Air sports
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| Highest governing body | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Mixed gender | Yes |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | No |
| World Games | 1997 – 2017 |
The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving. [1]
FAI governed sports[edit]
The following sports are governed internationally by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and at the national level by aero clubs such as the National Aeronautics Association and the Royal Aero Club. The FAI web site contains lists of these national organizations. In some of the categories, there are lightweight classes which can be alternatively grouped as Ultralight aviation.
- Aerobatics
- Air Rallies
- Aeromodelling
- Air racing
- Ballooning
- Drone racing
- General aviation
- Gliding
- Hang gliding
- Human powered aircraft
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Power Kites
Orly Air Park in Kenya.
Other activities[edit]
Other aerial activities are not governed by the FAI rules
- BASE jumping
- Wingsuit flying
- Rocket Racing League (an attempt to create a new airsport)
See also[edit]
- Airsport, a Czech aircraft manufacturer
- World Air Games
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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