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Red Bull Air Race

Pilots and aircraft

All pilots that have competed in the Red Bull Air Race since its inception in June 2003

	First name	Surname	Date of birth	Country	participated	Races	Wins	Podiums	Championships	Aircraft flown	Call sign(s)

[1]	Hannes	Arch	22-Sep-1967	Austria	2007-2010	30	7	15	1	Zivko Edge 540	28
[2]	Péter	Besenyei	08-Jun-1956	Hungary	2003-2010	50	8	23	–	Extra 300L, Extra 300S, Zivko Edge 540, MXS-R, Corvus Racer 540	2, 3, 5
[3]	Paul	Bonhomme	22-Sep-1964	UK	2003-2010	50	13	36	2	Suchoi Su-26M, Extra 300S, Zivko Edge 540	2, 55
[4]	Kirby	Chambliss	18-Oct-1959	USA	2003-2010	49	8	25	1	Zivko Edge 540	3, 4
[5]	Glen	Dell	09-Apr-1962	South Africa	2008-2009	14	–	–	–	Zivko Edge 540	45
[6]	Matthias	Dolderer	15-Sep-1970	Germany	2009-2010	12	–	1	–	Zivko Edge 540	21
[7]	Michael	Goulian	04-Sep-1968	USA	2004, 2006-2010	36	1	2	–	Extra 300S, Extra 300SHP, MX2, Zivko Edge 540	99
[8]	Matt	Hall	16-Sep-1971	Australia	2009-2010	12	–	3	–	MXS-R	95
[9]	Nicolas	Ivanoff	04-Jul-1967	France	2004-2010	47	2	5	–	Extra 230, CAP-232, Extra 300SR, Zivko Edge 540	7, 27
[10]	Steve	Jones	05-Jan-1960	UK	2004-2008	38	2	6	–	Extra 300S, Suchoi Su-31, Zivko Edge 540	19
[11]	Jurgis	Kairys	06-May-1952	Lithuania	2003	1	–	1	–	Suchoi Su-26M
[12]	Adilson	Kindlemann	04-May-1973	Brasil	2010	1	–	–	–	MXS-R	7
[13]	Nigel	Lamb	17-Aug-1956	UK	2005-2010	45	–	6	–	Extra 300L, Extra 300S, MX2, MXS-R	9, 10
[14]	Alejandro	Maclean †	06-Aug-1969	Spain	2004-2010	48	–	1	–	Suchoi Su-26M, Suchoi Su-31, Extra 300L, MX2, MXS-R	36
[15]	Pete	McLeod	23-Feb-1984	Canada	2009-2010	12	–	–	–	Zivko Edge 540	84
[16]	Mike	Mangold	10-Oct-1955	USA	2004-2009	42	9	23	2	Zivko Edge 540	1, 3, 11
[17]	David	Martin		USA	2004	1	–	–	–	Extra 300L
[18]	Yoshihide	Muroya	27-Jan-1973	Japan	2009-2010	12	–	–	–	Zivko Edge 540	31
[19]	Sergey	Rakhmanin	18-Oct-1961	Russia	2007-2010	30	–	–	–	Zivko Edge 540, MXS-R	18
[20]	Martin	Šonka	26-Mar-1978	Czech Republic	2010	6	–	–	–	Zivko Edge 540	8
[21]	Klaus	Schrodt	14-Sep-1946	Germany	2003-2007	30	–	3	–	Extra 300S	4, 7
[22]	Frank	Versteegh	19-Sep-1954	Netherlands	2004-2007	28	–	–	–	Extra 300L, MX2, Zivko Edge 540	69

First name

Surname

Date of birth

Country

participated

Races

Wins

Podiums

Championships

Aircraft flown

Call sign(s)

[1]

Hannes

Arch

22-Sep-1967

Austria

2007-2010

Zivko Edge 540

[2]

Péter

Besenyei

08-Jun-1956

Hungary

2003-2010

–

Extra 300L, Extra 300S, Zivko Edge 540, MXS-R, Corvus Racer 540

2, 3, 5

[3]

