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Birdman Flights Fully Booked
It’s now too late if you haven’t booked your flight from Worthing Pier at the Birdman competition this year as all the flights are full.
 
In total there will be 48 brave aviators throwing themselves from a specially constructed platform on Worthing Pier with many of them attempting to fly over 100m and the possibility of winning the jackpot of £30,000.
This year there are 8 specially designed Leornardo da Vinci Class entrants; these are craft designed and built to be aerodynamic and hopefully achieve the 100m challenge distance. There are also 8 Condor or modified hang gliders entered; at the moment a Condor pilot holds the Birdman flight distance record but will this change in 2009? These craft will have an opportunity to fly for the jackpot on both the Saturday and Sunday.
The remainder of the contestants will be flying in the Kingfisher class on Sunday 23rd only; these are the fun flyers who will dress to impress and will make a real splash on the day! Look out for a Crocodile, Inspector Gadget, and the Hobbit from Lord of the Rings along with many more fantastic designs.

The Worthing International Birdman attracts over 25,000 people to the seafront over the weekend as well as National and International media coverage for Worthing to find out more about the Birdman event please go to www.worthingbirdman.co.uk or call 01903 203252.
The best news is that the Worthing Birdman is free to spectators and will provide a great days entertainment so make sure its in the diary !!


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