Results of Japan International Birdman Rally 2017

This article intends to show results of Japan International Birdman Rally (JIBR) 2017 in English because google translation can not work for results page of JIBR official website.

NOTE: Some team names are defined with only Japanese. So they were forcibly interpreted by author in following.

Glider category

Position	Pilot	Age	Team	Flight distance [metre]	Remarks
1	Hikaru SATO	20	Nihon university college of industrial technology Tsudanuma Aeronautical Team	440.37	5th longest record of the category 1st longest students record of the category The first flight over 400 metre other than Mitaka Mobara & Mr. OKI
2	Shoji OKI	47	Mitaka Mobara Shimoyokota	390.07	The record folder (501.38 metre(2012)) Known as the undisputed king of birdman
3	Koki SAKAGUCHI	22	Kyusyu University Birdman Team	352.44	Low wing and asymmetry configuration
4	Takayuki TASHIRO	21	Toyota Technological Institute SORAE	327.99
5	Yuta SHUKUNAMI	21	Tokyo Metropolitan University MaPPL	325.14
6	Rumina KANO	24	Tokyo University of Science Torica	318.72
7	Tsukasa KAWAJIRI	20	Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology Team ЯTR	305.68
8	Masaya OZAWA	31	Team Teputo	246.08
9	Yoshinori YANO	26	IWATANI Clean energy team	187.62	Team of the main sponsor campany
10	Masaya KAI	26	Project Liberte	101.05	THE FLESH BIRDMAN award
11	Keita FUKUMORI	58	Team Hamahama	62.12	Ornihopter applied PUMPABIKE like flapping wings system
12	Yuita TAKENAKA	30	626Lab	31.33	Tailless configuration
13	Kaori YASHIKI	20	Hosei University HoPE	29.12
14	Taisei MURAMOTO	21	University of Hyogo wishbirds	24.65
15	Muga YAMAMOTO	18	National Institute of Technology, Niihama College Team Migrant	24.12
16	Yota TOBATA	24	Team Azamino	23.75
17	Motoki KIDO	20	Hiroshima Institute of Technology HIT Sky Project	22.08
18	Takuto NAKATANI	21	Kanagawa Institute of Technology SWIFT	21.63
19	Yuki SATO	22	Fukui University of Technology Birdman Projhect	18.18
20	Yutaka OSA	57	Team Old Guys who want to fly with flapping	16.23	Ornihopter applied Swing like flapping wings system
21	Yuichi YOSHIDA	52	Nerima Challenge Team	14.85	High wing and twin-boom configuration
22	Keita EGOSHI	21	The University of Shiga Prefecture UAfg(Usp Airplane fabricate group)	11.57	Joined wing configuration
23	Yasuaki MIURA	19	Shizuoka University of Science and Technology Sky Traveler	9.36	Swept wing, no fin and small stab configuration
	Naoki INAMI	21	Soka University Birdman Club	DQ	Flying into flight prohibited area

 

HPA category
(HPA Distance category)

Flight order	Pilot	Age	Team	Times	Remarks
1	Yuta WATANABE	30	BIRDMAN HOUSE Iga	40,000.00	THE BEST BIRDMAN award New record of the category Longest distance limited by the current rule
2	Sorano MIYAUCHI	31	ROKKO WORKS	30,221.54	Jury’s special award Co-axial Mid prop configuration
3	Hayato TADA	21	Tohoku University Windnauts	22,657.79
4	Akira SHIOMI	20	Nihon university Aeronautical Students Group (NASG)	17,406.86	Defending Champions
5	Shunsuke IGARASHI	21	Tokyo Institute of Technology Meister	16,801.28
6	Tsuneaki AKASE	20	Osaka Prefecture University WindMill Club	13,797.50	Co-axial Mid prop configuration
7	Ryo SHIGEMATSU/ Takumi KOIKE	22 / 19	Shibaura Institute of Technology Team Birdman Traial	6,625.68	Supporters award Two-seater HPA
8	Mitsuru OHARA	50	Toyota HPA study group with Takikko	3,939.97
9	Kohei HUKUNAGA	19	Nagoya University AirCraft	2,331.10
10	Masaya KAKEMIZU	19	Hiroshima University School of Engineering HUSE	1,075.92	Twin prop configuration
11	Kojiro YOSHIHASHI	21	Waseda University Aeronautics & Space Association WASA	707.80
12	Haruki MOMOSE	21	Tokyo University of Science Aircraft Makers	164.14
13	Keijiro SAITO	20	Kyoto University ShootingStars	59.88
14	Takuya HURUNAGA	20	Nagoya Institute of Technology HPA study group NIEWS	57.22
15	Kotaro ONO	20	Kogakuin University Birdman project B.P.Wendy	41.10

 

Like & Reference;

• 大会の歴史｜鳥人間コンテスト│読売テレビ(Japanese): History | Japan International Birdman Rally | YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION(Official website)
  

poor English better than Japanese – thank you