Pittsburgh to be invaded by homemade aircraft for competition

PITTSBURGH — "A lot has went into it. We probably stayed three or four out of our five day week and over our summer break and two weeks of that we came in working on it, so we've accomplished a lot," said Isabella Klink, one of the students working on the project.

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While other entrants in Flugtag may be likely to compete with outrageous designs, the students at PIA have worked to create something that will win.

"We just took everything, all of our knowledge from class, and airplanes in general, and put it towards it, so it actually is like a plane," Klink said.

"We've done a little bit of testing, as much as we could, and I think it's actually going to fly," said Dustin Colella, a student.

"We're actually working on our dance routine now. That's more, more difficult than building this was, is learning the dance routine. Stuff like that. It's a little silly, but it's a good time for everybody," Colella said.

While the PIA students' plane is built simply, it includes touching details, including a "JG3" badge on the tail.

"That was for our president, who passed away in a plane crash a few months back," said Klink. "We wanted to kind of tribute it to him, and hopefully him see this from above and be proud of all of us. Hopefully he'll give us a little bit of go."

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