Yoshihide Muroya

Yoshihide Muroya
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973
Nationality Japan Japan
Racing career
First race 2009
Best position 6th (2009)
Aircraft Zivko Edge 540
Website
yoshi-muroya.jp

Yoshihide Muroya (born 27 January 1973) is a Japanese aerobatics pilot and race pilot[1] of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly. Yoshi went to America privately to earn his airplane license at the age of twenty.

After that, he worked long hours to earn enough money to get his training in America for a period of two months a year. At the same time, he continued glider training in Japan and learned long-distance flight techniques in Australia.

In 2009 he participated in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as first Japanese and first Asian pilot. Special Team Mate Robert Fry joined as Team coordinator. In the final race in Barcelona, Spain he took 6th place.

Until now, he has held some 170 air-shows over 12 years without incident.

Racing record

Complete Red Bull Air Race World Championship results

Japan Yoshihide Muroya at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Wins Rank
2009 United Arab Emirates
13th		 United States
11th		 Canada
14th		 Hungary
12th		 Portugal
10th		 Spain
6th		 9 0 13th
2010 United Arab Emirates
10th		 Australia
9th		 Brazil
12th		 Canada
DNS		 United States
 Germany
12th		 Hungary
CAN		 Portugal
CAN		 5 0 12th

Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Duel continues: Arch blasts Bonhomme in Rovinj". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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