General Aviation: Aerobatics — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions
December 11, 2017
Miki Wing Walking Over Rendcombe
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
A Lancair is parked in the Homebuilt show plane area during the Night Show at the EAA AirVenture 2017.

Setting The Night On Fire
Gene Soucy performs night acrobatics at AirVenture 2017.

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

Stearman Riding
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
Gene Soucy performs night acrobatics at AirVenture 2017.

Aero India 2017
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
Team Aeroshell putting on their night performance at the Wingnuts Flying Circus Airshow in Tarkio, Missouri.

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

Smoking Sky Cat
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
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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