Big Ways - Formation Skydiving - World´s Record from 2006 Still Stays On
Formation skydiving is an activity of athletes (divers) free falling through the sky while trying to attach themselves to one another by gripping each others legs or hands. The goal of the process is to build a formation of multiple divers arranged in a geometric pattern. The most typical and traditional formation is a 4-way, which is competed at various championships. However, from time to time, much bigger attempts appear at various locations around the world. Last week a new such a record took place in Kolomna, Russia.
The picture and video illustrate Russian 101-way formation (2 formations), performed on 9th August 2013 near Moscow at the Aerograd-Kolomna. Participants have taken the World´s record in the discipline.
The current FAI world record for largest free-fall formation is a 400-way, set on February 8, 2006 in Udon Thani, Thailand by World Team. It was held for 4.25 seconds. They used five C-130 Hercules airplanes and exited from an altitude of 25,000 feet. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6P-pOQrVk
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