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Airbus creates the first electric airplane race with Air Race E

By General Aviation News Staff · February 7, 2019 ·

Air Race E will follow a format similar to the popular Air Race 1 series of formula one air racing. Eight electric-powered airplanes will race directly against each other on a tight 5-km circuit, just 10 metres above the ground, and at speeds faster than any land-based motorsport.

Video: Air racing in China

By General Aviation News Staff · December 5, 2018 ·

A new video depicts the action at the Air Race 1 China Cup, the first air race to be held in China.

California pilot wins Air Race 1 China Cup

By General Aviation News Staff · November 22, 2018 ·

Californian air racer Steve Senegal is the first person to win an air race in China after clinching the Air Race 1 China Cup in Wuhan.

Air racing makes it way to China, with some help from Reno

By General Aviation News Staff · November 15, 2018 ·

The first ever air race in China takes off Nov. 16, with some help from the folks behind the Reno Air Races.

Revisit the Reno Gold Races

By General Aviation News Staff · October 9, 2018 ·

Videos of all the Gold Races at the 2018 Reno Air Races have been posted online.

Reno racing lineup revealed

By General Aviation News Staff · August 22, 2018 ·

Fan favorites return to the Reno Air Races, along with some new faces and new airplanes.

Air Racing from the Sidelines: The rest of the (engine) story

By William E. Dubois · June 17, 2018 ·

Dispatch from Jose’s Bar and Grill on Route 66: Iconic radio broadcaster Paul Harvey was famous for his “The Rest of the Story” reports, which dug deeper into headline stories or found little known and forgotten gems of modern history. He liked to end the broadcast segment, which reached 24 million people on 1,200 radio stations, […]

Art Chester Swee’ Pea air racer recovered

By General Aviation News Staff · January 29, 2018 ·

ERIE, Colorado — The Spirit of Flight museum added a piece of air racing history to its growing collection with the delivery of a 1947 Art Chester design known as the Swee’ Pea. The museum plans to restore the plane to static condition to help tell the story of early air racing. “We were contacted in […]

Registration opens for Air Race Classic

By General Aviation News Staff · January 3, 2018 ·

Registration is open for the 42nd Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. More than 100 women pilots from around the world are expected to compete in this year’s ARC, which begins Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Sweetwater, Texas, and ends Friday, June 22, 2018, in Fryeburg, Maine. The oldest race of […]

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