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Ben Murphy of Great Britain performs during the finals at the seventh round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States on October 7, 2018.

WCAR Air Race to operate on Carbon Net-Zero fuel

02/07/2021 Written by: Nick Harding
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The World Championship Air Race (WCAR) which launches in 2022 has announced the aircraft will operate on a new carbon net-zero aviation fuel. WCAR has partner with Prometheus Fuels to use its Titan Fuel Forge™ technology to create ‘fuel from air’. It does this by reclaiming atmospheric carbon through a [read more]

The Wales National Airshow held annually at Swansea Bay

Wales Airshow cancelled for 2021

27/05/2021 Written by: UK Aviation News
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Organisers of the Wales Airshow have announced that the 2021 event has been cancelled. The airshow was due to take place in July along Swansea seafront but like many events, has fallen victim to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Airshow organisers Swansea Council say that the event will now return 2nd [read more]

Red Arrows return to UK & where to see them in 2021

26/05/2021 Written by: Nick Harding
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The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows returned to their UK home at RAF Scampton earlier this week after gaining their Public Display Authority (PDA) for 2021. The team has been undergoing pre-season training in Greece to perfect their routines and before this years display routines were [read more]

Ben Murphy in the Red Bull Air Race in Kazan (Image: Red Bull Air Race)

WCAR selects Aurora Media as its broadcast partner for air races

12/03/2021 Written by: Nick Harding
2 minute read

The World Championship Air Race (WCAR) has announced it has selected Aurora Media Worldwide as its Broadcast and Digital Format partner for the upcoming seasons. Already world leaders in live sports productions, Aurora will be responsible for broadcasting the events worldwide on conventional and digital platforms and attracting new audiences. [read more]

Former Red Arrow appointed to Air Racing panel

28/02/2021 Written by: Nick Harding
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Former Red Arrows pilot, Kirsty Murphy has been appointed to the newly formed World Championship Air Race (WCAR) board’s advisory panel. Kirsty, who is still the only female to have been selected for and flown for the RAF Red Arrows, will advise the board on programmes designed to educate, inspire [read more]

AAIB sending team to Cumbria glider crash

08/08/2019 Written by: UK Aviation News
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The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) is sending a team to the site of a glider accident in Cumbria. The aircraft crashed yesterday (7th August) near Kirkland Cumbria and is understood to have suffered substantial damage. The pilot is believed to have been the sole occupant.

Darth Vader to return to Bristol Balloon Fiesta

02/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding
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The organisers of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta have announced that they have raised enough money to bring the infamous Darth Vader balloon back to Bristol. The Star Wars based special shape was built by Bristol-based Cameron Balloons under a project with the codename “Head One” and unveiled in 2007. [read more]

Alauda Airspeeder debut ends in crash at Goodwood

08/07/2019 Written by: Nick Harding
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The Alauda Airspeeder 4 electric flying racing car was due to make its debut at Goodwood’s festival of speed last weekend but a test flight last Thursday ended in a crash. As we reported last week, the AAIB said it was sending a team to the site of an Unmanned Aerial [read more]

Disappointing start to 2019 for Ben Murphy in Abu Dhabi

09/02/2019 Written by: Nick Harding
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The season got off to a disappointing start for Britain’s Ben Murphy in the first Air Race of 2019. Blades Racing Team Pilot Ben was hoping to better his 2018 7th place but after qualifying 7th, he went out in the “Round of 14” losing out to Australian Matt Hall. [read more]

4th place for Ben Murphy in Indy Air Race

09/10/2018 Written by: Nick Harding
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Britain’s Ben Murphy just missed out on a podium place when he finished 4th at the Indianapolis Air Race last weekend. The Blades Racing Team pilot got through to the final round of 4 after beating American Kirby Chambliss in the round of 8. That result saw Ben scored his [read more]