The Outback Air Race 2025

More than 40 aircraft are scheduled to take part in the 2025 Outback Air Race, a 3,800-kilometre time trial across Australia aimed at raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The event will begin on 22 August at Uluru in the Northern Territory, and will conclude on 8 September in Carnarvon, Western Australia. Held every two years since its inception in 1996, the event has raised over $4 million for the RFDS. Rather than focusing on speed, the Outback Air Race is structured as a time trial, with pilots judged on navigation and timing. Participants come from across Australia, New Zealand, and other countries, and travel through 10 scheduled stopovers during the 15-day event. This amazing photo shows a Boeing Stearman, VH-PJS, under the stars after it performed in the 2022 event.

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