FeatsWorld record
Largest freefall formation
400 skydivers
- Year
- Standing since
- 2006 (20 years)
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What to remember
Over Udon Thani, Thailand, 400 skydivers built a single formation during freefall. The date was 8 February 2006, and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) ratified the formation as a world record.
A sport parachuting jump follows a set pattern: the jumper leaves the aircraft, spends a period in free fall, deploys a steerable canopy and flies it to a landing area. A formation is built during the free-fall phase, before the canopies open, and its size, counted in skydivers, is what makes the record.
Such attempts belong to sport parachuting, practised both for fun and in competition. International competition and record activity is run by the FAI's Skydiving Commission, and the FAI ratified this formation.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Parachuting” (revision used 1378339184). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Wingsuiting, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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