Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
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The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) is a standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics. It is the international governing body for all airborne sports. This includes both man-carrying and unmanned vehicles (such as model aircraft). FAI was founded in 1905.
The air sports that it governs are:
- Aerobatics
- Aeromodelling
- Ballooning
- General aviation
- Gliding
- Hang gliding
- Microlighting
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Rotocraft
