A Cape Air Cessna is awaiting takeoff clearance, with a British Airways Jumbo following closely during the evening rush hour at Boston Logan International Airport.
Boeing Max 8 Thumbs Up
Brian Losito, Lachine, Quebec
Capt. Mark Ogle and Capt. Mike MacDonald give us the thumbs up during our photo shoot with the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
E195-E2 Vmu Test
David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
Commercial 2, an Embraer 195-E2 prototype, performs a minimum unstick speed (Vmu) test, where the aircraft lifts off the ground at the minimum possible airspeed and sometimes drags its tail skid on the runway. Vmu is a certification reference to determine operational takeoff speeds with a margin of safety for normal operations.
Sunset Tiger
Ben Ullings, Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
The de Havilland Tiger Moth of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Historic Flight (flown by Elly Elbertsen) is captured over the Dutch Biesbosch area, where two rivers flow together.
Team Training
Aldo Wicki, Kerzers, Switzerland
Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-21 and F/A-18C performing over the Swiss Alps.
Atlas V at Sunset
Ben Cooper, Orlando, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle is reflected at sunset following a week of heavy rains at Cape Canaveral. Sometimes bad weather makes for nice photo opportunities. The rocket is about to launch NROL-52, a high-definition C-band communications satellite that is believed to be part of the fourth generation of the Satellite Data System, which relays data from reconnaissance satellites such as the KH-11.
The Final Few Seconds of Calm
Brianna Clements, Tucson, Arizona
Taken on April 6 at March Reserve AFB in Riverside, California, this image shows the final few minutes before the beginning of the base's 100th anniversary celebration. It shows a single moment of calm after the hectic day of setup but before the flood of excited children and loud parents.
Bravo Charlie
James DeBoer, Belle Harbor, New York
An F-35B and -C fly a test mission from Edwards AFB, California.
Falcon Heavy Engine Shot
Brady Kenniston, Essexville, Michigan
This is a remote camera view of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy maiden flight. Taken just seconds after liftoff, this view shows the detail in the each plume of the 27 Merlin 1D engines pushing Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster to a Mars heliocentric orbit.
Lady Liberty Flyover
Ricardo von Puttkammer, New York
Air show pilot John Klatt flies his Extra 300L over the Statue of Liberty during Memorial Day weekend.
Grumman EA-6B Prowler of VMAQ-3 'Moondogs'
Scott Youmans, Phoenix
This photo, taken off the North Carolina coast, shows the launching of flares during an aerial refueling training flight on March 23. This Grumman EA-6B Prowler belongs to VMAQ-3 "Moondogs" based at U.S. MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Liftoff! Atlas V GOES-S
Jeffrey Spotts, United Launch Alliance, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S satellite for NASA and NOAA lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral AFS on March 1.
The entry period for the 2018 Aviation Week Photo Contest is closed. Good luck to all our entrants.
Winners will be announced in online Dec. 7 and published in the Dec. 10-23 Aviation Week & Space Technology.
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