Photo of flying human-powered aircraft over a runway at Fujikawa gliding field. This was posted by the JIBR official twitter.
Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ei0dgYhU8AECz9J?format=jpg&name=large
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which is governing body of Japan International Birdman Rally, announced that they are prepare to hold the 43rd Japan International Birdman Rally (JIBR) 2021. The 43rd JIBR will consist of “The Glider division” and “The Distance division by human-powered propeller aircraft”.
Additionally, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation announced holding a online briefing session of the competition for persons wishing participate. The briefing sessions will be held using Microsoft Teams at 2 p.m. Japan Standard Time on 17 Jan., 2021. If you want to attend the session, you need to submit your information by 8 Jan., 2021. The information should be include followings;
- Your team name
- Name of participants of the session
- Your street address
- Your contact information (mobile phone number is prefered)
- Condition of your team’s activities under the COVID-19 pandemic
You can send the information by a facsimile, or E-mail. After you send the information, you will be received information for downloading rule books and application documents after a later day. You can attend the online session by one account per your team.
If you want more detail information, please visit the official JIBR website.
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- お知らせ｜鳥人間コンテスト｜読売テレビ(Japanese): News | Japan International Birdman Rally | YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION(Official website)
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Is there any news whether the Birdman Rally 2021 will be taking place, and if so, on what dates. Due to the current Covid situation, I am wondering if it is still taking place this Summer. Thank You
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Thank you for your comment.
The JIBR organizer have not announced any new information officially to the public since the last November. However, in a closed briefing session in January, the organizer would informed for participants that it is possible to cancel the competition but not to postpone it. It seems also that participants have received some additional information numerous times after the January briefing. Unfortunately, I do not get details of the additional information until now.
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