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General Aviation: Aerobatics — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

December 11, 2017

Miki Wing Walking Over Rendcombe

Credit: 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

Credit: 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

Credit: David Schall, Palatine, Illinois

Gene Soucy performs night acrobatics at AirVenture 2017.

'Smoke On!'

Credit: 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

Credit: 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

Credit: 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

Credit: David Schall, Palatine, Illinois

Gene Soucy performs night acrobatics at AirVenture 2017.

Aero India 2017

Credit: 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

Credit: Nathan Gingles, Omaha, Nebraska

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

Tigers In The Ring

Credit: David Schall, Palatine, Illinois

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

Smoking Sky Cat

Credit: 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

Credit: Uldis Pelna, Riga, Latvia

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

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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. 

See Also

Winners of Aviation Week's 2017 Photo Contest

2017 Photo Contest Editor's Picks

Meet the Winning Photographers

Aviation Week's 2017 Photo Contest Judges

Commercial Aviation — 2017 Photo Contest Entries

Commercial: Widebody Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

Space: Launch Phase — 2017 Photo Contest

Defense: Rotary-Wing Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

Defense: Military Aerial Display Teams — 2017 Photo Contest

Defense: Combat-Ready Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

General: Aviation — 2017 Photo Contest

General Aviation: Vintage Fighter Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

General Aviation: Vintage Aircraft — 2017 Photo Contest

Descriptions of photos are provided by the photographers. Although we make corrections when possible, we are unable to verify every detail provided with the photos or to research photo subjects.

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