List of aerobatic aircraft

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An aerobatic aircraft is an aerodyne (a heavier-than-air aircraft) used in aerobatics, both for flight exhibitions and aerobatic competitions.

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Most fall into one of two categories, aircraft used for training and by flight demonstration teams, which are often standard trainers or fighters, and aircraft especially designed for aerobatics, usually at the expense of other attributes, such as stability, carrying passengers or endurance. [1] Dates are of first flight.

Powered aircraft

Australia

Belgium

Stampe-Vertongen SV-4 Stampe-Vertongen SV-4 D-EBSH.jpg
Stampe-Vertongen SV-4

Brazil

Canada

Super Chipmunk - an extensively modified de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Art Scholl 1984 airshow.jpg
Super Chipmunk - an extensively modified de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk

Chile

China

Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic

Zlin Z-50 trailing smoke Zlin 50LS SP-AUC (Zelazny 6) (3603508043).jpg
Zlin Z-50 trailing smoke

Denmark

SAI KZ VIII in museum SAI KZ VIII aerobatic.jpg
SAI KZ VIII in museum

France

Robin R.2160D (D-EIWR) 03 Robin R.2160D (D-EIWR) 03.jpg
Robin R.2160D (D-EIWR) 03
Monument of Nieuport IV.G built to commemorate first loop Nizhny Novgorod Nieuport plane.jpg
Monument of Nieuport IV.G built to commemorate first loop

France & Germany

Germany

Restored Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister Aircraft Buecker 133 Jungmeister.jpg
Restored Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister
Extra 300L flying inverted Extra 300L, Private JP6237611.jpg
Extra 300L flying inverted
Sbach Xtremeair 342 Private D-EIXA, BBJ Bitburg (Bitburg Air Base), Germany PP1278607092 Sbach Xtremeair 342 Private D-EIXA, BBJ Bitburg (Bitburg Air Base), Germany PP1278607092.jpg
Sbach Xtremeair 342 Private D-EIXA, BBJ Bitburg (Bitburg Air Base), Germany PP1278607092

Hungary

India

Italy

Breda Ba.19 inverted in museum Breda Ba.19 at the Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics (2).JPG
Breda Ba.19 inverted in museum
Frecce Tricolori Fiat G.91 FIAT G-91 PAN.jpg
Frecce Tricolori Fiat G.91

Japan

New Zealand

CT/4 Airtrainers of the Red Checkers en echelon Air Force Air Trainers in formation - Flickr - NZ Defence Force.jpg
CT/4 Airtrainers of the Red Checkers en echelon

Pakistan

Poland

Romania

IAR 99 Soim Romanian Air Force IAR-99 Soim 100th anniversary of aviation colours.jpg
IAR 99 Șoim

Russia/Soviet Union

Two Sukhoi Su-26s doing a crossover maneuver Team-Bravo3 crossing.JPG
Two Sukhoi Su-26s doing a crossover maneuver
Patrulla Aguila CASA C-101 flying canopy to canopy PatrullaAguila03.jpg
Patrulla Águila CASA C-101 flying canopy to canopy

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan/Republic of China

United Kingdom

De Havilland Tiger Moth DH82A Tiger Moth K2585 (G-ANKT) (6732893625).jpg
De Havilland Tiger Moth
The Red Arrows Hawks carrying out a formation loop The Red Arrows display over RAF Scampton MOD 45147902.jpg
The Red Arrows Hawks carrying out a formation loop

United States

Christen Eagle IIs of the Iron Eagles Iron Eagles (7817066992).jpg
Christen Eagle IIs of the Iron Eagles
North American Texans performing at AirVenture Oshkosh Airventure 2007 Aeroshell.jpg
North American Texans performing at AirVenture Oshkosh
USAF Thunderbirds T-38s coming out of the bottom of a formation loop T-38s USAF Thunderbirds Wilmington NC 1980.JPEG
USAF Thunderbirds T-38s coming out of the bottom of a formation loop
Pitts S-2 in low level sideways flight "On the straight and level" (1063897748).jpg
Pitts S-2 in low level sideways flight
Waco ASO Waco ASO (NC662Y) - 1.jpg
Waco ASO

Yugoslavia

Gliders

Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia

Germany

Glaser-Dirks DG-300 DG 300 Elan-17 D-1633 (DLR).jpg
Glaser-Dirks DG-300

Italy

Poland

Marganski Swift S-1 performing at Old Warden G-IZII.jpg
Marganski Swift S-1 performing at Old Warden
IAR-35 Acro aircraft (registration number YR-1003), at an Air Show near Cluj-Napoca, in 2007 IAR-35 Acro.jpg
IAR-35 Acro aircraft (registration number YR-1003), at an Air Show near Cluj-Napoca, in 2007

Romania

Soviet Ukraine

South Africa

Sweden

Yugoslavia

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, Neil (1975). Aerobatics. L.R. Williams, Illustrator. Surrey, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd. pp. 32, et seq. ISBN   0-9504543-0-3.
  2. ↑ "Sobre hombros de gigantes - www.snap-and-roll.com". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
  3. ↑ airandspace.si.edu http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?object=nasm_A19810858000 . Retrieved 13 January 2014.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ title missing ]
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