Flying yacht racing meets the Red Bull Air Race! Witness an exhilarating fusion of flying and sailing as Dario Costa, representing the Flying Bulls team from Red Bull, takes his Zivko Edge 540 aerobatic aircraft to the skies above the 37th edition of the America's Cup! It's a match made in aviation and maritime heaven as this daring pilot navigates a thrilling slalom course using cutting-edge racing sailboats as pylons! Enjoy this perfect blend of precision, speed and adrenaline as air meets sea in a spectacle that will leave you breathless!

Dario Costa's IG:
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Boats participating in the aerial shoot:
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  / alinghiredbullracing  


ABOUT THE COMPETITION:

The America's Cup is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger). Matches are held several years apart on dates agreed between the defender and the challenger. There is no fixed schedule, but the races have generally been held every three to four years. The current 2023 America's Cup match is being celebrated now at Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, having the last one taken place in March 2021.

The cup was originally known as the 'R.Y.S. £100 Cup', awarded in 1851 by the British Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. The winning yacht was a schooner called America, owned by a syndicate of members from the New York Yacht Club (NYYC). In 1857, the syndicate permanently donated the trophy to the NYYC, under a Deed of Gift that renamed the trophy as the 'America's Cup' after the first winner and required it be made available for perpetual international competition.

Any yacht club that meets the requirements specified in the deed of gift has the right to challenge the yacht club that currently holds the cup. If the challenging club wins the match, it gains stewardship of the cup.


ABOUT THE PILOT:

Dario Costa (born 9 May 1980, Manchester, United Kingdom), is an Italian professional Red Bull Air Race competitor, stunt pilot, aerobatic performer, flight instructor, Pilatus PC6 Porter paradropping pilot and author from Bologna, Italy, and is the first ever Italian to qualify, to compete and to win in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Dario lives in Salzburg, Austria and is also known for various world-first flying stunts and world records including the first and only ever flight through a tunnel with an airplane.


ABOUT THE AIRPLANE:

The Zivko Edge 540 manufactured by Zivko Aeronautics is a highly aerobatic aircraft. Capable of a 420 degree per second roll rate and a 19 meters per second climb rate. It has been flown to victory on the international Unlimited aerobatics circuit several times since the mid-1990s and it is the most common aircraft used in the Red Bull Air Race World Series.

SPECS:

Crew: 1
Length: 6.27 m
Wingspan: 7.42 m
Height: 2.36 m
Wing area: 9.1 m2
Airfoil: John Roncz symmetrical
Empty weight: 531 kg
MTOW: 816 kg
Maximum aerobatic weight: 703 kg
Fuel capacity: 233 L total (66 L fuselage + 83 L in each wing)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-540-EXP (modified) 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 310 hp (230 kW) at 2700 rpm
Propeller: 3-bladed Hartzell HC-C3YR-4AX composite constant-speed propeller

PERFORMANCE

Stall speed: 94 km/h at 703 kg
Never exceed speed: 430 km/h
Max aerobatic airspeed (Va): 310 km/h
G limits: ±12
Roll rate: 420°/sec
Rate of climb: 19 m/s
Wing loading: 61 kg/m2

More info here:
https://www.americascup.com/
https://www.dariocosta.com/
https://www.redbull.com/ph-en/athlete...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zivko_E...

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