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14-foot Malachi Toney glider takes flight at Red Bull Flugtag Miami this Halloween

University of Miami engineering students just built a 14-foot Malachi Toney glider for Red Bull.
ByPatrick Previty
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Oct 24, 2026; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) runs with the football against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Oct 24, 2026; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) runs with the football against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

A 35-student team from the University of Miami College of Engineering has constructed a 14-foot human-powered aircraft named the Malachi Glider, also known as the G.A.B.O.S. Glider, and will launch it Saturday at Red Bull Flugtag Miami.

The craft, built by the group called Planes and Canes, is scheduled to serve as the honorary kickoff entry. It will take off between 11 a.m. and noon from a 30-foot platform at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, with the machines aimed into Biscayne Bay.

Red Bull Flugtag returns to the site for the first time in more than a decade on Halloween, featuring roughly 25 teams that design, build and pilot homemade flying machines without motors. Teams are scored on flight distance, creativity and showmanship.

Gates open at 10 a.m., the competition runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission is free. Viewing areas are first-come, first-served.

Wide receiver Malachi Toney visited the engineering laboratory to meet the students and assist with assembly of the glider. The appearance comes weeks after Toney signed an NIL partnership with Red Bull in mid-October. He joins other college football standouts such as Arch Manning and Jeremiah Smith as a Red Bull Athlete.

Toney also recently partnered with JPMorgan Chase to raise awareness and educate young adults about recognizing fraud and scams in the NIL era. Toney carries a massive $2 million On3 NIL valuation and is one of the highest-paid athletes in college football.

The free event takes place Saturday, Oct. 31, at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Boulevard. No RSVP is required.

Planes and Canes spent months designing and assembling the 14-foot craft. Like the other entries, the glider is powered solely by the pilot and the push from teammates at the top of the ramp. The current world distance record is 258 feet, set in Long Beach, California, in 2013.

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