Case Studies

Substrates for Flugtag

Australian print provider uses 3A Composites and ConVerd substrates to build flying machine.

Published

13 years ago

February 3, 2011

German for “flying day,” the celebrated Flugtag event sponsored by Red Bull encourages average, untrained people to test their ability to fly. Even though the human-powered flying machines rarely achieve a height of more than a few feet from the 30-foot deck, daredevils everywhere continue to take the risk. Australian wide-format supplies distributor Starleaton Digital Solutions opted to utilize media and tools it was already familiar with in constructing its three-winged flying machine for the 2010 Sydney event: 3A Composites Gatorfoam for the airframe and wing cross sections and ConVerd Enviroboard MR for the fuselage; Morane laminating film was used to skin both wings and fuselage. All components were designed using AutoCAD software and then CNC-cut on a MultiCam system. Alas, the Starleaton plane suffered a glitch at take-off and plunged directly into Sydney Harbor. Despite the mishap, Starleaton is determined to give it another go next year.

Starleaton Digital Solutions
starleaton.com.au

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