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Record 1 2004-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

The 8-way formation consists of making a formation, drawn by lot, of all 8 teammates as quickly as possible.

CONT

Canopy Formation Skydiving (formerly known as CRW, or Canopy Relative Work) is the sport of flying perfectly good parachutes together to form a variety of formations in a variety of ways. There are three competition events in this type of skydiving: 4-Way Rotations, 4-Way Sequential, and 8-Way Speed.

Key term(s)
  • eight-way speed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

La 8 formation consiste à réaliser le plus vite possible une figure à 8 équipiers, tirée au sort avant l'épreuve.

Spanish

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