History of canopy formations

Records

The Biggest and the First

Vertical formations

8-stackOct 23, 1977Livermore, CA, USA
9-stack July 19, 1978Thun Field, WA, USA
10-stack June 23, 1979Xenia, OH, USA
11-stack July 5, 1979 Richmond, IN, USA
12-stack July 6, 1979 Richmond, IN, USA
8-planeNov 25, 1978Pope Valley, CA, USA
9-planeSept 2, 1979Limerick, PA, USA
10-planeNov 1, 1979Zephyrhills, FL, USA
11-planeApr 5, 1980Zephyrhills, FL, USA
12-planeJun 1, 1980DeLand, FL, USA
13-plane Oct 5, 1980 England
14-plane Nov 2.1980 Zephyrhills, FL, USA
15-plane Sept 7, 1981Issaquah, WA, USA
17-plane Sept 13, 1981Issaquah, WA, USA
20-plane July 1, 1982 Muskogee, OK, USA
21-plane March 31, 1984Cairns airport, Australia
22-plane June 1, 1985La Ferte Gaucer, France
23-plane June 16, 1985 Galveston Bay, TX, USA
24-plane August 20, 1986 Devon, England

Offset formations

4-way diamondApr 23, 1978Pope Valleyssa, CA, USA
9-way diamondAug 7, 1982Menomonee Falls, WI, USA
16-way diamondApr 18, 1987Avignon, France
25-waydiamondMay 12, 1988Lyon, France
28-way biplane diamondSept 22, 1985 New Hannover, PA, USA
32-way jewel Sept 16, 1987 Lapallisse, France
36-way diamond May 15, 1988 Lyon, France
37-way jewelAug 16, 1992Brienne Le Chateu, France
38-way diamond Oct 10, 1992 Richland, WA, USA
39-way jewel May 21, 1993 Gap, France
43-way jewelJune 17, 1994Pujaut, France
45-way jewelJune 17, 1994Pujaut, France
46-way jewel Oct 12, 1994Davis, CA, USA
50-way diamondSept 4, 1996Kassel, Germany
53-way diamondSept 6, 1996Kassel, Germany
2x64-way diamondsNov 25, 2003Lake Wales, FL, USA
65-way diamondNov 26, 2003Lake Wales, FL, USA
70-way diamond Nov 29, 2003Lake Wales, FL, USA
81-way diamondNov 25, 2005Lake Wales, FL, USA
85-way diamondNov 26, 2005Lake Wales, FL, USA
100-way diamondNov 21, 2007Lake Wales, FL, USA