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Reno Air Races

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The Reno Air Races, officially known as the National Championship Air Races, is a multi-day event tailored to the aviation community that takes place each September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno, Nevada. [1]

31 relations: Aero L-29 Delfín, Aero L-39 Albatros, Air racing, Aircraft, Bob Hoover, Dago Red, Darryl Greenamyer, Gary Hubler, Homebuilt machines, Lee Behel, MSNBC, North American P-51 Mustang, Oval, Rare Bear, Red Baron (aircraft), Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno Stead Airport, Reno, Nevada, Robert L. Gibson, Rodney Lewis, September Fury, Sharp Nemesis, Sharp Nemesis NXT, Skip Holm, Spanish Springs, Nevada, Steve Hinton, Sweet Dreams (aircraft), The Galloping Ghost (aircraft), Tsunami Racer, Voodoo (aircraft), World War II.

Aero L-29 Delfín

The Aero L-29 Delfín (Dolphin, NATO reporting name: Maya) is a military jet trainer developed and manufactured by Czechoslovakian aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody.

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Aero L-39 Albatros

The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer developed in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody.

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Air racing

Air racing is a highly specialised type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time.

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Aircraft

An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.

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Bob Hoover

Robert Anderson "Bob" Hoover (January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016) was a United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot, USAF and civilian test pilot, flight instructor, air show pilot, and aviation record-setter.

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Dago Red

Dago Red is a North American P-51 Mustang (44-74996), restored as a competitive air racer by Frank Taylor in 1981.

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Darryl Greenamyer

Darryl Greenamyer is an American aviator.

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Gary Hubler

Gary Hubler (June 14, 1955 – September 14, 2007) was a crop duster and commercial transport pilot with over 17,000 flight hours from Caldwell, Idaho.

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Homebuilt machines

Homebuilt machines are machines built outside of specialised workshops or factories.

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Lee Behel

Wesley "Lee" Behel was an American aviator and air racing champion.

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MSNBC

MSNBC is an American news cable and satellite television network that provides news coverage and political commentary from NBC News on current events.

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North American P-51 Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.

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Oval

An oval (from Latin ovum, "egg") is a closed curve in a plane which "loosely" resembles the outline of an egg.

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Rare Bear

Rare Bear is a highly modified Grumman F8F Bearcat that dominated the Reno Air Races for decades.

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Red Baron (aircraft)

The Red Baron was a North American P-51D Mustang NL7715C, original serial number 44-84961.

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Reno Gazette-Journal

The Reno Gazette-Journal is the main daily newspaper for Reno, Nevada.

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Reno Stead Airport

Reno/Stead Airport is a large public and military general aviation airport located in the North Valleys area, 10 nautical miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

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Reno, Nevada

Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada, located in the western part of the state, approximately from Lake Tahoe.

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Robert L. Gibson

Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and a retired NASA astronaut, as well as a professional pilot who currently races regularly at the annual Reno Air Races.

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Rodney Lewis

Rodney Ray Lewis, known as Rod Lewis (born 1954), is founder, president, and chief executive officer of Lewis Energy, an oil and natural gas drilling company based in Texas.

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September Fury

September Fury, given the race number 232, is a highly modified Hawker Sea Fury that is a regular racer at the Reno Air Races.

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Sharp Nemesis

The Sharp DR 90 Nemesis is a Formula One racing aircraft designed by Jon Sharp and built at the Mojave Airport by the Nemesis Air Racing Team.

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Sharp Nemesis NXT

The Sharp Nemesis NXT (which stands for "Neoteric eXperimental Technology") is a sport-class kit-built aircraft designed for air racing.

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Skip Holm

Skip James Holm (born February 22, 1944) is a retired pilot who lives in Calabasas, California, USA.

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Spanish Springs, Nevada

Spanish Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

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Steve Hinton

Steve Hinton is an American aviator who held a world speed record from 1979 to 1989 and won six Unlimited-class air races, including two national championships.

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Sweet Dreams (aircraft)

The GP-5 Sweet Dreams was a Super Sport Class racing airplane designed by George Pereira and originally built by Gary Childs.

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The Galloping Ghost (aircraft)

The Galloping Ghost was a P-51D Mustang air racer flown by Jimmy Leeward.

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Tsunami Racer

Tsunami was an experimental purpose-built racing aircraft designed and built in the United States during the 1980s.

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Voodoo (aircraft)

Voodoo is a highly modified North American P-51 Mustang that was the 2013, 2014 and 2016 Unlimited-class champion of the Reno Air Races.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_Air_Races

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