An aerobatic aircraft is an aerodyne (a heavier-than-air

aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. ...

) used in

aerobatics Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aerial" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and glide ...

, 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. Dates are of first flight.

Powered aircraft

Australia

* Victa/AESL Airtourer (1959)

Belgium

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

Brazil

Embraer EMB 312 Tucano The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (English: ''Toucan'') is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop, basic trainer with counter-insurgency capability that was developed in Brazil. The Brazilian Air Force sponsored the EMB-312 project at the end of 1 ...

(operated by the ''Esquadrilha da Fumaça'') (1980) *

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (English: ''Super Toucan''), also named ALX or A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack aircraft designed and built by Embraer as a development of the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. The A-29 Super Tucano carries a wi ...

(operated by the ''Esquadrilha da Fumaça'') (2012) * Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas IPT-16 Surubim (1959) *

Neiva Universal The Neiva N621 Universal is a Brazilian propeller-driven basic trainer and ground attack aircraft manufactured by Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva. It is a cantilever, low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction, with retractable undercarriage a ...

(operated by the ''Esquadrilha da Fumaça'') (1966) * ACS-100 Sora (2008) * CEA-309 Mehari (2009) * Wega 180 (2013) * CEA-311 Anequim (2014)

Canada

* Acrolite Aircraft Acrolite (Homebuilt - 1986) *

Canadair Sabre The Canadair Sabre is a jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) until r ...

(operated by the

Golden Hawks The Golden Hawks were a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aerobatic flying team established in 1959 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the RCAF and the "Golden" 50th anniversary of Canadian flight, which began with the AEA Silver Dart in 1909. ...

) (1950)(Fighter) *

Canadair CT-114 Tutor The Canadair CT-114 Tutor (company model CL-41) was the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and later Canadian Forces, standard jet trainer between the early 1960s and 2000. It was designed and produced by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair. ...

(operated by the

Snowbirds The Snowbirds, officially known as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (french: 431e Escadron de démonstration aérienne, links=no), are the military aerobatics flight demonstration team of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The team is based at 15 Wing M ...

) (1960) *

Canadair CT-133 Silver Star The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turboj ...

(operated by the

Red Knight Red Knight ( cy, Marchog Coch, kw, Marghek Rudh, br, Marc'heg Ruz) is a title borne by several characters in Arthurian legend. In legends Tales of Perceval The Red Knight prominently appears in the tales of the hero Perceval (Percival) as his ...

) (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 The Ultimate 10-200 is a Canadian homebuilt aerobatic biplane that was designed produced by Streamline Welding of Hamilton, Ontario, introduced in the 1990s. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit or in the form of plans for ...

(1990s homebuilt) * Ultimate 10-300 (1990s homebuilt Biplane) * Zenith CH 150 Acro Zenith (Homebuilt - 1980)

Chile

ENAER T-35 Pillán ENAER T-35 Pillán (, Mapudungún: ''volcano'' or ''ancestral spirit'') is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft. The student and the instructor sit in tandem. Production ceased in 1991 after 7 years but restarted briefly in 1998. ...

(1981)

China

Chengdu J-7 The Chengdu J-7 (Chinese: 歼-7; third generation export version F-7; NATO reporting name: Fishcan) is a People's Republic of China fighter aircraft. It is a license-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, and thus shares many simi ...

(flown by the August 1st) (1966) *

Chengdu J-10 The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (; NATO reporting name: Firebird), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight controls ...

(flown by the August 1st) (1998) *

Hongdu JL-8 The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8), also known as the Karakorum-8 or K-8 for short, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and a light attack aircraft designed in the People's Republic of China by China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation ...

(1990) *

Nanchang CJ-6 The Nanchang CJ-6 () is a Chinese basic trainer aircraft designed and built by the Nanchang Aircraft Factory (now Hongdu Aviation) for use by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Development The CJ-6 (Chu Jiao 初教 = Chuji Jiaolia ...

(1958) * Shenyang J-5 (flown by the August 1st) (1956)

Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic

Zlin 50LS SP-AUC (Żelazny 6) (3603508043)

* Aero L-29A Akrobat (1959) *

Aero L-39 Albatros The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody. It is the most widely used jet trainer in the world; in addition to performing basic and advanced pilot training, it has also f ...

