Hannes Arch

Hannes Arch
Arch in 2010
Born	(1967-09-22)22 September 1967 Leoben, Styria, Austria
Died	8 September 2016(2016-09-08) (aged 48) Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Carinthia, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Racing career
First race	2007
Best position	1st (2008)
Aircraft	Zivko Edge 540
Website
hannesarch.com

Hannes Arch (22 September 1967 – 8 September 2016) was an Austrian pilot who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona during October 2006.^[1] He joined 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying. Arch won the World Championship in the 2008 season.^[2]

Early life

Hannes Arch was born in Leoben, Austria in 1967.

Death

Hannes Arch died on 8 September 2016 during a helicopter crash in the Austrian Alps during a helicopter delivery of goods to a remote mountain cabin, the Elberfelder Hütte. Shortly after takeoff at about 9:15pm, the helicopter struck the side of a mountain.^[3] Arch died of a broken neck, a passenger survived the crash. Arch was accompanied in the helicopter by the Mountain Hut's Owner Reinhard B., a 62-year-old German who runs an Alpine hut which Arch had delivered supplies to. The German was seriously injured in the crash but survived.

Hannes Arch was buried in the company of his closest relatives in Troifaiach on 13 September 2016.

He is survived by his girlfriend, Miriam.

Red Bull Air Race

Hannes Arch at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Wins	Rank
2007	DNQ	4th	10th	11th	CAN	12th	11th	10th	12th	10th	CAN	9th	3	0	10th
2008	2nd	4th	3rd	CAN	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	CAN	3rd			61	2	1st
2009	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	4th							60	1	2nd
2010	11th	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	CAN	CAN					60	4	2nd
2014	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	8th	8th	5th	4th					53	1	2nd
2015	United Arab Emirates 4	Japan 11	Croatia 1	Hungary 1	United Kingdom 8	Austria 12	United States 9	United States 5					34	2	3
2016	United Arab Emirates DSQ	Austria 2	Japan 6	Hungary 2	United Kingdom 3	Germany 5	United States DNP	United States DNP					41	0	3

Legend:

*Season Still In Progress
CAN: Cancelled
DNP: Did not participate
DNQ: Did not qualify
DNS: Did not show
DQ: Disqualified
NC: Not classified

References

↑ Red Bull Air Race
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↑ http://kaernten.orf.at/news/stories/2795622/ (German)

External links

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Mike Mangold	Red Bull Air Race World Series Champion 2008	Succeeded by Paul Bonhomme

Red Bull Air Race World Championship champions

Three-time	Paul Bonhomme (2009, 2010, 2015)

Two-time	Kirby Chambliss (2004, 2006) Mike Mangold (2005, 2007)

One-time	Hannes Arch (2008) Péter Besenyei (2003) Nigel Lamb (2014)

Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots

Current pilots - Master	Cristian Bolton Kirby Chambliss Matthias Dolderer Michael Goulian Matt Hall Nicolas Ivanoff Petr Kopfstein Nigel Lamb François Le Vot Pete McLeod Yoshihide Muroya Peter Podlunšek Martin Šonka Juan Velarde

Current pilots - Challenger	Mélanie Astles Francis Barros Florian Berger Kevin Coleman Luke Czepiela Ben Murphy Daniel Ryfa

Former pilots	Hannes Arch Péter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Glen Dell Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Adilson Kindlemann Alejandro Maclean Mike Mangold David Martin Sergey Rakhmanin Klaus Schrodt Frank Versteegh

Aerobatics

Aircraft	List of aerobatic aircraft

Competitions	European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship World Gliding Championships

Maneuvers	Loop (Inside & Outside) Aileron roll Barrel roll Cuban Eight Falling leaf Hesitation roll Immelmann turn Kulbit Lomcevak Pugachev's Cobra Slip Spin Split S Stall Turn/Hammerhead Tailslide The Scissors Whifferdill turn Zurabatic Cartwheel

Organizations	British Aerobatic Association Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog) International Aerobatic Club International Miniature Aerobatic Club

Pilots	Cecilia R. Aragon Hannes Arch Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad Lincoln J. Beachey Péter Besenyei Ladislav Bezák Marta Bohn-Meyer Paul Bonhomme Pip Borrman Kirby Chambliss Julie Clark Marion Cole Vicki Cruse Mario de Bernardi Glen Dell Matthias Dolderer Wilhelm Düerkop Walter Extra Markus Feyerabend Gerhard Fieseler Jozef Gabris Michael Goulian Matt Hall Wayne Handley Ray Hanna Charlie Hillard Bob Hoover Bevo Howard Petr Jirmus Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Georgij Kaminski Svetlana Kapanina Sándor Katona Charlie Kulp Anatoly Kvochur Nigel Lamb Jim LeRoy François Le Vot Leo Loudenslager Nancy Lynn Alejandro Maclean Pete McLeod Jerzy Makula Stanisław Makula Mikhail Mamistov Mike Mangold Scott Manning Catherine Maunoury Neil Williams Pyotr Nesterov Alexandr Panfierov Ivy May Pearce Adolphe Pégoud František Peřina Tom Poberezny Maciej Pospieszyński Sergey Rakhmanin Amelia Reid Olaf Schmidt Art Scholl Klaus Schrodt Betty Skelton Erde Skip Stewart Martin Šonka Gene Soucy Chris Sperou Victor Tchmal Reinhold Tiling Ferenc Tóth Sean D. Tucker Nick Turvey Ernst Udet Gabor Varga Juan Velarde Frank Versteegh Patty Wagstaff Kermit Weeks Walter Wolfrum Janusz Żurakowski

Other	3D Radio control Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams

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