Formation flying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination. Formation flying occurs in nature among flying and gliding animals, and is also conducted...

Satellite formation flying is the coordination of multiple satellites to accomplish the objective of one larger, usually more expensive, satellite. Coordinating...

Some display teams perform aerobatics, while others give displays of formation flying or their professional operations such as air-sea rescue. Shaitly, Shahesta...

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)....

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...

testudo formation and skirmishers. Tactical formations include: Formation flying Box Coil: Similar to the Herringbone formation, the coil formation allows...

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...

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...

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...

static skydives where flyers are concentrating on building a large formation while flying in one of these freefly positions. Due to the increased freefall...

occasionally commercial aviation. Flying in the V formation likely improves energy efficiency. Usually, large birds fly in this formation since smaller birds create...

(ISRO) to mature technologies related to orbital rendezvous, docking, formation flying, with scope of applications in human spaceflight, in-space satellite...

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...

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...

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...

in tight formations with other similar craft, and exhibiting high maneuverability. Reports of fantastical aircraft predate the first flying saucers. In...

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...

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...

handling of the aircraft to be refueled (very close "line astern" formation flying) has resulted in the activity only being used in military operations;...

Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly...

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...

Finucane made a few alterations to the formation. The most notable was to tighten flying discipline, loosen formation flying and increase low-level navigation...

Tethered formation flying This is typically a non-conductive tether that accurately maintains a set distance between multiple space vehicles flying in formation...

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...

training block called "forms" (formation flying). Forms consist of four flights of learning the basics of close in formation flying. After forms, SWSOs head...

perform original experiments in microgravity. CNES is also studying formation flying, a technique whereby several satellites fly components of a much heavier...

spectacular surface rock outcrop Vegetation formation, a concept used to classify vegetation communities Formation flying, the disciplined flight of two or more...

jets. The team flew a display lasting 18–20 minutes that included formation flying, opposition passes, solo routines, and synchronized maneuvers. The...

The Lima Lima Flight Team is a precision formation flying demonstration team based in Naperville, Illinois. The name derives from the FAA identifier of...

The finger-four formation (also known as the "four finger formation" and the "Fingertip Formation") is a flight formation used by fighter aircraft. It...