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.

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
  • Renard R.34 (1934)
  • Stampe SV.4 (1933)
  • Tipsy Nipper (Homebuilt - 1957)

Brazil[]

CEA-311 Anequim

Canada[]

Super Chipmunk - an extensively modified de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
  • Acrolite Aircraft Acrolite (Homebuilt - 1986)
  • Canadair Sabre (operated by the Golden Hawks) (1950)(Fighter)
  • Canadair CT-114 Tutor (operated by the Snowbirds) (1960)
  • Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (operated by the Red Knight) (1952)
  • de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk (1946)
  • Raven 2XS (Homebuilt - 2009)
  • Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash (1985)
  • Ultimate 10-180 (1990s homebuilt)
  • Ultimate 10-200 (1990s homebuilt)
  • Ultimate 10-300 (1990s homebuilt Biplane)
  • Zenith CH 150 Acro Zenith (Homebuilt - 1980)

Chile[]

China[]

  • Chengdu J-7 (flown by the August 1st) (1966)
  • Chengdu J-10 (flown by the August 1st) (1998)
  • Hongdu JL-8 (1990)
  • Nanchang CJ-6 (1958)
  • Shenyang J-5 (flown by the August 1st) (1956)

Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic[]

Zlin Z-50 trailing smoke

Denmark[]

SAI KZ VIII in museum

France[]

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

France & Germany[]

  • Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet (operated by the Patrouille de France) (1973)

Germany[]

Restored Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister
Extra 300L flying inverted
Sbach Xtremeair 342 Private D-EIXA, BBJ Bitburg (Bitburg Air Base), Germany PP1278607092

Hungary[]

India[]

  • Hunter (1982)
  • Kiran MkII (1996)
  • Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)

Italy[]

Breda Ba.19 inverted in museum
Frecce Tricolori Fiat G.91

Japan[]

New Zealand[]

CT/4 Airtrainers of the Red Checkers en echelon
  • PAC CT/4 Airtrainer (operated by the RNZAF Red Checkers team) (1972)

Pakistan[]

Poland[]

Romania[]

IAR 99 Șoim
  • IAR 99 Șoim (1985)
  • Yakovlev Yak-52 (Iak-52, 1977, Aerostar Bacau)

Russia/Soviet Union[]

Two Sukhoi Su-26s doing a crossover maneuver
Patrulla Águila CASA C-101 flying canopy to canopy

South Africa[]

Spain[]

  • CASA C-101 Aviojet(1977)

Sweden[]

Switzerland[]

  • Pilatus P-3 (operated by the P3 Flyers) (1996)
  • Pilatus PC-7 (operated by the PC-7 Team) (1989)
  • Pilatus PC-9 (operated by the Blue Phoenix) (1984)
  • Pilatus PC-21 (operated by the RAAF Roulettes) (1989)

Taiwan/Republic of China[]

United Kingdom[]

De Havilland Tiger Moth
The Red Arrows Hawks carrying out a formation loop
  • Armstrong Whitworth Siskin (operated by the Siskins) (1921)
  • Arrow Active (1931)
  • Auster Aiglet Trainer (1951)
  • Avro Avian (1926)
  • Avro Cadet (1931)
  • BAE Hawk (operated by the Red Arrows) (1974)
  • Cranfield A1 Eagle (1976)
  • Currie Wot (Homebuilt - 1937)
  • De Havilland Tiger Moth (1931)
  • de Havilland Sea Venom
  • de Havilland Sea Vixen (operated by Simon's Sircus) (1951)
  • FLS Sprint (1983)
  • Folland Gnat (operated by the Yellowjacks and the Red Arrows) (1955)
  • Hawker Hunter (operated by the Black Arrows) (1951)
  • Hunting Percival Jet Provost (operated by the Red Pelicans) (1954)
  • Miles Satyr (1932)
  • Slingsby T67 Firefly (1974)
  • Sopwith Scooter (1918)
  • Sopwith Swallow (1918)
  • Southern Martlet (1929)
  • Speedtwin E2E Comet 1 (1991)

United States[]

Christen Eagle IIs of the Iron Eagles
North American Texans performing at AirVenture Oshkosh
USAF Thunderbirds T-38s coming out of the bottom of a formation loop
  • MX Aircraft MX2 (2002)
  • MX Aircraft MXS
  • North American P-51 Mustang (1940)
  • North American SNJ/T-6 Texan (1935)
  • Piper J-3 Cub (Flying farmer act) (1938)
  • Piper PA-18 Super Cub (1949)
  • Pitts Special (Homebuilt - 1944)
  • Pitts Model 12 (Homebuilt - 1996)
Pitts S-2 in low level sideways flight
Waco ASO

Yugoslavia[]

Gliders[]

Bulgaria[]

  • Kometa-Standard glider (1960)

Czechoslovakia[]

Germany[]

Glaser-Dirks DG-300
  • Akaflieg München Mü28 glider (1983)
  • DFS Habicht glider (1936)
  • Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Acro glider (1983)
  • Glasflügel H-101 glider (1970)
  • Grob G103a Twin II glider (1980?)
  • LCF II glider (1975)
  • Schempp-Hirth Standard Austria glider (1959)
  • Schleicher ASK 21 glider (1979)
  • Vogt Lo-100 glider (1952)
  • "Glieder" (1970)

Italy[]

Poland[]

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

Romania[]

Soviet Ukraine[]

  • Antonov A-13 glider (1958)

South Africa[]

Sweden[]

  • Radab Windex glider (1985)

See also[]

  • List of flight demonstration teams
  • List of aerobatic teams

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. ^ http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?object=nasm_A19810858000 accessdate: 13 January 2014
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