(operated by the

Patriots Jet Team The Patriots Jet Team is a civilian aerobatic formation team that performs in air shows across the western United States of America. The team operates as a six-ship team, flying the Czech-built Aero L-39 Albatros. The Patriots are based in Byro ...

) (1968) * Avia BH-10 (1924) *

Avia BH-21 The Avia BH-21, first flown in 1925, was a robust biplane that served an important role in securing Czechoslovak national security during the period between World War I and World War II. As well as being a competent fighter, it was also an ac ...

(1925) * Avia BH-22 (1925) * Avia B.122 (1934) * Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar (1937) * Zlín Akrobat * Zlín Trener Master * Zlín Z 26 (1947) * Zlín Z-226 * Zlín Z-326 * Zlín Z-526 *

Zlín Z-50 The Zlin Z-50 is an aerobatic sports airplane built by the Czechoslovakian company Zlin Aircraft. History In the autumn of 1973 Zlín Aircraft decided to develop a new single seat aerobatic airplane. The design team was headed by Jan Mikula, ...

(1975) * Zlín Z-242L

Denmark

* SAI KZ II Sport (1937) * SAI KZ VIII (1949)

France

* Acrobin (= Avions Robin R2160),(1976) * Bernard S-72 (operated by

Antoine Paillard Born in Sainte-Gemmes-d'AndignéFrench website on ''Escadrille 111'Retrieved 25 August 2020 in 1897, sous Lieutenant Antoine Joseph Henri Louis Paillard was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories and was awarded three decora ...

- 1930) *

Blériot XI The Blériot XI is a French aircraft of the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. This is one of the most fa ...

(first loop in Western Europe in 1913) (1909) * Dewoitine D.27 (operated by

Marcel Doret Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

) (1928) * Dyn'Aéro CR.100 (Homebuilt - 1992) * Dyn'Aéro R180 (Homebuilt) * Fouga CM.170 Magister (operated by the IAF Aerobatic Team) (1952) * Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr (1959) *

Fournier RF 4 The Fournier RF 4 is a single-seater motor glider designed by René Fournier in 1966. It is an aerobatic version of the Fournier RF 3.

(1966) * Gazuit-Valladeau GV-1020 (1969) Nizhny Novgorod Nieuport plane

* Gourdou-Leseurre GL B6 & B7 (1918) * Morane-Saulnier G (1912) *

Morane-Saulnier MS.180 The Morane-Saulnier MS.180 is a single engine, single parasol wing aerobatic trainer designed in France in 1929. About seventeen were produced and used in French flying clubs, some surviving World War II and one remaining in use at a club until ...

(1929) * Morane-Saulnier M.S.225 (1932) * Morane-Saulnier MS.230 (operated by the Patrouille d'Étampes) (1929) * Morane-Saulnier MS.560 (1945) *

Mudry CAP 10 The Mudry CAP 10 is a two-seat training aerobatic aircraft first built in 1970 and still in production in 2007. The plane was developed from the Piel Super Emeraude and was born as the CP100. The name changed to CAP 10, CAP for 'Constructions Aér ...

(1968) * Mudry CAP 20 (1976) * Mudry CAP 21 (1979) * Mudry CAP 222 *

Mudry CAP 230 The CAP Aviation CAP-23x family is a family of aircraft designed for competition aerobatics. The CAP 230 airframe was a direct development of the CAP 21 competition single seater strengthened to cope with a 6-cylinder Lycoming AEIO-540 engine in ...

(1997) * Nieuport IV.G (first loop) (1911) * Nord 3202B1B (1957) * Peña Bilouis (Homebuilt - 1991) * Peña Capeña (Homebuilt - 1984) * Peña Dahu (Homebuilt - 1996) * Peña Joker (Homebuilt - 2002) *

Piel Pinocchio II The Piel CP.90 Pinocchio II was a single-seat, single-engine aerobatic sport aircraft developed in France and marketed for homebuilding.Taylor 1989, p.725 The design was based on that of Piel's Emeraude''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977� ...

(Homebuilt - 1986) *

Romano R.82 The Romano R-82 was a two-seat intermediate and aerobatic trainer designed by Etienne Romano with production aircraft built by Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano. Design and development The prototype Romano R-80.01 was a private venture de ...

(1936) * Scintex Super Emeraude (Homebuilt - 1954) *

Tech Aero TR 200 The Tech Aero TR 200 is a French homebuilt aerobatic aircraft that was designed and produced by Tech Aero of Glisolles, first flown in August 1988. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: ...

