Times Daily:
The latest product from a Lexington-based industry has company owner Francisco Guerra walking around with his head in the clouds.
The product is called Flogos, which combines the words flying and ‘logos,’ and that’s a good description of the product.
A combination of a little helium and a lot of air produces a substance that looks and floats like a cloud. The product can be 24, 36 or 48 inches long.
The best part is, the substance can be molded into any form. That gave Snow Masters owner Guerra and fellow company inventor Brian Glover the idea to form them into company logos.
One looks like the famous Disney logo of Mickey Mouse’s head. Another is an Atlanta Braves tomahawk. There’s also a peace sign, as well as countless other shapes. Whatever shape a company or organization wants, the company can make a mold for it.
‘They will fly for miles,’ Guerra said. ‘They are durable so they last a while. The secret is our formulation and equipment. We’re able to keep the cloud together for a long time.’
He said the Flogo clouds can hover at various heights, depending on the amount of helium and oxygen mixed into the formula. ‘As a norm, they’ll fly about 300 to 500 feet high,’ Guerra said. They can sail much higher or lower if needed, he said.
They travel at a slow pace for 20 to 30 miles, at altitudes up to 20,000 feet, he said.
Photo: Daniel Giles / TimesDaily.
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