Paul

Bonhomme

22-Sep-1964

2003-2010

Suchoi Su-26M, Extra 300S,
Zivko Edge 540

2, 55

[4]

Kirby

Chambliss

18-Oct-1959

USA

2003-2010

Zivko Edge 540

3, 4

[5]

Glen

Dell

09-Apr-1962

South Africa

2008-2009

–

Zivko Edge 540

[6]

Matthias

Dolderer

15-Sep-1970

Germany

2009-2010

–

Zivko Edge 540

[7]

Michael

Goulian

04-Sep-1968

USA

2004, 2006-2010

–

Extra 300S, Extra 300SHP,
MX2, Zivko Edge 540

[8]

Matt

Hall

16-Sep-1971

Australia

2009-2010

–

MXS-R

[9]

Nicolas

Ivanoff

04-Jul-1967

France

2004-2010

–

Extra 230, CAP-232, Extra 300SR,
Zivko Edge 540

7, 27

[10]

Steve

Jones

05-Jan-1960

2004-2008

–

Extra 300S, Suchoi Su-31,
Zivko Edge 540

[11]

Jurgis

Kairys

06-May-1952

Lithuania

2003

–

Suchoi Su-26M

[12]

Adilson

Kindlemann

04-May-1973

Brasil

2010

–

MXS-R

[13]

Nigel

Lamb

17-Aug-1956

2005-2010

–

Extra 300L, Extra 300S,
MX2, MXS-R

9, 10

[14]

Alejandro

Maclean †

06-Aug-1969

Spain

2004-2010

–

Suchoi Su-26M, Suchoi Su-31,
Extra 300L, MX2, MXS-R

[15]

Pete

McLeod

23-Feb-1984

Canada

2009-2010

–

Zivko Edge 540

[16]

Mike

Mangold

10-Oct-1955

USA

2004-2009

Zivko Edge 540

1, 3, 11

[17]

David

Martin

USA

2004

–

Extra 300L

[18]

Yoshihide

Muroya

27-Jan-1973

Japan

2009-2010

–

Zivko Edge 540

[19]

Sergey

Rakhmanin

18-Oct-1961

Russia

2007-2010

–

Zivko Edge 540, MXS-R

[20]

Martin

Šonka

26-Mar-1978

Czech Republic

2010

–

Zivko Edge 540

[21]

Klaus

Schrodt

14-Sep-1946

Germany

2003-2007

–

Extra 300S

4, 7

[22]

Frank

Versteegh

19-Sep-1954

Netherlands

2004-2007

–

Extra 300L, MX2,
Zivko Edge 540

Aircraft employed in the Red Bull Air Race since 2003

Manufacturer	Model	Length	Wing span	Wing area	Height	Empty weight	Engine	Power	Top speed	Roll rate	max load factor	Pilot(s)	employed in