(Homebuilt - 1988)

France & Germany

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet The Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet is a light attack jet and advanced jet trainer co-manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France and Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany. It was developed specifically to perform trainer and light attack missions, ...

(operated by the

Patrouille de France ), 1st Commandant of the Patrouille de France as of the official Aerial presentation on 14 September 1953, Commander of the 13th Aerial Brigade, World War II Veteran with 165 war missions. , identification_symbol= , identification_symbol_lab ...

) (1973)

Germany

Sbach Xtremeair 342 Private D-EIXA, BBJ Bitburg (Bitburg Air Base), Germany PP1278607092

* Akaflieg München Mü30 Schlacro (2000) * Albatros L 79 Kobold (1929) * Arado Ar 79 (1938) * BFW M.35 (1933) * Bücker Bü 131 (1934) * Bücker Bü 133 (flown by Alexandru Papană) (1935) * Dietrich DP.II (1923?) * Extra EA-200 (1996) *

Extra EA-230 __NOTOC__ The Extra 230 was a single-seat aerobatic aircraft developed in Germany in the early 1980s. Designed by aerobatic pilot Walter Extra based on the layout of the Laser 200 he was previously flying, the Extra 230 was a conventional (if sho ...

(1983) *

Extra EA-300 The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, a German aerobatic pilot, and built by Extra Flugzeugbau. Design and development Design of the ...

(operated by the

Royal Jordanian Falcons The Royal Jordanian Falcons (صقور الأردن الملكية) is the national aerobatic demonstration team of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The team was formed on the orders of King Hussein of Jordan in 1976. It was initially led by Ameri ...

) (1988) * Fieseler F2 Tiger (1932) *

Fieseler Fi 5 The Fieseler Fi 5 (previously F5) was a single-engined two-seat sportplane of the 1930s. It was produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Fieseler Flugzeugbau, which was started by the World War I fighter ace and German aerobatic star, Gerhar ...

(1933) *

Focke-Wulf S 24 The Focke-Wulf S 24 ''Kiebitz'' (German: "Lapwing") was a sport aircraft built in Germany in the later 1920s. It was a single-bay biplane of conventional design with equal- span, unstaggered wings, braced with N-type interplane struts. The pilot ...

(1928) *

Focke-Wulf Fw 44 The Focke-Wulf Fw 44 ''Stieglitz'' ("Goldfinch") is a 1930s German two-seat biplane. An early design by Kurt Tank, it was produced by the Focke-Wulf company as a pilot training and sports flying aircraft. It was also eventually built under lic ...

(1932) *

Grob G 120 The Grob G 120 is a two-seat training and aerobatic low-wing aircraft with a carbon composite airframe, built by Grob Aircraft. It is based on the Grob G 115TA training aircraft and is specially designed for military and civil pilots training ...

(1999) *

Hirth Acrostar The Hirth Hi 27 Acrostar was designed by Arnold Wagner to win aerobatic competitions, in part by having handling independent of orientation, upright or inverted. A single engine, single seat low-wing monoplane, it was built in West Germany by ...

(1970) * Junkers Profly Ultima (1993) *

Klemm Kl 35 The Klemm Kl 35 is a German sporting and training aeroplane developed as a successor to the Kl 25. A product of Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau Gmbh it shared the same single-engine, cantilever low-wing configuration as the earlier machine, the major ...

(1935) * MBB 223K-1 Flamingo * Mylius My-103 Mistral (1998) *

Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 Tigerschwalbe, also known as the Fieseler F 1 Tigerschwalbe, was a German twin-seat biplane trainer aircraft designed by Gerhard Fieseler by the end of the 1920s. Design and development In December 1930, Fieseler was invite ...

(flown by

Gerhard Fieseler Gerhard Fieseler (15 April 1896 – 1 September 1987) was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer. From birth to the 1918 armistice Born in Glesch (near Cologne), Fieseler joined the Air Serv ...

) (1929) *

Udet U 12 Flamingo The Udet U 12 Flamingo was an aerobatic sports plane and trainer aircraft developed in Germany in the mid-1920s. Design and development The U 12 was a conventional, single-bay biplane of wooden construction with the wings braced by large I-str ...

