Birdman Rally

Birdman Rally

Birdman Rally is a homemade glider and human-powered flight competition. Depending on the venue, entries can range from very serious aircraft to mere costumes. Birdman rallies occur in multiple locations around the world, including the English Channel in the United Kingdom, the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia and Lake Biwa in Japan.

The oldest birdman rally in the world started in Selsey, West Sussex, United Kingdom in 1971. Moved to Bognor Regis, where it was known as the International Bognor Birdman throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the event moved along the coast to Worthing in 2008. The Australian competition started in 1976 occurs as a part of the Moomba festival in March. Started in 1977, the Japanese competition takes place every year in August, and the majority of competitors come from engineering programmes at universities.

External links

* [http://www.birdman.org.uk/ International Bognor Birdman]
*Japan's Quirky Festivals: [http://www.quirkyjapan.or.tv/jzinefestivals.htm Japan International Birdman Rally]
* [http://www.ytv.co.jp/birdman/ Japan International Birdman Rally (in Japanese)]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazuhito/sets/602604/ Photo gallery of 2005 Japanese event]
* [http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=13660 Video coverage of Australian event]

See also

* Japan Birdman rally (in Japanese)
* Japan Birdman rally (in Chinese)


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