Ben Murphy (aviator)
Ben Murphy | |
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Born | July 18, 1975 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Education | Newcastle University |
Aviation career | |
Air force | Royal Air Force |
Racing career | |
Aircraft | Zivko Edge 540 V2 |
Ben Murphy is a British pilot. He is pilot of The Blades aerobatic team, and master class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[1]
Biography
His grandfathers were Royal Air Force pilots. While attending Newcastle University, he belonged to the Air Squadron.
In 1997, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force. In 2006, he was appointed team pilot of Red Arrows.
In 2016, he joined the Red Bull Air Race as Challenger class pilot. In 2018, he was promoted to the master class from the Challenger class of Red Bull Air Race.[2]
He uses Zivko Edge 540 V2 (Aircraft registration: N540BM) in the air race.[3] The aircraft's liveries are Union Jack.[4] The original owner of this aircraft was Peter Podlunšek (S5-MPP).
Results
Red Bull Air Race
Challenger Class
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Position |
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2016 | ![]() 4th |
![]() DNP |
![]() 5th |
![]() 2nd |
![]() 6th |
![]() 3rd |
![]() 3rd |
![]() CAN |
20 | 0 | 6th |
2017 | ![]() 4th |
![]() DNP |
![]() DNP |
![]() 3rd |
![]() 5th |
![]() 5th |
![]() 4th |
![]() 3rd |
19 | 0 | 6th |
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
Master Class
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | ![]() 6th 5 |
![]() 10th 1 |
![]() 11th 0 |
![]() 8th 3 |
![]() 5th 6 |
![]() 13th 0 |
![]() 4th 7 |
![]() 4th 7 |
29 | 0 | 7th |
2019 | ![]() 13th 1 |
1 | 0 | 13th |
Gallery
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2018 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba - N540BM
References
- ^ "BEN MURPHY". Red Bull Air Race. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Britain is back in the Master Class". 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Social Bites: Pre Abu Dhabi prep". Red Bull Air Race. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "SLICK NEW PAINT FOR 2018". Red Bull Air Race. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
- Ben Murphy on X