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The term air sports covers a range of aerial activities such as:


 * Aerobatics

Aerobatics is an air sport in which an aircraft is flown in unusual manners under control usually by a talented pilot. Starting in late 1913, Lincoln Beachey performed the first successful "loop the loop" and became known as the father of aerobatics, despite being dismissed by Orville Wright. He then started a barnstorming tour the next year to introduce the new sport to crowds everywhere. Due to underdeveloped aircraft, maneuvering in flight was limited because of underpowered equipment but crowds across the world were dazzled by this new sport. Aerobatics became necessary training for pilots involved with the creation of fighter aircraft during World War One in 1915. Military pilots then had more training than just reconnaissance missions in war, they were forced to train for dog fights. After that war, pilots that performed stunt-flying exhibitions were referred to as barnstormers. Barnstormers toured the world showing of stunt-flying as a new an underdeveloped air sport.