Ben Murphy (aviator)
Template:Infobox aviator Ben Murphy is a British pilot. He is a pilot of The Blades aerobatic team, and master class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.[1] He is a former Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Force display team The Red Arrows
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]
In 2019, he finished 4th in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in only his second season as a Master Class Pilot [3]
He uses Zivko Edge 540 V2 (Aircraft registration: N540BM) in the air race.[4] The aircraft's liveries are Union Jack.[5] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Template:Country data UAE 4th |
Template:Country data AUT DNP |
Template:Country data JPN 5th |
Template:Country data HUN 2nd |
Template:Country data GBR 6th |
Template:Country data GER 3rd |
Template:Country data USA 3rd |
Template:Country data USA CAN |
20 | 0 | 6th |
| 2017 | Template:Country data UAE 4th |
Template:Country data USA DNP |
Template:Country data HUN DNP |
Template:Country data RUS 3rd |
Template:Country data RUS 5th |
Template:Country data PRT 5th |
Template:Country data GER 4th |
Template:Country data USA 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 | Template:Country data UAE 6th 5 |
Template:Country data FRA 10th 1 |
Template:Country data JPN 11th 0 |
Template:Country data HUN 8th 3 |
Template:Country data RUS 5th 6 |
Template:Country data AUT 13th 0 |
Template:Country data USA 4th 7 |
Template:Country data USA 4th 7 |
29 | 0 | 7th |
| 2019 | Template:Country data UAE 13th 1 |
Template:Country data RUS 5th 14 |
Template:Country data HUN 2nd 22 |
Template:Country data JPN 8th 11 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | 48 | 0 | 4th |
Gallery
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References
External links
- Ben Murphy on TwitterLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- ↑ BEN MURPHY. Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved from link
- ↑ Britain is back in the Master Class. (2017-11-15) Retrieved from link
- ↑ Results page. Retrieved 2020-07-30 from Red Bull Air Race
- ↑ Social Bites: Pre Abu Dhabi prep. (25 January 2018) Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved from link
- ↑ SLICK NEW PAINT FOR 2018. (16 February 2018) Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved 18 February 2018 from link