(flown by

Ernst Udet Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German Reich, German pilot during World War I and a ''Luftwaffe'' Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'') during World War II. Udet joined the Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte, Imperial German Ai ...

) (1925) *

XtremeAir Sbach 300 The XtremeAir Sbach 300 is a German aerobatic aircraft, designed by Philippe Steinbach and produced by XtremeAir, of Cochstedt. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Dire ...

XtremeAir Sbach 342 The XtremeAir Sbach 342 (XA42) is a German high performance two-seat aerobatic and touring monoplane designed by Philipp Steinbach with Albert Mylius and built by XtremeAir GmbH of Hecklingen. The Sbach 342 (a marketing name for the XA42) is ...

Hungary

Corvus Racer 540 The Corvus Racer 540 is a single-seat, low wing, high performance aerobatic aircraft produced by Corvus Aircraft Ltd in Hungary. Design and development The Corvus Racer 540 design was started in 2007 when Corvus Aircraft signed a contract wi ...

(2010) * Genevation GenPro (2018)

India

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

Italy

Aermacchi SF.260 The SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (now Leonardo SF-260) is an Italian light aircraft which has been commonly marketed as a military trainer and aerobatics aircraft. The SF.260 was designed by Italian aircraft designer Stelio Frati, while production wor ...

(operated by the Belgian Diables Rouges) (1964) *

Aermacchi MB-326 The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet trainer designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially successf ...

(operated by the

Silver Falcons The Silver Falcons is the aerobatic display team of the South African Air Force. Based at Air Force Base Langebaanweg near Cape Town, the Silver Falcons fly the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II, the basic trainer of the SA Air Force in a 5-ship routine. The ...

& the

Roulettes The Roulettes are the Royal Australian Air Force's formation aerobatic display team. They provide about 150 flying displays a year, in Australia and in friendly countries around the Southeast Asian region. The Roulettes form part of the RAAF ...

) (1957) *

Aermacchi MB-339 The Aermacchi MB-339 is a military jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Italian aviation company Aermacchi. The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a rep ...

(operated by the

Frecce Tricolori The ''Frecce Tricolori'' (; literally "Tricolour Arrows"), officially known as the ''313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico, Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale (PAN) Frecce Tricolori'' ("313th Acrobatic Training Group, National Aerobatic Team (PAN) Frec ...

) (1976) * Breda Ba.19 (operated by the Squadriglia di Alta Acrobazia Aerea) (1928) *

CANSA C.5 The CANSA C.5 was a training biplane developed in Italy shortly before World War II. Design and development The C5's conventional open-cockpit, tailskid design was produced en masse in Italy under license. Originally aimed at the civil market, ...

(1939) * CANSA C.6 (1941) * Caproni Ca.113 (1931) *

Fiat CR.32 The Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. Designed by the aeronautical engineer Celestino Rosatelli, it was a compact, robust and highly manoeuvrable aircraft for its era, leading to ...

(flown by the Pattuglie Acrobatiche) (1933) * General Avia F.22 (1992) * IMAM Ro.26 (or Romeo Ro.26) (1932) * Magni Vale (1937) * New Avio C205 ''ultra-light'' operated by Walter's Bad * Partenavia Alpha (1972) * Piaggio P.148 (1951) *

Sequoia Falco The Sequoia Falco is an Italian-designed lightweight 2-seater aerobatic aircraft.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 251. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Design and development The aircraft was de ...

(Homebuilt - 1955) * Sivel SD28 (1995) * Terzi T30 Katana (Homebuilt - 1991)

Japan

* Mitsubishi T-2 (1980) -

Blue Impulse (currently 11 Squadron 4th Air Wing, previously 21 Squadron 4th Air Wing) is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The team was founded in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres. They changed mounts to the Mit ...

Kawasaki T-4 The Kawasaki T-4 is a Japanese subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by the commercial conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its sole operator is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), in part due to historic ...

(1995) -

* Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru

New Zealand

Air Force Air Trainers in formation - Flickr - NZ Defence Force

PAC CT/4 Airtrainer The Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT/4 Airtrainer series is an all-metal-construction, single-engine, two-place with side-by-side seating, fully aerobatic, piston-engined, basic training aircraft manufactured in Hamilton, New Zealand. History ...

