General Aviation: Aerobatics — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

Miki Wing Walking Over Rendcombe

Mark Wagner, London, England

A wing walker on a Boeing Stearman flying a barrel-roll over the World War I aerodrome of Rendcombe in the Cotswold region of England.

Patterns In The Sky

Andrew Zaback, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

A Lancair is parked in the Homebuilt show plane area during the Night Show at the EAA AirVenture 2017.

Setting The Night On Fire

David Schall, Palatine, Illinois

Gene Soucy performs night acrobatics at AirVenture 2017.

'Smoke On!'

Ben Urlings, Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Luxembourg-registered Nieuport 27 replica LX-NIE demonstrating its smoke system while traveling home after a fly-in at St. Dizier, France.

Soucy's Firecat

Andrew Zaback, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Gene Soucy and his Fire Cat light up the night sky over Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the night airshow at AirVenture 2017.

Stearman Riding

Mark Wagner, London, England

A wing walker stands on a Boeing Stearman as it turns near the World War I aerodrome of Rendcombe in the Cotswold region of England.

The Night's On Fire

David Schall, Palatine, Illinois

Gene Soucy performs night acrobatics at AirVenture 2017.

Aero India 2017

Rajkumar Samuel, Bangalore, India

A team of Scandinavian Air Show Catwalk Sky Cats flying on a Grumman G-164A aircraft perform during Aero India 2017 at Yelahanka Indian Air Force Base in Bangalore in February 2017.

Team Aeroshell

Nathan Gingles, Omaha, Nebraska

Team Aeroshell putting on their night performance at the Wingnuts Flying Circus Airshow in Tarkio, Missouri.

Tigers In The Ring

David Schall, Palatine, Illinois

A two-ship formation blows through a smoke ring at the AirVenture 2017 show.

Smoking Sky Cat

Rajkumar Samuel, Bangalore, India

A Grumman G-164A turns on the smoke as the Scandinavian Air Show Catwalk Sky Cats perform during Aero India 2017 at Yelahanka Indian Air Force base in Bangalore in February.

Sky Signatures

Uldis Pelna, Riga, Latvia

The Red Bulls fly in a display during the Radom 2017 aviation show in Radom, Poland.

Seeing these aerobatic aircraft is dramatic, whether they are carrying wing walkers, shooting smoke or lighting up the sky at night. Here are the submissions to Aviation Week's 2017 Photo Contest.

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General Aviation: Aerobatics — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

Miki Wing Walking Over Rendcombe

Patterns In The Sky

Setting The Night On Fire

'Smoke On!'

Soucy's Firecat

Stearman Riding

The Night's On Fire

Aero India 2017

Team Aeroshell

Tigers In The Ring

Smoking Sky Cat

Sky Signatures