Reno Air Race Planes
Reno air race planesIn other racing news reno featured for the first time this year a drone zone where 19 contestants flew small remotely piloted aircraft around obstacle courses and in speed races sponsored by embry riddle aeronautical university and the nevada institute for autonomous systems.
Reno air race planes. Of daring imagination and wonder. The edge 540 manufactured by zivko aeronautics is as precise and controllable as it is aggressive. The reno air racing association rara is pleased to announce mike o brien as deputy director of operations walter a. Bob button of button transportation inc wellington nevada owned the plane from 1995 to 1998.
In 1998 the highly modified p 51 raced at the national championship air races in reno. He renamed it voodoo chile and raced it as 55. Deputy air boss of race operations and owen ashurst as the deputy air boss of performers for the 55th annual stihl national championship air races scheduled september 12 16 2018 at reno stead airport. The reno stead airport has been home of the national championship air races for over 47 years and is the world s longest running air race.
A legacy of history heritage and preservation. Reno air racing association over 50 years ago the first plane went up in the nevada desert to kick off what would become the stihl national championship air races and a legacy was born. In 2007 bob button retired from air racing after a malfunction. Six different race plane classes battle just 60 feet from the ground with the unlimited and jet classes reaching speeds over 500 mph.