CAP Aviation	CAP-232	6.75 m	8.08 m	9.90 m²	1.90 m	585 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5	224 kW (305 hp)	350 km/h	420°/s	+10/-10 g	Nicolas Ivanoff	2005-2007
Corvus Aircraft	Corvus Racer 540	6.57 m	7.34 m	9.00 m²	2.50 m	540 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5	254 kW (345 hp)	450 km/h	450°/s	+12/-12 g	Péter Besenyei	2010
Extra Flugzeugbau	Extra 230	5.82 m	7.40 m	10.40 m²	1.73 m	457 kg	Lycoming AEIO-360	169 kW (230 hp)	411 km/h	340°/s	+10/-10 g	Nicolas Ivanoff	2004-2005
Extra Flugzeugbau	Extra 300L	6.94 m	8.00 m	10.70 m²	2.62 m	667 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5	221 kW (300 hp)	408 km/h	360°/s	+10/-10 g	Péter Besenyei, Frank Versteegh, Alejandro Maclean, Nigel Lamb, David Martin	2003-2006
Extra Flugzeugbau	Extra 300S (Extra 300 SHP)	6.65 m	7.50 m	10.45 m²	2.62 m	620 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5	221 kW (300 hp)	408 km/h	360°/s	+10/-10 g	Klaus Schrodt, Péter Besenyei, Paul Bonhomme, Nigel Lamb, Steve Jones, Michael Goulian	2003-2008
Extra Flugzeugbau	Extra 300SR	6.65 m	7.50 m	10.45 m²	2.62 m	608 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5	224 kW (305 hp)	408 km/h	360°/s	+10/-10 g	Nicolas Ivanoff, Péter Besenyei	2007-2008
MX Aircraft	MX2	6.55 m	7.32 m	9.48 m²	1.83 m	581 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5	243 kW (330 hp)	408 km/h	420°/s	+14/-14 g	Michael Goulian, Nigel Lamb, Frank Versteegh, Alejandro Maclean	2006-2008
MX Aircraft	MXS-R	6.51 m	7.32 m 8.00 m*	9.48 m²	1.83 m	530 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5	257 kW (350 hp)- 280 kW (380 hp)	426 km/h	450°/s	+14/-14 g	Nigel Lamb, Matt Hall, Alejandro Maclean, Sergey Rakhmanin, Adilson Kindlemann	2009-2010
Sukhoi	Su-26M	6.83 m	7.80 m	11.83 m²	2.89 m	736 kg	Vedeneyev M-14P	270 kW (367 hp)	450 km/h	400°/s	+12/-10 g	Paul Bonhomme, Jurgis Kairys, Alejandro Maclean	2003-2004
Sukhoi	Su-31	6.90 m	7.80 m	11.80 m²	2.76 m	740 kg	VOKBM M-14PF	294 kW (400 hp)	450 km/h	400°/s	+12/-10 g	Alejandro Maclean, Steve Jones	2003, 2005
Zivko Aeronautics	Edge 540 (Edge 540T)	6.30 m	7.34 m	9.87 m²	2.80 m	540 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5	250 kW (340 hp)	426 km/h	420°/s	+12/-12 g	Paul Bonhomme, Kirby Chambliss, Alejandro Maclean, Mike Mangold, Péter Besenyei, Michael Goulian, Nicolas Ivanoff, Glen Dell, Hannes Arch, Pete McLeod, Matthias Dolderer, Yoshi Muroya, Martin Šonka	2003-2010
Zivko Aeronautics	Edge 540 V3	6.30 m	7.34 m	9.87 m²	2.80 m	540 kg	Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5	250 kW (340 hp)- 294 kW (400 hp)	426 km/h	420°/s	+12/-12 g	Hannes Arch, Matthias Dolderer	2010
	* with winglets

Manufacturer

Model

Length

Wing
span

Wing
area

Height

Empty
weight

Engine

Power

Top
speed

Roll
rate

max load
factor

Pilot(s)

employed
in

CAP Aviation

CAP-232

6.75 m

8.08 m

9.90 m²

1.90 m

585 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-L1B5

224 kW (305 hp)

350 km/h

420°/s

+10/-10 g

Nicolas Ivanoff

2005-2007

Corvus Aircraft

Corvus Racer 540

6.57 m

7.34 m

9.00 m²

2.50 m

540 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-D4A5

254 kW (345 hp)

450 km/h

450°/s

+12/-12 g

Péter Besenyei

2010

Extra Flugzeugbau

Extra 230

5.82 m

7.40 m

10.40 m²

1.73 m

457 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-360

169 kW (230 hp)

411 km/h

340°/s

+10/-10 g

Nicolas Ivanoff

2004-2005

Extra Flugzeugbau

Extra 300L

6.94 m

8.00 m

10.70 m²

2.62 m

667 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-L1B5

221 kW (300 hp)

408 km/h

360°/s

+10/-10 g

Péter Besenyei,
Frank Versteegh,
Alejandro Maclean,
Nigel Lamb,
David Martin

2003-2006

Extra Flugzeugbau

Extra 300S
(Extra 300 SHP)

