| The twelve teams selected
for the first FAI Formation Aerobatic Challenge were selected on merit from around the world, and
performed both Classic and Signature programmes on each of the
three show days. The classic eight-figure sequences were designed by
each team to incorporate five mandatory figures plus three
others and the turn-around manoeuvres, while the
Signature programmes presented their formation air show
routine re-designed to fit a free-style judged duration of 11-12
minutes. |
| To comply with Air Sports
Federation of China (ASFC) requirements imposed for this event,
the FAC organisers were obliged to reconfigure the status of this
event from a competition to an
Air Show at rather short notice.
For all
pilots and teams the Classic and Signature programme formats
remained unchanged, and were flown in accordance with published CIVA Section 6 Part 5b Regulations for Formation
Aerobatic Challenge events. |
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Teams |
Aircraft |
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Nation |
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The
Yakovlevs |
Yak 52 |
6 Ship |
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Great
Britain |
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The
Raptors |
Vans
RV7/8 |
4 Ship |
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South
Africa |
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The
Hawks of Romania |
Extra
300 |
4 Ship |
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Romania |
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Pioneer
Team |
Pioneer
330 |
4 Ship |
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Italy |
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The
Blades |
Extra
300 |
4 Ship |
|
Great
Britain |
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The
Global Stars |
Extra
and CAP |
4 Ship |
|
Great
Britain |
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Team
Xtreme |
Xtreme
3000 |
4 Ship |
|
South
Africa |
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Presidential team ‘ANBO' |
Yak-50 |
3 Ship |
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Lithuania |
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The
Captens |
CAP-10 |
2 Ship |
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France |
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The Red
Barons |
Pitts
and Extra |
2 Ship |
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Australia |
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First
Flight |
Sukhoi
29 |
2 Ship |
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Russian Federation |
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Double
Aces |
Sukhoi
+ Extra |
2 Ship |
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Spain |
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Official scrutiny by FAI / CIVA
officers of all safety related elements at this event continued
throughout as planned,
though as required by ASFC the observations of and formal output from the judging panel was not employed to provide an
official set of results.
The listing above is derived from unofficial CIVA scoring. |
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| Even though a formal
crowning of the winning Formation Aerobatic Challenge Team could
not be made as originally planned, the event itself was a
tremendous success and has provided an excellent basis from
which to carry this exciting new format forward to other
locations for future truly competitive "Formation Aerobatic
Challenge" events. |
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