Ben Murphy (pilot)

Ben Murphy
Ben Murphy
Surname	Ben Murphy
Born	18th July 1975
Red Bull Air Race
Racing team	Blades Racing Team
plane	Edge 540 V2
Placements / titles
Placement (year)	07. (2018)

Ben Murphy (born July 18, 1975 ) is a British aerobatic pilot of the aerobatic team "The Blades" and with the 2018 season a new participant in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in the Master Class.

Career

Beginnings

Ben Murphy took an early interest in flying and, inspired by his grandfathers, who were both Royal Air Force pilots , joined the Air Cadets at school. He obtained his private pilot license before he could drive a car. While studying at Newcastle University, he joined the University Air Squadron, which gave him a taste of life in the Royal Air Force. In 1997 he joined the Royal Air Force and finished his training there in 2000. Murphy garnered countless prizes and awards during this time. In his Harrier GR7 , he completed more than 1000 hours of flight around the world and acted not only as a pilot but also as an instructor.

As a pilot, he was a member of the Red Arrows in 2006 and promptly also became the commanding officer and team leader - the second youngest in history. Ben Murphy was responsible for more than 100 employees and also led the nine red jets in the air worldwide.

Competitive aerobatics

Murphy is a former team leader of the famous Royal Air Force aerobatics team "Red Arrows". During his time in the Challenger Class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship , he collected five podium places and two pole positions in Japan and his home town of Ascot in the standard machine of the Extra 330LX class . In the 2018 season, Murphy starts in the Master Class for the first time.

successes

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Extra 330LX from Ben Murphy at the Red Bull Air Race 2017 in Chiba

Extra 330LX from Ben Murphy at the Red Bull Air Race 2017 in Chiba

Challenger Class

year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2016	4th	DNP	5.	2.	6th	3.	3.	CAN	20th	0	6th
2017	4th	DNP	DNP	3.	5.	5.	4th	3.	19th	0	6th

(Legend: CAN = canceled; DNP = did not take part; DNS = did not start; DSQ = disqualified; SCO = safety exit)
1 * = In the last race in Las Vegas the first 6 pilots flew out the win
2 * = In the last race in Indianapolis the first 6 pilots flew out the victory

Master Class

year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2018	6th 5	10. 1	11. 0	8th. 3	5. 6th	13. 0	4th 7th	4th 7th	29	0	7th
2019	13.	9.							15th	0	9.

Web links

• Official website of the aerobatic team "The Blades"
• Red Bull Air Race

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ben Murphy | Red Bull Air Race. (No longer available online.) At: http://airrace.redbull.com . Red Bull Air Race GmbH, archived from the original on August 29, 2018 ; accessed on August 29, 2018 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Ben Murphy, "The Blades - Aerobatic Display Team - Aerobatic Flights, Flying Experiences and Corporate Flying Days. Retrieved December 18, 2017 (UK English). 
3. ↑ Red Bull Air Race: Starting field of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2018: Great Britain is back! | Red Bull Air Race . In: Red Bull Air Race . ( redbull.com [accessed December 18, 2017]).