Red Bull Paper Wings
The Red Bull Paper Wings host the world's largest paper airplane competitions. According to Red Bull GmbH , the events are designed as competitions by students for students. In many countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland, non-students can also take part in the eliminations. The winners of all local qualifying flyers take part in the national finals of the respective country. All winners of the National Finals and the reigning Red Bull Paper Wings Champions will then be invited to the World Finals in Hangar-7 . The Red Bull Paper Wings Competitions take place every three years.
Disciplines
Longest flight time
The flight time is measured from the moment the thrower leaves the hand to the first contact with the ground or an obstacle. Only one sheet of A4 copy paper with 80 g / m² may be used for the plane . The sheet may only be folded. The pilot must touch the ground with both feet during the release. Each participant has two attempts, the better one is counted.
Longest flight
The flight distance of the paper airplane is measured from the drop line to the point of its first contact with the ground. Only one sheet of A4 copy paper with 80 g / m² may be used for the plane. The sheet may only be folded. The pilot must not touch or cross the drop line until his plane lands. The aircraft must touch down within a marked runway. Each participant has two attempts, the best is scored.
Aerobatic
In aerobatics, the plane can also be glued, stapled, etc. Any number of planes can be used. A three to six-person jury assesses the appearance of the aircraft, the pilot's costume and the one-minute flight performance. Each juror may max. Give 10 points. There is only one passage.
World Championships
World Championships 2006
Over 10,000 paper airplane pilots from 48 countries took part in the first competition. The winners of the world finals on May 6th and 7th, 2006 were:
| rank | Flight duration | Flight distance | Aerobatics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner: | Diniz Nougueira Nunes; Brazil (11.5 s) |
Jovica Kozlica, Croatia (39.43 m) |
Sagi Volniansky Israel
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World Championships 2009
More than 37,000 paper airplane pilots from 85 countries took part in the second competition. Winner of the world finals on May 1st and 2nd, 2009:
| rank | Flight duration | Flight distance | Aerobatics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner: | Leonard Ang, Brazil (11.66 s) |
Jovica Kozlica, Croatia (54.43 m) |
Takeshige Kishii, Japan (56 points)
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| Second: | Michael Kummer, Switzerland (10.50 s) |
Mike Opland, United States (54.30 m) |
Tomasz Chyra, Poland (52 points)
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| Third: | Gil Dotan, Israel (9.95 s) |
Dylan Parker, Australia (40.78 m) |
Waldemar Hoffmann, Germany and Ryan Naccaruto, United States (both 44 points)
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World Championships 2012
35,125 paper airplane pilots took part in the third competition. There was a total of 634 national qualifying sessions in 83 countries. The best 249 pilots came to the World Finals on May 4th and 5th.
| rank | Flight duration | Flight distance | Aerobatics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner: | Elie Chemaly, Lebanon (10.68 s) |
Tomas Beck, Czech Republic (50.37 m) |
Tomasz Chodryra, Poland and Ryan Naccarato, United States (50 points each)
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| Second: | Gökhan Emiroğlu, Turkey (8.76 s) |
Almir Kišija, Bosnia and Herzegovina (44.53 m) |
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| Third: | Robi Fiser, Slovenia (8.67 s) |
Jovica Kozlica, Croatia (44.13 m) |
Alfredo Ramirez, Colombia (49 points)
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Turkey won the team classification.
World Championships 2015
A total of 46,118 pilots from 80 countries took part in this competition. The best 200 pilots from 67 nations came to the World Finals on May 8th and 9th.
| rank | Flight duration | Flight distance | Aerobatics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner: | Karen Hambardzumyan, Armenia (14.36 s) |
Veselin Ivanov, Bulgaria (53.22 m) |
Avedis Tchamitchian, Lebanon (50 points)
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| Second: | Ma Ieng, Hong Kong (13.76 s) |
Jovica Koclica, Croatia (51.22 m) |
Tomasz Chodyra, Poland (47 points)
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| Third: | Yohei Hayashi, Japan (12.18 s) |
Yuki Kajiya, Japan (50.05 m) |
Ryan Naccarato, United States (46 points)
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In the team standings, Hong Kong won with a new record (21 points).
With the 4th place in the flight distance (48.43 m) Phillip Gustke was the best German of all competitions. The best placed Austrian was Lukas Höber from Styria with a 4th place in aerobatics with 44 points. Ulrich Tesarik, a Lower Austrian who lives in Styria, achieved 26th place in flight time. Philipp Lach, also from Styria, achieved a 20th place in flight range. Neither of them made it to the final.
World Championships 2019
A total of around 52,000 pilots took part in the 2019 World Championships. The best 176 pilots qualified for the World Finals in May 2019.
| rank | Flight duration | Flight distance | Aerobatics |
Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner: | Cameron Clark, Australia (13.33 s) |
Jake Hardy, United States (56.61 m) |
Kataryna Ahafonova, Ukraine (27 points) |
Luer Hasenkrug, Germany (18.027 s)
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| Second: | Vince Scholl, England (12.25 s)
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Lazar Krstic, Serbia (52.28 m)
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Tomasz Chodyra, Poland (25 points)
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Ala Zrafi, Tunisia ()
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| Third: | Marek Lentsius, Estonia (10.59 s)
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Robert Teršek, Slovenia (46.36 m)
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Zachary Horowitz, United States and Taichi Deguchi Japan (23 points)
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Insaf Sassi, Tunisia ()
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Sascha Zimmermann from the Vienna University of Technology was the best Austrian with 4th place in the flight distance (45.37 m) discipline. Elias Ring, who lives in Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria), achieved 5th place with 22 points in aerobatics and missed the podium by 1 point. Leon Ring, also from Klosterneuburg, achieved 29th place in flight time. Stefan Asang from the FH Kufstein achieved a 38th place in flight distance. Neither of them made it to the final. The best German was Luer Hasenkrug (Berlin) who finished ninth in the superfinals in the longest flight time category. In the Flight Academy, however, he reached number 1 and was thus able to secure a world title. The other two German Ruven Lemke (Berlin) and Mohammad Abu Gharbieh (Kassel) were eliminated early in the first preliminary round.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://salzburg.orf.at/news/stories/2710054/ Paper airplane pilots matched each other in Salzburg, ORF.at, May 10, 2015. Accessed May 10, 2015.
- ↑ RED BULL PAPER WINGS: World Champion named in Hangar-7 - www.salzburgLiVE.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Red Bull Paper Wings - Results. Retrieved June 14, 2019 .