(operated by the RNZAF

Red Checkers The Red Checkers was the aerobatic/precision flying Team of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Checkers fly the Pacific Aerospace PAC CT/4, CT-4E Airtrainer. Previous aircraft used were the CT4B and North American Harvard (T-6). Until the y ...

team) (1972)

Pakistan

PAC MFI-17 Mushshak The PAC MFI-17 Mushshak (Urdu: مشاق) (English: ''Proficient'') is a license-built fixed-gear basic trainer aircraft manufactered by PAC. An improved version of the Saab Safari (MFI-15), the MFI-17 is manufactured in Kamra, Pakistan by Pak ...

(1981)

Poland

PWS-11 The PWS-11 was a Polish aerobatic and trainer aircraft, developed in 1928-1929 by PWS (''Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów'' - Podlasie Aircraft Factory), which remained a prototype. Design and development In parallel with development of a fighter ...

(1929) *

PWS-35 Ogar The PWS-35 ''Ogar'' ( en, Polish Hound) was a two-seat, aerobatic training biplane that was designed by Kazimierz Nowicki, Marian Piątka and Michał Rosnowski at the Lviv Polytechnic in 1935/1936. Design and development The aircraft was desig ...

(1938) *

PZL TS-11 Iskra The PZL TS-11 ''Iskra'' ( en, Spark) is a Polish jet trainer, developed and manufactured by aircraft company PZL-Mielec. It was used by the air forces of Poland and India. It is notable as being the first domestically developed jet aircraft to ...

(1960) * PZL-130 Orlik (1984) *

RWD 10 The RWD-10 was a Polish aerobatics sports plane, single-seat parasol wing monoplane, used from 1933 to 1939 and constructed by the RWD team. Development The aircraft was designed as a single-seater aerobatic sports plane that could also be used ...

(1933) * RWD 17 (1937)

Romania

* IAR 99 Șoim (1985) *

Yakovlev Yak-52 The Yakovlev Yak-52 (russian: Яковлев Як-52) is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It was produced in Romania from 1977 to 1998 by Aerostar, as ''Iak-52'', which gained manufacturing rights under agreement wit ...

(Iak-52, 1977, Aerostar Bacau)

Russia/Soviet Union

* Aviatika-900 Acrobat (1993) * Aeropract A-41 (2016) *

Mikoyan MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG ...

(1977) * MAI Kvant (1967) * Nikitin NV-6 (1940) *

Sukhoi Su-26 The Sukhoi Su-26 is a single-seater aerobatic aircraft from the former Soviet Union, powered by a single radial reciprocating engine. The Su-26 has mid-mounted straight wings and fixed landing gear, the main gear mounted on a solid titanium ar ...

(1988) single-seater *

Sukhoi Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation je ...

(1977) *

Sukhoi Su-29 The Sukhoi Su-29 is a Russian two-seat aerobatic aircraft with a 268 kW (360 hp) radial engine. It was designed based on the Su-26 and inherited most of the design and technical features of its predecessor. Due to wide use of composi ...

(1991) *

Sukhoi Su-31 The JSC Sukhoi Company (russian: ПАО «Компания „Сухой“», ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (formerly Soviet), headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, that designs both civilian and milit ...

(1992) * Technoavia SP-91 Slava *

Technoavia SP-95 The Technoavia SP-95 is a Russian aerobatic aircraft, a production version of the earlier SP-91 Slava. The design is similar to the Sukhoi Su-26 family as it was designed by the same designer. It is an aerobatic competition aircraft and can be cha ...

Yakovlev UT-1 The Yakovlev UT-1 (russian: Яковлев УТ-1) was a single-seater trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until the late 1940s. Development The Yakovlev UT-1 was designed as a single-seater advanced trainer and aerobatic air ...

(1936) *

Yakovlev Yak-11 The Yakovlev Yak-11 (russian: Яковлев Як-11; NATO reporting name: "Moose") is a trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force and other Soviet-influenced air forces from 1947 in aviation, 1947 until 1962 in aviation, 1962. Design and de ...

(1946) *

Yakovlev Yak-18 The Yakovlev Yak-18 (russian: Яковлев Як-18; NATO reporting name Max) is a tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft manufactured in the Soviet Union. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial p ...

(1946) *

Yakovlev Yak-20 The Yakovlev Yak-20 (russian: Яковлев Як-20) was an experimental piston-engined trainer developed in the Soviet Union in 1949. It did not go into production. Design and development In 1949 the Yak-20 was designed by the Yakovlev OKB for ...

