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Brazil, 2010 -

Kirby Chambliss of the USA flies high above Sugarloaf Mountain with Copacabana beach in the background during the Red Bull Air Race training day on May 7, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Portugal, 2017 -

Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic performs during race day at the sixth round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on September 3, 2017, in Porto, Portugal.

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Hungary, 2007 -

Hungarian pilot Peter Besenyei of Team Red Bull (left) and American pilot Mike Goulian of Dragon Racing take part in a fly-over ahead of the Hungarian leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series on August 17, 2007, in Budapest, Hungary.

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Australia, 2007 -

Rakhmanin Sergey of Team Dragon Racing competes during the Red Bull Air Race held on the Swan River on November 4, 2007, in Perth, Australia.

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USA, 2010 -

Kirby Chambliss of the USA flies past the Statue of Liberty during the Red Bull Air Race New York training day on June 18, 2010 in New Jersey.

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Austria, 2016 -

Eric Goujon of France in a Corsair leads the formation with Petr Kopfstein of the Czech Republic, Hannes Arch of Austria, and Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic over the Schafberg prior to the second leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on April 19, 2016, in Spielberg, Austria.

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United Arab Emirates, 2009 -

Austrian World Champion pilot Hannes Arch of Team Abu Dhabi flies over the Emirates Palace Hotel after winning the first stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Series on April 19, 2009, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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England, 2005 -

Peter Besenyei of Hungary in action during the 5th leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series at Longleat House on August 7, 2005, in Longleat, England.

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Japan, 2017 -

Nicolas Ivanoff of France loops his aircraft during the qualifying day at the third stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on June 3, 2017, in Chiba, Japan.

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Ireland, 2005 -

Frank Versteegh from the Netherlands makes his way around the Rock Of Cashel course in County Tipperary during the Ireland heat of the Red Bull Air Race World Series 2005.

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Canada, 2009 -

Nigel Lamb of England flies during qualifying heats through the pylon race course set up on the Detroit River for the Red Bull Air Race World Championships on June 13, 2009, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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Spain, 2006 -

Around one million spectators on Barcelona's Bogatell Beach watch Peter Besenyei beat 10 other world-class pilots in the second leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series on May 6, 2006. At full throttle, pilots can pull a bone-crushing g-force of 10.

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Germany, 2010 -

Kirby Chambliss of USA, Martin Sonka of Czech Republic, and Matthias Dolderer of Germany fly in formation over the course ahead of the Red Bull Air Race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz on August 4, 2010 in Dresden, Germany.

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Hungary, 2018 -

Czech pilot Martin Sonka maneuvers his plane during the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on June 23, 2018, in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

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Portugal, 2007 -

Paul Bonhomme of Great Britain participating in the Red Bull Air Race on September 1, 2007, in Porto in Portugal.

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United Arab Emirates, 2010 -

Paul Bonhomme of Great Britain in action during the Red Bull Air Race day on March 27, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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England, 2005 -

An Red Bull Air Race competitor in action flying around the pylons in front of Longleat House on August 7, 2005, at Longleat, England.

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Australia, 2010 -

Matt Hall of Australia in full throttle over the Swan River during the Red Bull Air Race training day two on April 16, 2010 in Perth, Australia.

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Spain, 2009 -

Matthias Dolderer from Germany competes during the final round of the Red Bull Air Race World Series held on Avinguda Litoral on October 3, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.  

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USA, 2018 -

Matt Hall of Australia performs during a free practice at the eighth round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Texas Motor Speedway on November 16, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Australia, 2006 -

Michael Goulian of the USA competes during the final round of the Red Bull Air Race World Series held on the Swan River on November 19, 2006 in Perth, Australia.

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United Arab Emirates, 2010 -

Matt Hall of Australia in action during the Red Bull Air Race second training day on March 25, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 

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England, 2007 -

Spanish pilot Alejandro Maclean flies over the O2 Dome as he fails to get through to the finals of the Red Bull Air Race World Series in London's Dockland, on July 29, 2007.

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Portugal, 2007 -

French pilot Nicolas Ivanoff flies during the the Red Bull Air Race World Series on September 1, 2007 in Porto, Portugal.

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USA, 2007 -

Nicolas Ivanoff of France flies the Team MRT plane during the elimination rounds of the Red Bull Air Race World Series on September 21, 2007 in San Diego, California.

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Australia, 2010 -

Nigel Lamb of Great Britain in action during the Red Bull Air Race training day two on April 16, 2010 in Perth, Australia.

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United Arab Emirates, 2010 -

Hannes Arch of Austria in action during the Red Bull Air Race first training on March 24, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 

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England, 2005 -

Some of the world's best aerobatic pilots pass Stonehenge in England en route to Longleat where the fifth stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Series will be taking place on August 7, 2005.

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Australia, 2010 -

Pete McLeod of Canada in action over the Swan River during the Red Bull Air Race training day two on April 16, 2010 in Perth, Australia.

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United Arab Emirates, 2010 -

Michael Goulian of the USA in action during the Red Bull Air Race Qualifying session on March 26, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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England, 2014 -

Matt Hall of Australia and Nicolas Ivanoff of France fly in formation with Kirby Chambliss of the United States prior to the fifth stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in front of Leeds Castle on August 14, 2014 in Kent, England.

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Australia, 2010 -

Michael Goulian of the USA in action during the Red Bull Air Race training day on April 15, 2010 in Perth, Australia.

Sources: (Aerospace Testing International) (Red Bull)

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