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The FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) is a competition in sport
aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as h ...
organized by CIVA (Commission Internationale de Voltige Arienne), the aerobatic commission of the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The World Air Sports Federation (; FAI) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintains worl ...
, the world air sports federation. The WAC was formed in 1960, replacing the freestyle Lockheed Trophy contests.


Winners Aresti Cup


Winners by teams


See also

* FAI European Aerobatic Championships *
Aerobatic maneuver Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in Formation flying, formation with several others. Nearly all a ...
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Competition aerobatics Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which ground-based referee, judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatics, aerobatic flying. It is practised in both Reciprocating engine, piston-powered single-engine airplanes and also Glider (sa ...
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Aerobatic aircraft An aerobatic aircraft is an aerodyne (a heavier-than-air aircraft) used in aerobatics, both for flight exhibitions and aerobatic competitions. Most fall into one of two categories, aircraft used for training and by flight demonstration teams, whic ...


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * http://www.wac2011.it/
www.fai.org/civa-events/civa-events-calendar-and-results#

http://www.german-aerobatics.com
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Aerobatics Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aeroplane" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and gl ...
Aerobatic Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aeroplane" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and gl ...