Formation flying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination. Formation flying occurs in nature among flying and gliding animals, and is also conducted...
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Satellite formation flying is the coordination of multiple satellites to accomplish the objective of one larger, usually more expensive, satellite. Coordinating...
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List of air display teams (section Formation flying)
Some display teams perform aerobatics, while others give displays of formation flying or their professional operations such as air-sea rescue. Shaitly, Shahesta...
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)....
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A formation light, also known as a slime light, is a type of thin film electroluminescent light that assists aircraft flying in formation in low visibility...
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testudo formation and skirmishers. Tactical formations include: Formation flying Box Coil: Similar to the Herringbone formation, the coil formation allows...
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A flying wedge (also called flying V or wedge formation, or simply wedge) is a configuration created from a body moving forward in a triangular formation...
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Aerobatics (redirect from Stunt Flying)
competition aerobatics; most of them happen when performing formation flying or stunt flying at very low levels at airshows or air racing. Low-level aerobatics...
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Tethered formation flying is one of applications for space tethers. This sub-set represents an entire area of research using a non-conductive tether to...
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Freeflying (redirect from Vertical formation skydiving)
static skydives where flyers are concentrating on building a large formation while flying in one of these freefly positions. Due to the increased freefall...
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occasionally commercial aviation. Flying in the V formation likely improves energy efficiency. Usually, large birds fly in this formation since smaller birds create...
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(ISRO) to mature technologies related to orbital rendezvous, docking, formation flying, with scope of applications in human spaceflight, in-space satellite...
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the Earth's magnetosphere, using four identical spacecraft flying in a tetrahedral formation. The spacecraft were launched on 13 March 2015 at 02:44 UTC...
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Su-28 trainer is intended for technical skill, general flight and formation flying training. It is also used as an aerobatic aircraft. The Su-28 is a...
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fly simultaneously on the same pole. This allows such activities as formation flying and dogfights to take place. A kill in a dogfight is achieved by damaging...
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in tight formations with other similar craft, and exhibiting high maneuverability. Reports of fantastical aircraft predate the first flying saucers. In...
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as the craft of the Three Sea Hawks aerobatic flying team, famous for its tied-together formation flying. Initially the Boeing Model 69, it was inspired...
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given proper tuition in formation flying. Only 9 and 214 squadrons were able to fly in perfect formations. To improve formation flying and give crews experience...
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Aerial refueling (redirect from Flying boom)
handling of the aircraft to be refueled (very close "line astern" formation flying) has resulted in the activity only being used in military operations;...
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Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly...
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Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and...
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Paddy Finucane (category Irish World War II flying aces)
Finucane made a few alterations to the formation. The most notable was to tighten flying discipline, loosen formation flying and increase low-level navigation...
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Space tether (section Formation flying)
Tethered formation flying This is typically a non-conductive tether that accurately maintains a set distance between multiple space vehicles flying in formation...
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demonstration mission by the European Space Agency devoted to high precision formation flying to achieve scientific coronagraphy. It is part of the series of PROBA...
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training block called "forms" (formation flying). Forms consist of four flights of learning the basics of close in formation flying. After forms, SWSOs head...
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perform original experiments in microgravity. CNES is also studying formation flying, a technique whereby several satellites fly components of a much heavier...
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spectacular surface rock outcrop Vegetation formation, a concept used to classify vegetation communities Formation flying, the disciplined flight of two or more...
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jets. The team flew a display lasting 18–20 minutes that included formation flying, opposition passes, solo routines, and synchronized maneuvers. The...
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The Lima Lima Flight Team is a precision formation flying demonstration team based in Naperville, Illinois. The name derives from the FAA identifier of...
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Finger-four (category Tactical formations)
The finger-four formation (also known as the "four finger formation" and the "Fingertip Formation") is a flight formation used by fighter aircraft. It...
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