(1949) * Yakovlev Yak-50 (1975) *

(1976) * Yakovlev Yak-53 (1982) * Yakovlev Yak-55 (1981) * Yakovlev Yak-54 (1993) PatrullaAguila03

South Africa

* Slick Aircraft Slick 360 (2004)

Spain

* CASA C-101 Aviojet(1977)

Sweden

* Andreasson BA-4B (Homebuilt - 1966) * Saab 105 (operated by Team 60) (1963)

Switzerland

Pilatus P-3 The Pilatus P-3 was a military training aircraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal ins ...

(operated by the P3 Flyers) (1996) * Pilatus PC-7 (operated by the

PC-7 Team The PC-7 Team is an aerobatics team of the Swiss Air Force. It derives its name from the Pilatus PC-7 trainer, the team's primary aircraft. History Soon after the PC-7 was introduced in 1982, the Swiss Air Force started to present the new ai ...

) (1989) *

Pilatus PC-9 The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. Designed as a more powerful evolution of the Pilatus PC-7, the PC-9's first flight was made in May 1984 after ...

(operated by the Blue Phoenix) (1984) *

Pilatus PC-21 The Pilatus PC-21 is a turboprop-powered advanced trainer with a stepped tandem cockpit. It is manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. Development In November 1997 Pilatus flew a modified PC-7 Mk.II in order to test improvements for a ...

(operated by the RAAF Roulettes) (1989)

Taiwan/Republic of China

AIDC AT-3 The AIDC AT-3 Tzu Chung (; "Self Reliance") is an advanced jet trainer operated by the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF). A total of sixty-two aircraft were manufactured by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation of Taiwan in co ...

Republic of China Air Force Thunder Tiger Aerobatics Team

United Kingdom

DH82A Tiger Moth K2585 (G-ANKT) (6732893625)

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a biplane single-seat fighter aircraft developed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It was also the first all-metal fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RA ...

(operated by the

Siskins The Siskins were a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aerobatic flying team that was established in 1929 at Camp Borden, Ontario. It was the air force's first official aerobatic team. Flying three Armstrong Whitworth Siskin biplanes, the Siskins qu ...

) (1921) * Arrow Active (1931) * Auster Aiglet Trainer (1951) *

Avro Avian The Avro Avian was a series of British light aircraft designed and built by Avro in the 1920s and 1930s. While the various versions of the Avian were sound aircraft, they were comprehensively outsold by the de Havilland Moth and its descendant ...

(1926) * Avro Cadet (1931) *

BAE Hawk The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and B ...

(operated by the

Red Arrows The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Waddington. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-RAF team, replacing a number of unofficial team ...

) (1974) * Cranfield A1 Eagle (1976) *

Currie Wot The Currie Wot (pronounced as ''"what"'') was a 1930s British single-seat aerobatic biplane aircraft. Plans were sold for home building of the aircraft. Design and development The Wot was designed by J R (Joe) Currie, and two examples were bu ...

(Homebuilt - 1937) *

De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraf ...

(1931) * de Havilland Sea Venom *

de Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen is a British twin-engine, twin boom-tailed, two-seat, carrier-based fleet air-defence fighter flown by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during the 1950s through to the early 1970s. The Sea Vixen was designed by ...

(operated by Simon's Sircus) (1951) * FLS Sprint (1983) *

Folland Gnat The Folland Gnat is a British compact swept-wing subsonic fighter aircraft that was developed and produced by Folland Aircraft. Envisioned as an affordable light fighter in contrast to the rising cost and size of typical combat aircraft, it wa ...

(operated by the

Yellowjacks The Yellowjacks were a Royal Air Force aerobatic display team which flew Folland Gnat trainers painted yellow. The team was formed informally in the summer of 1963 by a group of flying instructors, led by Flight Lieutenant Lee Jones, at No 4 Fl ...

and the Red Arrows) (1955) *

Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-Ro ...

(operated by the

Black Arrows The Black Arrows,one of the predecessors to the current Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows, were an aerobatic demonstration team formed in 1956 by Squadron Leader Roger L.Topp, then Commanding Officer 111 Squadron ("treble-one"). ...

