Birdman Rally, the Glossary
Birdman Rally is a competition where members of the public build home-made gliders, hang gliders and human-powered aircraft, ranging from very serious aircraft to mere costumes, leap from a river– or sea–side jetty, or from a bridge, and compete for distance and entertainment value.[1]
Table of Contents
21 relations: Bognor Regis, Glenelg, South Australia, Glider (aircraft), Hang gliding, Human-powered transport, International Birdman, Japan, Lake Biwa, Martin Wilson (environmentalist), Melbourne, Moomba Festival, Red Bull, Red Bull Flugtag, Selsey, South Australia, Te land, ter zee en in de lucht, United Kingdom, Wellington Harbour, West Sussex, Worthing, Yarra River.
- Aviation competitions and awards
- Sport in Australia
- Sport in Japan
- Sport in Shiga Prefecture
Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis, also known as Bognor, is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, south-west of London, west of Brighton, south-east of Chichester and east of Portsmouth.
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Glenelg, South Australia
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide.
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Glider (aircraft)
A glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine.
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Hang gliding
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider.
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Human-powered transport
Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods (freight) using human muscle power.
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International Birdman
The International Birdman was a series of English competitions held in the West Sussex towns of Bognor Regis, Selsey and Worthing.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Lake Biwa
is the largest freshwater lake in Japan.
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Martin Wilson (environmentalist)
Martin James Wilson (1 August 1959 – 11 August 2022) was an environmentalist and community leader from Wellington, New Zealand.
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Melbourne
Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.
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Moomba Festival
Moomba (also known as the Moomba Festival) is held annually in Melbourne, Australia.
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Red Bull
Red Bull is a brand of energy drinks created and owned by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH.
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Red Bull Flugtag
Red Bull Flugtag ('airshow') is an event organized by Red Bull in which competitors attempt to fly home-made, human-powered flying machines, size-limited to around and weight-limited to approximately. Birdman Rally and Red Bull Flugtag are Aviation competitions and awards.
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Selsey
Selsey is a seaside town and civil parish, about eight miles (12 km) south of Chichester, in the Chichester district, in West Sussex, England.
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.
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Te land, ter zee en in de lucht
Te land, ter zee en in de lucht (On land, at sea and in the air) was the longest-running general amusement television show and game show of the Netherlands, originally broadcast by TROS.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Wellington Harbour
Wellington Harbour (Te Whanganui-a-Tara), officially called Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson, is a large natural harbour on the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island.
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West Sussex
West Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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Worthing
Worthing is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester.
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Yarra River
The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, (Kulin languages: Berrern, Birr-arrung, Bay-ray-rung, Birarang, Birrarung, and Wongete) is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia.
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See also
Aviation competitions and awards
- 10th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- 11th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- 13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- 14th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- 15th FAI World Precision Flying Championship
- 15th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- 16th FAI World Precision Flying Championship
- 17th FAI World Precision Flying Championship
- 18th FAI World Precision Flying Championship
- 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field
- 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet
- 1912 British Military Aeroplane Competition
- 1997 World Air Games
- 3rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- 5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
- Aerobatic competitions
- Air shows
- Barron Hilton Cup
- Birdman Rally
- Challenge International de Tourisme 1929
- Challenge International de Tourisme 1930
- Challenge International de Tourisme 1932
- Challenge International de Tourisme 1934
- European Gliding Championships
- European Gliding Championships 2013
- FAI World Grand Prix
- Ford National Reliability Air Tour
- Gliding competitions
- Grosvenor Cup
- Harmon Trophy
- Kaiserpreis for aircraft engines
- Lympne light aircraft trials
- National Aeronautic Association
- National Intercollegiate Flying Association
- Online Contest (gliding)
- Red Bull Flugtag
- Space Games
- World Air Games
Sport in Australia
- Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
- Australian Olympic Committee
- Australian Society for Sports History
- Australian Surf Life Saving Championships
- Birdman Rally
- Concussions in Australian sport
- Drugs in sport in Australia
- Forceback
- Gridiron football
- Handball (schoolyard game)
- History of sport in Australia
- Independent Sport Panel Report (Crawford Report)
- Indigenous Australian sport
- Ironman (surf lifesaving)
- Minister for Sport (Australia)
- Nick Kyrgios career statistics
- Number-one ticket holder
- Organisation of sport in Australia
- Quadball in Australia
- Racism in sport in Australia
- Sport in Australia
- Sport in rural and regional Australia
- Sports rorts affair
- Sports rorts affair (2020)
- Surf lifesaving
- Women's sport in Australia
- World Trophy for Australasia
Sport in Japan
- Banzuke
- Birdman Rally
- Cheerleading in Japan
- Chikaraishi
- Dakyu
- Gateball
- Gymnastic formation
- Heya (sumo)
- Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
- Japan at the 2013 Asian Youth Games
- Japan–South Korea sports rivalries
- Judo
- Kemari
- Kyōtei
- Naginata
- Pan Pong
- Rikishi
- Sekitori
- Sports in Japan
- Takagari
- Tōgyū
- Ultimate in Japan
- Waseda–Keio rivalry
- Wimbledon Effect
- Yūshō
Sport in Shiga Prefecture
- Birdman Rally
- Lake Biwa Marathon