2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editor's Picks: General Aviation

1974 Cessna 172 Skyhawk fixed-wing aircraft

General: Editor's Pick

Sandie Gibbs
/Virginia Beach, Virginia

A 1974 Cessna 172 plunges 100 ft., strikes a pile of dirt and flips over with a brutal, tail-snapping crunch. This aircraft served 25 years as a fish spotter over the Chesapeake Bay before donating its body to science. Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, conducted a series of controlled “severe but survivable” crash tests at the Landing and Impact Research Facility (LandIR) to study how emergency locator transmitter installations could be improved to enhance survivability and help save lives.

Gwinnett County MD 500E police helicopter

General: Editor's Pick

John Slemp/
Tucker, Georgia

A Gwinnett County MD 500E police helicopter idles on the ramp at Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Commemorative Air Force C-47 “That’s All Brother”

General: Editor's Pick

Ken Hunt/
Valrico, Florida

The Commemorative Air Force C-47 “That’s All Brother” at Sun ’N Fun 2019 in Lakeland, Florida.

remote-control Boomerang Sprint V2

General: Editor's Pick

Avgar Idan
/Rehovot, Israel

Team Jet Israel leader Lior Zahavi flies his remote-control Boomerang Sprint V2 jet over the sunflower fields of Mevo Horon, Israel. The team is one of the leading remote-control competitors in the world, performing at events worldwide, including in the U.S., China, the Middle East and Europe. The team consists of four pilots and two helpers.

ultralight aircraft in flight

General: Editor's Pick

Doron Talmi
/Herzliya, Israel

An ultralight aircraft passes close to the ground near Ruhama, Israel.

1941 Piper J-3 Cub light aircraft

General: Editor's Pick

Joseph Costanza
/Marlton, New Jersey

Flying a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub over an old farm house in rural New Jersey while the Sun starts to rise.

MASwings ATR 72-500 turboprop airliner

General: Editor's Pick

Muhammad Aniq 
Danial Yuzree/
Shah Alam, Malaysia

A wet ramp reflects a MASwings ATR 72-500 and the fiery sky above as the Sun peeks around the clouds.

A roundup of editor's picks includes a gnarly crash test, moonlit takeoffs, a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub and ultralight aircraft.

Comments

1 Comment
joepetrick9
Fri, 12/04/2020 - 19:00
All the photos seem over photo-shopped to me .
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