Beer kegs fly (and fall) at the 9th Annual OBX Brewtag

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

Few questions have plagued humanity as much as the one that asks, “If humans can fly, why can’t kegs of beer?”

Sponsored by Kitty Hawk Kites, the 9th Annual OBX Brewtag has been able to demonstrate conclusively that the answer is as elusive as ever.

The rules for the competition are pretty simple. Gliders, according to the rules, must be “a design that is in the true spirit of the Flexible Wing and something in the lineage of Francis and Gertrude Rogallo’s invention.” And each glider must have an “empty keg…5.16-gallon, stainless steel” attached to it.

The overall winning team this year, the Dare County Radio Control Flyers, created a glider that flew with grace and beauty for 118.1 feet. Conversely

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