Sergei Rakhmanin
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Sergei Rakhmanin | |
Red Bull Air Race World Series Record | |
Date of Birth | October 18, 1961 |
Team | Dragon Racing |
Year of Début | 2007 |
Country | Russia |
Best Position | 12th (2007) |
2006 Position | N/A |
Plane | Zivko Edge 540 |
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Sergei Rakhmanin (Russian: Сергей Рахманин) (born October 18, 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany) is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot and flight instructor.
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[edit] Powered aerobatic competitions
In 1991, he became the last USSR Absolute Aerobatic Champion.[1] Sergei Rakhmanin won the title in the overall category of FAI European Aerobatic Championships in 1999 and FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2003 and in 2005.[2]
[edit] Glider aerobatic competitions
He won the bronze medal in the 1996 World Glider Aerobatic Championships and the team gold together with Mikhail Mamistov and Victor Tchmal.[3] Additionally, he won the team gold medal in the 1996 European Glider Aerobatic Championships together with Mikhail Mamistov and Sergei Krikalev.[4]
[edit] Red Bull Air Races
He raced in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series.
Sergei Rakhmanin at the Red Bull Air Race World Series |
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Wins | Rank |
2007 | 12th |
9th |
9th |
10th |
CAN |
13th |
10th |
11th |
10th |
11th |
CAN |
11th |
0 | 0 | 12th |
2008 | 10th |
11th |
0 | 0 | 11th | ||||||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Legend:
- CAN: Cancelled
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
- DQ: Disqualified
- NC: Not classified
[edit] Awards and honours
He is awarded "Honored Master of Sport of Russia", and received in 2006 the FAI Air Sport Medal. [5]
[edit] Family
He lives in St. Petersburg, Russia and is married with one child.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Haute-Voltige
- ^ FAI: pilot profile of Sergei Rakhmanin
- ^ 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-02-15
- ^ 3rd FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-01-11
- ^ FAI Awards
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