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| Highest governing body | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale |
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| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Mixed-sex | 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,[1] human powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving. [2]
FAI governed sports
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
- Kitesurfing
Other activities
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
- Airsport, a Czech aircraft manufacturer
- World Air Games
References
- ^ Soaring Society of America (1997). Technical Soaring. Soaring Society of America. p. 53. ISSN 0744-8996. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Air Sports the Sport".
External links
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