General: Aviation — 2017 Photo Contest
Swan Song Of The Christmas Plane
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiA Zenith 801 festooned with light strips is ready to provide airborne holiday cheer for Christmas 2016 in Meridian, Mississippi.
Under A Burning Sun
Andre Luiz Strauss Bosse, Brasilia, BrazilMiddle of the grid for sailplane competition at Formosa, Brazil.
Texan Twilight
Andrew Zaback, Egg Harbor City, New JerseyAn Aeroshell T-6 finishes the night airshow at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin, by performing a burnout on the taxiway.
The Daily Life
Ashlee Barber, Clearwater, FloridaTechnician drills holes in the wing of a Cessna 402 for rivets at a Cape Air hangar in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Handsome Pusher
Andre Luiz Strauss Bosse, Brasilia, BrazilTouring pusher aircraft at Sun & Fun Fly-In Expo in Florida.
Sunrise Balloon Ride
Avichai Socher, Givat Shmuel, lsraelA sunrise balloon ride above the Ruhama Badlands in Israel is a surreal experience—filling the balloon with hot air in the dark, taking off in the dim morning light and embracing the Sun above the clouds with all its glory.
Biesbosch Beauty
Ben Urlings, Alphen aan den Rijn, NetherlandsThis German-registered Cessna 182 is based in the Netherlands and was captured flying over the beautiful Netherlands' Biesbosch National Park, one of the last remaining freshwater tidal wetlands in Europe.
Skyward
Brent Taylor, Ottumwa, IowaA 1957 Cessna 180 awaits its next flight on a fall day.
Jetpack Flying In Kiwi Land
Christian Russell, Christchurch, New ZealandThis Series 1 Jetpack of Martin Aircraft in New Zealand is undergoing flight testing above the countryside of Oxford, Canterbury, with New Zealand Southern Alps in the background.
Night Water Curtain
Daniel Stahl, Greenville, TexasWater curtain salute from two fire trucks greets an executive jet in this photo shot with four 500-watt strobes at Greenville, Texas.
Airship Hangar
Danny Chavez Sr., San Jose, CaliforniaAirship hangar waits for an occupant at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California.
The Flying "Os" With Smoke On
David Schall, Palatine, IllinoisPowered Parasails fly in formation at dusk at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 2017.
AW609
Diego Garavaglia, Inverno, ItalyAgustaWestand AW609 tiltrotor at Sawyer International Airport, Marquette County, Michigan.
From Paris To London In A Flying Car
Ernoult Alain, Saint Remy-l'Honore, FranceTest pilot Bruno Vezzoli drove his Pegasus from Paris, flew it across the English Channel and then drove it to London.
Mosque Fly-By
Doreen Talmi, Herzliya, IsraelA light aircraft flies at sunset by the Sidna Ali Mosque, Herzliya, Israel, in this double exposure.
Papa's Here!
Eric Tapster, Coralville, IowaGrandson watches his grandparents arrive at the Amana (Iowa) Airport for a visit.
From Paris To London In A Flying Car
Ernoult Alain, Saint Remy-l'Honore, FranceSeen in closeup, test pilot Bruno Vezzoli drove his Pegasus out of Paris, flew it across the English Channel, then drove it to London.
Halibut Cove Alaska
Jens Hennig, Washington, D.C.Looking south from Halibut Cove, Alaska, during the July 4 weekend.
Coming in For a Landing
Jim Cassatt, Sandusky, OhioGoodyear semi-rigid airship Zeppelin NT Wingfoot Two comes in for a landing with the mast truck waiting, at Goodyear's Base, Suffield Township, Ohio.
Oscar Zulu
Evelyn Tovar, St. Johns, FloridaSailplane dumps water ballast at the finish line for the 18-meter (59-ft.) nationals.
Star Light, Star Bright
Mariano Rosales, Montgomery, IllinoisI flew my Cessna 170B to Havana Regional Airport in Illinois for a stargazing fly-in hosted by the Recreational Aviation Foundation. I set my camera up to take night-sky shots and was surprised to have captured a shooting star in one of the images.
Cessna 152 At Redhill In Autumn
Mark Wagner, London, EnglandCessna 152 is parked at Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey, England, between rain showers as a cold autumnal airflow covers the UK.
From Paris To London In A Flying Car
Ernoult Alain, Saint Remy-l'Honore, FranceThe Pegasus flying car project is both a sporting feat and an outstanding human adventure.
Balloons Aloft
Mary Pritchard, Williamsville, New YorkFirst day of the 2017 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. View is from Rainbow Ryders Balloon Rides.
Dynamic-WT9 Final
Matevz Lenarcic, Recica ob Saving, SloveniaAerospool Dynamic-WT9 on final to Runway 14 at Konjice, Slovenia.
Sunset Over Long Island Sound
Matthew Teicholz, Mystic, ConnecticutLeft-seat view from a Cherokee 140 descending into Groton (Connecticut) Airport during a cloudy sunset.
Young Boy's First Flight
Roger Greenwood, Colorado Springs, ColoradoA young boy's first flight.
Tranquil Fire
Stephen Darr, Sharon, MassachusettsPhoto taken through the pilot's door window with a Motorola Droid Turbo 2 shows a sunset under the wing of a Cessna 140A in Sharon, Massachusetts.
Sunset Of A Lifetime
Zachary Sweetser, Redmond, WashingtonSunset near the San Juan Islands of Washington State in a 1964 Mooney M20E.
You'll see everything from an AgustaWestland AW109 to parasails, a flying car and balloons in this gallery of general aviation aircraft.
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