Texas Tomcats

Texas Tomcats The Texas Tomcats is an official Red Bull Flugtag team. Based out of Longview, Texas, the group is comprised of LeTourneau University flight students.

Notorious Nate & The Texas Tomcats is an official Red Bull Flugtag team. What is Flugtag? Well, Flugtag (German: flight day, airshow) is an event organized by Red Bull in which competitors attempt to fly home-made, size- and weight-limited, human-powered flying machines. The flying machines are usually launched off a pier about 30 feet high into the sea, lake, or river. Most competitors enter for

the entertainment value, and the flying machines rarely fly at all. Notorious Nate & The Texas Tomcats seeks to create a glider that will not only fly, but will resemble the one and only F-14 Tomcat, the very same aircraft featured in the 1986 hit movie TOP GUN. Not only that, but we plan to put on a top-notch show that incorporates the most hilarious elements from TOP GUN and its subsequent parody, HOT SHOTS! We don't want to reveal all our secrets yet, so watch or attend DFW Flugtag 2013 to check us out.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Flugtag is back in the United States!!
03/19/2015

Ladies and Gentlemen, Flugtag is back in the United States!!

Fasten your seat belt. And unleash your imagination. About Red Bull Flugtag Portland Red Bull Flugtag challenges the brave and brainy to design, build and pilot home-made flying machines off a 28-foot-high flight deck in hopes of soaring into the wild blue yonder…or more often, plunging into the wat…

10/28/2013
Awesome compiled photo of the launch!
10/20/2013

Awesome compiled photo of the launch!

10/12/2013

Are any LETU students are interested in participating in Flugtag 2014? If so, contact Nathan O'Quinn.

We only got official credit for 72 feet, but you can see the Tomcat is still airborne with the pilot at the 90' mark.
10/08/2013

We only got official credit for 72 feet, but you can see the Tomcat is still airborne with the pilot at the 90' mark.

Here's the official video of our winning flight:
09/25/2013

Here's the official video of our winning flight:

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Our compilation of photos of the event from start to finish.
09/23/2013

Our compilation of photos of the event from start to finish.

Texas Tomcats' official Red Bull Flugtag Photo Album!

09/23/2013

Pictures are up!! Check out the Album!

09/22/2013

Texas Tomcats made it on CNN as well.

09/22/2013
We also made it on ABC Good Morning America. Somehow, they're under the impression that there were no girls competing.
09/22/2013

We also made it on ABC Good Morning America. Somehow, they're under the impression that there were no girls competing.

Watch the video Daredevils Flock to Red Bull's Flugtag Event on Yahoo Good Morning America. Oddball aircrafts make a splash as competitor's launch their human powered flying machines.

09/22/2013

As best as we can tell, we placed 4th for distance out of ALL 5 Flugtags that took place nationwide yesterday.

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