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Birdman Rally, the Glossary

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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

  1. 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.

  2. Aviation competitions and awards
  3. Sport in Australia
  4. Sport in Japan
  5. 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.

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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.

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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

Sport in Australia

Sport in Japan

Sport in Shiga Prefecture

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdman_Rally