Lahore : Red Bull Paperwings take off with three pilots from Pakistan to Austria.

The much-awaited Red Bull Paper Wings National Finale took off at LUMS. Winners in three categories of Longest Distance, Longest Airtime and Aerobatics from the three urban capitals of the country, Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad all converged to take part in the final round of the competition.

Red Bull organized an air show prior to the start of the competition in the cricket ground behind the Sports Complex. Mr. Hussain, an aeronautical expert, put up a show with remote controlled model airplanes that kept everyone present, captivated.

The competition kicked off at 3pm. First up was the Longest Distance category in which 7 contestants participated. The category was, perhaps, the most strenuous one, as it required not only full concentration and calculation but also a colossal amount of force of the participant in an attempt for the plane to cover the largest distance possible. After a tough competition, Rameez Jahangir from Karachi stood victorious in the Longest Distance category.

Next up was the Longest Airtime category. Contestants were required to fly their planes in a manner that they stayed in air for extended periods of time. Zain Hassan from Karachi won this category.

The final category was Aerobatics, which required participants to model their planes out of paper in whichever manner possible and there were marks awarded for the design of the plane. Hasham Toor won aerobatics from LUMS.

The three winners are now going to be flown to Salzburg, Austria for the international finale at Hanger 7 to represent Pakistan on May 1st and 2nd 2009. Red Bull Paper Wings competition was yet another out-of-the-box idea that the leading energy drink company came up with and shows its commitment to support the talented youth around the globe.