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CANOPY FORMATIONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- canopy formations
1, record 1, English, canopy%20formations
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CF 2, record 1, English, CF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- canopy relative work 3, record 1, English, canopy%20relative%20work
correct, obsolete
- CRW 4, record 1, English, CRW
correct
- CReW 2, record 1, English, CReW
correct, obsolete
- CRW 4, record 1, English, CRW
- canopy RW 5, record 1, English, canopy%20RW
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The intentional maneuvering of two or more open parachute canopies in proximity to or contact with one another during descent. 6, record 1, English, - canopy%20formations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CRW is simply relative work after canopy deployment and may be described as contact formation canopy flying. 7, record 1, English, - canopy%20formations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
CRW. Canopy Relative Work, now officially known as Canopy Formations. CRW involves flying open canopies in close formation, where the pilots actually take grips on each other's parachutes. 8, record 1, English, - canopy%20formations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Canopy Formations - Formation Work with 2 or more square canopies. Used to be known as CRW (Canopy Relative Work). 2, record 1, English, - canopy%20formations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CReW. Canopy Relative Work, old term for CF. 2, record 1, English, - canopy%20formations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
canopy formation: term usually used in the plural. 9, record 1, English, - canopy%20formations
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voile-contact
1, record 1, French, voile%2Dcontact
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vol relatif sous parachute ouvert. 2, record 1, French, - voile%2Dcontact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Évoluant, grâce à leur vitesse horizontale, dans des veines d'air séparées, les ailes permettent [...] l'appontage [...] Ainsi est né le voile-contact [...] 1, record 1, French, - voile%2Dcontact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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