In 2004, Shaun and unsuspecting colleagues Chris Bicknell and Jon Sykes from the Space Research Centre were sponsored by Red Bull to design and build a gyroglider in the shape of a huge head of Noddy Holder, lead singer of the ‘70s rock band Slade. The “flying” craft was launched from a 6m high ramp into the Serpentine lake at Hyde Park, London, and the “band” performed in front of an estimated crowd of 250,000!