Flight of multiple objects in a coordinated shape or pattern
United States Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles flying in a Vic formation over Alaska
Formation flying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination. Formation flying occurs in nature among flying and gliding animals, and is also conducted in human aviation, often in military aviation and air shows.
A multitude of studies have been performed on the performance benefits of aircraft flying in formation.[1]
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Formationflying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination. Formationflying occurs in nature among flying and gliding animals, and is also conducted...
Satellite formationflying 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 formationflying or their professional operations such as air-sea rescue. Shaitly, Shahesta...
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: Formationflying 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 formationflying or stunt flying at very low levels at airshows or air racing. Low-level aerobatics...
Tethered formationflying is one of applications for space tethers. This sub-set represents an entire area of research using a non-conductive tether to...
rapidly, either alone or in tight formations with other similar craft, and exhibiting high maneuverability. Disc-shaped flying objects have been interpreted...
occasionally commercial aviation. Flying in the V formation likely improves energy efficiency. Usually, large birds fly in this formation since smaller birds create...
static skydives where flyers are concentrating on building a large formation while flying in one of these freefly positions. Due to the increased freefall...
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...
Tethered formationflying This is typically a non-conductive tether that accurately maintains a set distance between multiple space vehicles flying in formation...
The team flies a display lasting around 20 minutes that includes formationflying, opposition passes, solo routines, and synchronized maneuvers. They...
as the craft of the Three Sea Hawks aerobatic flying team, famous for its tied-together formationflying. Initially the Boeing Model 69, it was inspired...
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...
(ISRO) to mature technologies related to orbital rendezvous, docking, formationflying, with scope of applications in human spaceflight, in-space satellite...
Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly...
handling of the aircraft to be refueled (very close "line astern" formationflying) has resulted in the activity only being used in military operations;...
spectacular surface rock outcrop Vegetation formation, a concept used to classify vegetation communities Formationflying, the disciplined flight of two or more...
jets. The team flew a display lasting 18–20 minutes that included formationflying, opposition passes, solo routines, and synchronized maneuvers. The...
flight instructors have always performed formationflying in the Midnight Sun Airshow. The formationflying had been part of the normal training syllabus...
This is a List of Reserve flying schools of the Royal Air Force Lake 1999, p. 58. Lake 1999, p. 59. Lake 1999, p. 60. Lake 1999, p. 61. Lake 1999, p. 62...
training block called "forms" (formationflying). Forms consist of four flights of learning the basics of close in formationflying. After forms, SWSOs head...
perform original experiments in microgravity. CNES is also studying formationflying, a technique whereby several satellites fly components of a much heavier...