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Aviation Week 2016 Photo Contest Winners

Best of the Best

Tyson V. Rininger
Monterey, California

A Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 construction number (C/N) 416 piloted by Kelly Mahon (foreground) and a 1929 Curtiss-Wright Robin C/N 237 flown by Scott Glover pass above Mount Pleasant, Texas. Matt Bongers flew the O-1 Bird Dog photo ship on the mission for the Mid America Flight Museum.

Commercial, First Place

Mark Garfinkel
Winthrop, Massachusetts

Jets line up for departure at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

Commercial, Second Place

Mark Garfinkel
Winthrop, Massachusetts

An airliner on final approach to Boston’s Logan International Airport passes the neighboring town of Winthrop, Massachusetts.

Commercial, Third Place

Rich Hulina
Sioux Lookout, Ontario

A pair of de Havilland DHC-3T Otters operated by Nestor Falls Fly-In Outposts cruise over Lake of the Woods in Northwest Ontario.

Defense, First Place

Avichai Socher
Givat Shmuel, Israel

F-16I “SUFA,” or Storm, positioned against what looks like a circling storm of a million stars. The aircraft, No. 119, crashed on landing a few weeks after the photo was taken, killing the pilot.

Defense, Second Place

Aldo Wicki
Kerzers, Switzerland

A photographic approach to illustrate the Swiss air force’s F/A-18 tactical simulator hypoxia training.

Defense, Third Place

Fyodor Borisov
St. Petersburg, Russia

Greek air force Hercules casts its shadow during approach to Heraklion air base. 

General, First Place

George Katsoulis
Menifee, California

The base formation from which the  Parachutists Over Phorty 2016 World Record was achieved. They set the record for the largest formation jump by parachutists older than 40.

General, Second Place

Jessica Ambats
Malibu, California

Two of the remaining five flying Beechcraft Starships fly in formation.

General, Third Place

Andreas Zeitler
Manching, Germany

The Blanix-Team is a stunning act to finish an air show, especially if their amazing pyrotechnics are featured during the blue hour.

Space, First Place

Jared Haworth
Raleigh, North Carolina

The roar of the Delta IV Heavy’s three RS-68A engines sends birds flying away from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral. 

Space, Second Place

Matthew Kuhns
Santa Clarita, California

Masten’s Xodiac entry, descent and landing (EDL) vertical-takeoff/vertical-landing vehicle is launched from Mojave, California.

Space, Third Place

Marina Lystseva
Moscow

A Soyuz 2.1a was the first vehicle launched from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia. The launch took place on April 28.

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In addition to their clear photographic skills, this year's Photo Contest winners have impeccable aviation and aerospace credentials. Read their bios. And see the 2016 Photo Contest finalist photos.

See Also

Commercial Aviation Narrowbody aircraft - 2016 Photo Contest Finalists

Defense 2016 Photo Contest Finalists

General Aviation 2016 Photo Contest Finalists

Space 2016 Photo Contest Finalists

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