Red Bull Paper Wings2009 Contest

All it took was a piece of paper. It was of secondary importance what form the ordinary piece of paper (80g/m2) took when it took off from the contestant’s hand. Meditating, tinkering and testing the aerodynamics were what needed to be done. All forms of assistance or supplementary devices were forbidden in the three categories of the competition - “longest distance”, “longest airtime” and “aerobatics”.
Solely with the aerobatics round were the hobby engineers allowed to use scissors, glues and other materials.
The winners of Red Bull Paper Wings 2009 Contest are:
Longest Distance – 29.2 meters by Karan Shah of Poddar College, Mumbai
Longest Airtime – 7.16 seconds by Ryan Gibbs of St. Josephs College of Commerce, Bangalore
Aerobatics – Bipin Chinnappa, highest score of 24 (awarded by the Judges), CMR Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
With the best of the good competing from the five different Indian cities – New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai - in the finals, the tougher the competition was. These pilots who excelled in their respective categories will see themselves on a real plane to Austria in May 2009, for the chance of a lifetime.... to compete in the finals at the awe-inspiring Hanger 7 on the Salzburg runway.
Red Bull, the pioneer in energy drinks, is well known for its active association with extreme sports, and in doing so has gone on to create a whole new world in culture and sports related events.
Red Bull Paper Wings 2009, a contest for college students – engineering as well as degree - has come to India for the first time. The Qualifying rounds started in end of January and attracted a participation of around 150 students on an average in the 5 cities that it was conducted in – New Delhi, Mumbai – Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Chennai. A selection of students, whose university ID served as a license to fly, had the chance for an unforgettable adventure in aviation.

Red Bull Paper Wings 2009 World Finals

The goal is to fly, not land Thousands of pilots, dozens of qualifiers and 85 countries. Paper airplanes are going aloft around the world in an attempt to reach the world finals of the Red Bull Paper Wings 2009 contest. There are three categories for the May 2009 world championship – longest airtime, longest distance and acrobatics.
The dimensions of the competition have nearly doubled in just a short time. There were 48 countries that had national qualifiers in 2006. There are already 85 countries taking part for the second edition of the contest in 2009.