General: Aviation — 2017 Photo Contest

Dec 21, 2017
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    Swan Song Of The Christmas Plane

    A Zenith 801 festooned with light strips is ready to provide airborne holiday cheer for Christmas 2016 in Meridian, Mississippi.

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    Scott Stephens, Meridian, Mississippi
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    Under A Burning Sun

    Middle of the grid for sailplane competition at Formosa, Brazil.

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    Andre Luiz Strauss Bosse, Brasilia, Brazil
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    Texan Twilight

    An Aeroshell T-6 finishes the night airshow at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin, by performing a burnout on the taxiway.

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    Andrew Zaback, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
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    The Daily Life

    Technician drills holes in the wing of a Cessna 402 for rivets at a Cape Air hangar in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

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    Ashlee Barber, Clearwater, Florida
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    Handsome Pusher

    Touring pusher aircraft at Sun & Fun Fly-In Expo in Florida.

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    Andre Luiz Strauss Bosse, Brasilia, Brazil
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    Sunrise Balloon Ride

    A 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.

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    Avichai Socher, Givat Shmuel, lsrael
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    Biesbosch Beauty

    This 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.  

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    Ben Urlings, Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
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    Skyward

    A 1957 Cessna 180 awaits its next flight on a fall day.

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    Brent Taylor, Ottumwa, Iowa
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    Jetpack Flying In Kiwi Land

    This 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.

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    Christian Russell, Christchurch, New Zealand
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    Night Water Curtain

    Water curtain salute from two fire trucks greets an executive jet in this photo shot with four 500-watt strobes at Greenville, Texas. 

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    Daniel Stahl, Greenville, Texas
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    Airship Hangar

    Airship hangar waits for an occupant at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California.

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    Danny Chavez Sr., San Jose, California
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    The Flying "Os" With Smoke On

    Powered Parasails fly in formation at dusk at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 2017.

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    David Schall, Palatine, Illinois
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    AW609

    AgustaWestand AW609 tiltrotor at Sawyer International Airport, Marquette County, Michigan.

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    Diego Garavaglia, Inverno, Italy
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    From Paris To London In A Flying Car

    Test pilot Bruno Vezzoli drove his Pegasus from Paris, flew it across the English Channel and then drove it to London. 

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    Ernoult Alain, Saint Remy-l'Honore, France
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    Mosque Fly-By

    A light aircraft flies at sunset by the Sidna Ali Mosque, Herzliya, Israel, in this double exposure. 

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    Doreen Talmi, Herzliya, Israel
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    Papa's Here!

    Grandson watches his grandparents arrive at the Amana (Iowa) Airport for a visit.

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    Eric Tapster, Coralville, Iowa
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    From Paris To London In A Flying Car

    Seen in closeup, test pilot Bruno Vezzoli drove his Pegasus out of Paris, flew it across the English Channel, then drove it to London. 

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    Ernoult Alain, Saint Remy-l'Honore, France
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    Halibut Cove Alaska

    Looking south from Halibut Cove, Alaska, during the July 4 weekend.

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    Jens Hennig, Washington, D.C.
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    Coming in For a Landing

    Goodyear semi-rigid airship Zeppelin NT Wingfoot Two comes in for a landing with the mast truck waiting, at Goodyear's Base, Suffield Township, Ohio.

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    Jim Cassatt, Sandusky, Ohio
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    Oscar Zulu

    Sailplane dumps water ballast at the finish line for the 18-meter (59-ft.) nationals.

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    Evelyn Tovar, St. Johns, Florida
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    Star Light, Star Bright

    I 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. 

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    Mariano Rosales, Montgomery, Illinois
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    Cessna 152 At Redhill In Autumn

    Cessna 152 is parked at Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey, England, between rain showers as a cold autumnal airflow covers the UK.

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    Mark Wagner, London, England
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    From Paris To London In A Flying Car

    The Pegasus flying car project is both a sporting feat and an outstanding human adventure. 

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    Ernoult Alain, Saint Remy-l'Honore, France
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    Balloons Aloft

    First day of the 2017 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. View is from Rainbow Ryders Balloon Rides.

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    Mary Pritchard, Williamsville, New York
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    Dynamic-WT9 Final

    Aerospool Dynamic-WT9 on final to Runway 14 at Konjice, Slovenia.

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    Matevz Lenarcic, Recica ob Saving, Slovenia
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    Sunset Over Long Island Sound

    Left-seat view from a Cherokee 140 descending into Groton (Connecticut) Airport during a cloudy sunset.

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    Matthew Teicholz, Mystic, Connecticut
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    Young Boy's First Flight

    A young boy's first flight.

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    Roger Greenwood, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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    Tranquil Fire

    Photo 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.

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    Stephen Darr, Sharon, Massachusetts
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    Sunset Of A Lifetime

    Sunset near the San Juan Islands of Washington State in a 1964 Mooney M20E.

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    Zachary Sweetser, Redmond, Washington
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You'll see everything from an AgustaWestland AW109 to parasails, a flying car and balloons in this gallery of general aviation aircraft.

See Also

2017 Photo Contest Editor's Picks

Meet the Winning Photographers

Aviation Week's 2017 Photo Contest Judges

General Aviation: Aerobatics — 2017 Photo Contest Submissions

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