bands before settling - or crash landing - in the river.

Braintree's team, "Flite Riot," describes themselves as, "A mashup of popular YouTube Shows Flite Test and Rotor Riot. From Multirotor Drone piloting to Foam Plane building to full-sized competitive gliding, these guys know a lot about flight."

The group are professional race drone pilots in their free time, and already have a following on their YouTube channel, RotorRiot.

The Red Bull Flugtag takes place on Aug. 20 on the Charles River Esplanade.

Alex Newman contributed to this report.

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