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Designed to win – behind the look of the raceplanes
Every team in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship wants to stand out, right down to the visual motif of their raceplane. In the first of a two-part series, we loo...
The secret slipperiness of shark skin
Winglets are the most obvious modification to a raceplane that you can spot, but there are others that aren't so obvious. A smaller canopy, vortex generators (whi...
Chambliss keeping it cool
In the Abu Dhabi heat Team Chambliss arrived with a raceplane that had benefitted from plenty of modifications. These included a stripped down paint scheme to save wei...
Staying cool in the desert heat
To make a raceplane's engine as powerful as possible it needs cool, dense air running through it. That's the job of the inlets on the front of the engine cow...
A vision of the future…
So far this season three of the race teams have drastically changed their cockpit displays by including the revolutionary Garmin G3X 'glass cockpit'.
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What exactly is a winglet?
2015 saw race teams try out many different winglets to gain that split-second advantage over their rivals. At the start of this season we saw even more pilots with the...
Dynamic duo step up for 2016
Two of the most experienced team technicians in the Red Bull Air Race have moved over to the Aviation Team of the World Championship for the 2016 season.
Unlocking maximum power
When it comes to the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, every advantage counts. And with the standardised engines (meaning the teams can't modify them), the pi...
Second-by-second engine data
Every pilot in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship hungers for even the slightest of advantages over their rivals. They want the most from their team, maximum per...
Winglets: the final word
Over the last month or so we've heard a lot about winglets and wingtips. Each pilot has their own preference and we've seen a lot of variations in design. Ul...
A master class in winglets
When a raceplane is in flight there is high pressure below the wings and an area of low pressure above the wings created by the airflow. The area of high pressure will...
Goulian: We’re thinking of winglets
For the start of the 2015 season, Michael Goulian invested in a new aircraft that had been specifically built for air racing – but he knew he still needed to make some...
Lightening the load of the raceplane
The teams in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship work exceptionally hard to save as much weight as possible in their raceplanes. It's difficult work and it t...
Optimum flying conditions
There are many variables in the world of motorsport. Most of these can be controlled or corrected by the pilot or a team member, but the one thing that nobody has any ...
Lycoming Engines: the power behind the Air Race
For the 2014 season the 12 race teams were given a standardised engine, which put greater emphasis on aerodynamics, pilot skill and race strategy. With teams level on ...
In the Wings – keeping the pilots safe
At some race locations, Red Bull Air Race pilots can find themselves sitting in a cockpit with temperatures in the mid-30sC and 70%+ humidity, which isn't an idea...
The people behind the pylons
The Airgators are the unsung heroes of the Red Bull Air Race. Without them looking after the unique pylons, there would be no racing.
Thomas Brandstätter (pictured a...
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