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Index Competition aerobatics

Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which ground-based judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Aerobatic maneuver, Aerobatics, Airplane, Aresti Catalog, British Aerobatic Association, Cloud Dancer, FAI World Grand Prix, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, Glider (sailplane), International Aerobatic Club, National Aeronautic Association, Reciprocating engine, Referee, Royal Aero Club, South Africa, Tom Poberezny, United Kingdom, United States.

  2. Aerobatic competitions
  3. Aerobatics

Aerobatic maneuver

Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights or competition aerobatics.

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Aerobatics

Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.

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Airplane

An airplane (North American English) or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine.

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Aresti Catalog

The Aresti Catalog is the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) standards document enumerating the aerobatic manoeuvers permitted in aerobatic competition. Competition aerobatics and Aresti Catalog are aerobatic competitions.

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British Aerobatic Association

The British Aerobatic Association (BAeA) handles all domestic aerobatic competitions in the United Kingdom.

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Cloud Dancer

Cloud Dancer is a 1980 aviation drama film directed by Barry Brown.

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FAI World Grand Prix

FAI World Grand Prix is a Grand Prix aerobatics series led by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Competition aerobatics and FAI World Grand Prix are aerobatic competitions.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The (FAI; World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight.

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Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding (also called soaring).

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International Aerobatic Club

The International Aerobatic Club (IAC) is a division of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the National Aeronautics Association (NAA).

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National Aeronautic Association

The National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and a founding member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).

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Reciprocating engine

A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion.

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Referee

A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.

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Royal Aero Club

The Royal Aero Club (RAeC) is the national co-ordinating body for air sport in the United Kingdom.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Tom Poberezny

Thomas Paul Poberezny (October 3, 1946 – July 25, 2022) was an American aerobatic world champion aviator, as well as chairman of the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Fly-In and Convention (now named AirVenture) from 1977 to 2011 and president of EAA from 1989 to 2010, presiding over a time period of expansive growth for the organization and convention.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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See also

Aerobatic competitions

Aerobatics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_aerobatics

Also known as Aerobatic competition, Aerobatic competitions.