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Birdman Rally is a competition where members of the public build home-made gliders, hang gliders and human-powered aircraft, ranging from very serious aircraft to mere costumes, leap off a river- or seaside jetty, and compete for distance and entertainment value. Birdman rallies occur in multiple locations around the world, including Bognor Regis and Worthing in the United Kingdom, the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia and Lake Biwa in Japan and in China, which has been created by regular entrants in the Bognor Regis event. The oldest Birdman rally in the world started in Selsey, West Sussex, United Kingdom in 1971. Moved to Bognor Regis, where it was known as the International Bognor Birdman throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the event moved along the coast to Worthing in 2008 and since 2010 annual rallies have been held in both Bognor Regis and Worthing. The Australian competition first started in 1972 in Glenelg, South Australia but now occurs as a part of Melbourne's Moomba festival in March. In New Zealand, the Birdman Rally ran from 1974 to 1979. Started in 1977, the Japanese competition takes place every year in August, and the majority of competitors come from engineering programmes at universities. Since 1991, Red Bull is holding Birdman Rallies under the name Red Bull Flugtag. ==External links== *(International Bognor Birdman ) *(Worthing Birdman ) *(Video of Worthing Birdman 2009 ) *(Video of Worthing Birdman 2009 ) *(Video of Melbourne Birdman Rally 2007 ) *(International Bognor Birdman ) *Japan's Quirky Festivals: (Japan International Birdman Rally ) *(Japan International Birdman Rally (in Japanese, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation) ) *(Photo gallery of 2005 Japanese event ) *(Melbourne Birdman Rally ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birdman Rally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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