Aerobatic

Classic biplane returned to the market a decade ago under the WACO banner.

Evolutionary design is meant to improve on performance of the company’s championship winning 330SC.

New aerobatic trainer from Diamond Aircraft is powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-series powerplant.

The aerobatic legend presented at the National Air & Space Museum in D.C. and highlighted his new mission, the Bob Hoover Academy.

FLYING goes behind the scenes with Mike Goulian’s team and air boss Wayne Boggs at EAA AirVenture 2022.

Mélanie Astles hasn’t taken much time off during her career, since the French aerobatic pilot took savings she had from working at a petrol station and turned it into her initial pilot certificate, starting when she was 21.  So, the pandemic presented a somewhat frustrating hiatus for a champion who’s ready to race. The Unlimited […]

Aerobatic performer and competitor Rob Holland continues to dominate the Unlimited Power Category at the International Aerobatic Club’s U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, taking his ninth consecutive win in Salina, Kansas, last weekend. Flying an MX Aircraft MXS airplane, Holland won all three programs: known, free and unknown, accumulating a total of 11,265 points, 237 points […]

For a long time, Walter Extra steered clear of developing an aerobatic aircraft made from carbon fiber, understanding its limitations in terms of residual strength following extreme loads—such as those from impact. But when a concept came to him that would allow the design to capitalize on the material’s strengths, he dove into development of […]

Aerobatic performer Spencer Suderman got a nasty surprise this weekend as he was flying over the San Fernando Valley, one of the most congested parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Suderman was cruising at 7,500 feet on his way to Yuma, Arizona, when his propeller suddenly departed the Pitts S-1C biplane he was flying. […]

During his first airshow for the season, not including the Red Bull Air Race season starter in Abu Dhabi in March, Michael Goulian unveiled a new bold design on his aerobatic Extra 330SC airplane. After Whelen’s aviation division merged with LoPresti Aviation to form Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT), Goulian’s look was rebranded to fit his […]