6.65 m

7.50 m

10.45 m²

2.62 m

620 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-L1B5

221 kW (300 hp)

408 km/h

360°/s

+10/-10 g

Klaus Schrodt,
Péter Besenyei,
Paul Bonhomme,
Nigel Lamb,
Steve Jones,
Michael Goulian

2003-2008

Extra Flugzeugbau

Extra 300SR

6.65 m

7.50 m

10.45 m²

2.62 m

608 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-L1B5

224 kW (305 hp)

408 km/h

360°/s

+10/-10 g

Nicolas Ivanoff,
Péter Besenyei

2007-2008

MX Aircraft

MX2

6.55 m

7.32 m

9.48 m²

1.83 m

581 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-D4A5

243 kW (330 hp)

408 km/h

420°/s

+14/-14 g

Michael Goulian,
Nigel Lamb,
Frank Versteegh,
Alejandro Maclean

2006-2008

MX Aircraft

MXS-R

6.51 m

7.32 m
8.00 m*

9.48 m²

1.83 m

530 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-D4A5

257 kW (350 hp)-
280 kW (380 hp)

426 km/h

450°/s

+14/-14 g

Nigel Lamb,
Matt Hall,
Alejandro Maclean,
Sergey Rakhmanin,
Adilson Kindlemann

2009-2010

Sukhoi

Su-26M

6.83 m

7.80 m

11.83 m²

2.89 m

736 kg

Vedeneyev
M-14P

270 kW (367 hp)

450 km/h

400°/s

+12/-10 g

Paul Bonhomme,
Jurgis Kairys,
Alejandro Maclean

2003-2004

Sukhoi

Su-31

6.90 m

7.80 m

11.80 m²

2.76 m

740 kg

VOKBM
M-14PF

294 kW (400 hp)

450 km/h

400°/s

+12/-10 g

Alejandro Maclean,
Steve Jones

2003, 2005

Zivko Aeronautics

Edge 540
(Edge 540T)

6.30 m

7.34 m

9.87 m²

2.80 m

540 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-D4A5

250 kW (340 hp)

426 km/h

420°/s

+12/-12 g

Paul Bonhomme,
Kirby Chambliss,
Alejandro Maclean,
Mike Mangold,
Péter Besenyei,
Michael Goulian,
Nicolas Ivanoff,
Glen Dell,
Hannes Arch,
Pete McLeod,
Matthias Dolderer,
Yoshi Muroya,
Martin Šonka

2003-2010

Zivko Aeronautics

Edge 540 V3

6.30 m

7.34 m

9.87 m²

2.80 m

540 kg

Lycoming
AEIO-540-D4A5

250 kW (340 hp)-
294 kW (400 hp)

426 km/h

420°/s

+12/-12 g

Hannes Arch,
Matthias Dolderer

2010

* with winglets

Lycoming AEIO-540 aerobatic engine family

The AEIO-540 series is the only FAA certified aerobatic engine, and has been used in most western aerobatic aircraft, such as the Extra 300, CAP-232, Zivko Edge 540, MX2 / MXS-R and recently the Corvus Racer 540.

Type: six cylinder, horizontally opposed engine, normally aspirated, fuel injection system, inverted lubrication
Bore: 13.02 cm (5.125 in)
Stroke: 11.11 cm (4.375 in)
Displacement: 8873.77 cm³ (541.51 cu in)
Compression ratio: 8.70:1
Power output (baseline): 221 kW (300 hp) @ 2700 rpm; tuned performance engines are quoted to deliver between 235 kW (320 hp) and 294 kW (400 hp)
Dry weight: 203.66 kg (449 lbs)

Red Bull Air Race

Pilots and aircraft

All pilots that have competed in the Red Bull Air Race since its inception in June 2003

Aircraft employed in the Red Bull Air Race since 2003

Lycoming AEIO-540 aerobatic engine family

Race results and championship standings