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
Ben Murphy | |
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| Born | July 18, 1975 |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Education | Newcastle University |
| Aviation career | |
| Air force | Royal Air Force |
| Racing career | |
| Aircraft | Zivko Edge 540 V2 |
Biography
editHis 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
editRed Bull Air Race
editChallenger Class
edit| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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 |
5th 14 |
2nd 22 |
8th 11 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | 48 | 0 | 4th |
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Results page". Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Social Bites: Pre Abu Dhabi prep". Red Bull Air Race. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 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
edit- Ben Murphy on X
