Commercial Aviation: Regionals, Turboprops And More—2018 Photo Contest
E195-E2 Vmu Test—Front View
David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, BrazilIn this side-angle view, 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.
E195-E2 Vmu Test—Rear View
David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, BrazilThis is the important view of the minimum unstick speed (Vmu) test of an Embraer 195-E2 prototype. 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.
Refusing To Board
Doron Talmi, Herzliya, IsraelA Kenyan family boarding a Fly-SAX C-208 Caravan, at Kichwa Tembo, Maaai Mara, Kenya.
Honor Flight Returns
Jim Koepnick, Oshkosh, WisconsinFirst Officer Sandra Hintze waves to the crowd at EAA AirVenture 2018 as a Vietnam veteran deplanes from an Honor Flight to Washington in July, 2018.
Domodedovo Airport
Leonid Faerberg, MoscowPassengers walk along the boarding bridge at Moscow Domodedovo Airport.
Early Departure
Luis Sales, Pembroke Pines, FloridaAn airliner departs from Miami International Airport on a stormy Florida morning, Sept. 1, 2018.
K-MAX N357KA Guayama, Puerto Rico
Mark Bennett, Apache Junction, ArizonaFramed by the dense foliage onto which power lines headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, had fallen in the fury of Hurricane Maria, this K-MAX operated by ROTAK Helicopter Services precisely lowers a high-tension power line tower support. The K-MAX proved itself again and again, placing supports and towers, and hauling the fallen conductors out of the jungle.
Nighttime Takeoff
Mark Wagner, LondonLoganair Saab 2000 taking off from London City Airport at night.
Winter Operations in Boston
Tamas Kolos-Lakatos, Malden, MassachusettsDeicing operations are in full swing as the first snowstorm of the season hits Boston Logan International Airport.
PHX Thunderstorm
Thusitha (Bob) Galhenage, Kirkland, WashingtonBruser 1 arrival into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, dodging a thunderstorm.
This year's entries include commercial jets, a reluctant child passenger in Kenya and a helicopter giving help to hurricane-torn Puerto Rico.