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VOILE-CONTACT [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-04

English

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

The intentional maneuvering of two or more open parachute canopies in proximity to or contact with one another during descent.

CONT

CRW is simply relative work after canopy deployment and may be described as contact formation canopy flying.

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.

CONT

Canopy Formations - Formation Work with 2 or more square canopies. Used to be known as CRW (Canopy Relative Work).

OBS

CReW. Canopy Relative Work, old term for CF.

OBS

canopy formation: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Vol relatif sous parachute ouvert.

CONT

Évoluant, grâce à leur vitesse horizontale, dans des veines d'air séparées, les ailes permettent [...] l'appontage [...] Ainsi est né le voile-contact [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-02-20

English

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

... the sport of flying perfectly good parachutes together to form a variety of formations in a variety of ways.

CONT

Canopy Formation Skydiving, still called CReW (Canopy Relative Work), is practised with an open canopy.

CONT

The rotation event is probably the best training for all of the three CRW events.

OBS

There are three competition events in this type of skydiving: 4-Way Rotations, 4-Way Sequential, and 8-Way Speed.

OBS

The event or discipline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Le Voile Contact, une des dernières nées des disciplines du parachutisme sportif, consiste à réaliser, à partir d'un largage à 2000 mètres, des figures voiles ouvertes. Dès la sortie d'avion, les parachutistes ouvrent leurs voiles pour construire une formation. Ils effectuent des appontages sur les voiles de leurs coéquipiers par des prises faites aussi bien avec les pieds qu'avec les mains.

CONT

Les compétitions de voile-contact se jouent sur 4 sauts au minimum [...]

OBS

Il s'agit de la discipline.

Spanish

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