) (1951) * Hunting Percival Jet Provost (operated by the

Red Pelicans The Red Pelicans were one of a number of aerobatics display teams of the Royal Air Force before the Red Arrows were selected to represent the service in 1965. The Red Pelicans flew the BAC Jet Provost aircraft. History In 1958, the Central Fly ...

) (1954) *

Miles Satyr The Miles M.1 Satyr was a 1930s British single-seat aerobatic biplane designed by F.G. Miles and built for him by George Parnall and Company. Design and development The Satyr was designed in 1932 by F.G. Miles. It was a wooden single-seat a ...

(1932) *

Slingsby T67 Firefly The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. It has been used as a trainer aircraft by several armed forces, as ...

(1974) *

Sopwith Scooter The Sopwith Swallow was a British parasol wing fighter aircraft of the First World War. A single example was built, but it saw no production, offering no performance advantages over contemporary biplanes. Design and development In June 1918, ...

(1918) *

Sopwith Swallow The Sopwith Swallow was a British parasol wing fighter aircraft of the First World War. A single example was built, but it saw no production, offering no performance advantages over contemporary biplanes. Design and development In June 1918, t ...

(1918) *

Southern Martlet The Southern Martlet was a single-engined, single-seat biplane sports aircraft. Six were built, including the rather different and unsuccessful Metal Martlet. Design and development The Southern Martlet was the first aircraft designed by tea ...

(1929) * Speedtwin E2E Comet 1 (1991)

United States

* Acro Sport I (Homebuilt - 1972) * Acro Sport II (Homebuilt) * Aircraft Technologies Acro 1 (Homebuilt 1993) * Aircraft Technologies Atlantis (Homebuilt - 1996) * American Champion Citabria (1964) * American Champion Decathlon (1970) * American Champion Super Decathlon (1976) * Bede BD-8 (Homebuilt - 1980) * Beechcraft T-34 Mentor (1948) * Beechcraft Bonanza (1947) * Boeing F2B (1926) * Bradley BA-100 Aerobat * Bradley BA-200 ATAC * Cessna 150, Cessna 150 Aerobat (1957) * Cessna 152, Cessna 152 Aerobat (1977) Airventure 2007 Aeroshell

* Christen Eagle II, Christen Eagle II/Aviat Eagle II (1977) * Culp Special * Curtiss JN-4 (1915) * Curtiss F7C Seahawk (1927) * Curtiss F11C Goshawk, Curtiss Hawk II (1932) * Curtiss Gulfhawk (1923) * D'Apuzzo Senior Aero Sport (Homebuilt - 1962) * Franklin Demon-1 (Homebuilt) * Freiberger Ron's 1 (Homebuilt - 1971) * Giles G-200 (Homebuilt) * Giles G-202 (Homebuilt) * Great Lakes Sport Trainer (1929) * Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II (1938) * Hatz Classic (Homebuilt - 1990s) * Howland H-2A Honey Bee (Homebuilt - 1986) * Keleher Lark (Homebuilt) * Kraft Super Fli (Homebuilt - 1974) * Loudenslager Laser 200, Laser 200 (Homebuilt - 1970) * McCarley Mini-Mac (Homebuilt - 1970) * * Merkel Mark II (Homebuilt) * Monocoupe 110 Special * Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang (Homebuilt - 1948) * Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II (Homebuilt - 1966) T-38s USAF Thunderbirds Wilmington NC 1980

T-38s USAF Thunderbirds Wilmington NC 1980

* MX Aircraft MX2 (2002) * MX Aircraft MXS * North American P-51 Mustang (1940) * North American T-6 Texan, North American SNJ/T-6 Texan (1935) * Piper J-3 Cub (Charlie Kulp, Flying farmer act) (1938) * Piper PA-18 Super Cub (1949) * Pitts Special (Homebuilt - 1944) * Pitts Model 12 (Homebuilt - 1996) * Rans S-9 Chaos (Homebuilt - 1986) * Rans S-10 Sakota (Homebuilt - 1988) * Rans S-16 Shekari (Homebuilt - 1994) * Reflex Lightning Bug (Homebuilt - 1990s) * Rihn DR-107 One Design (homebuilt - 1993) * Rose Parakeet (Homebuilt - 1931) * Rowley P-40F (Homebuilt replica - 1986) * Rud Aero RA-2 (2012) * Rud Aero RA-3 (2013) * Ryan STA (1934) * Shober Willie II (Homebuilt - 1971) * SkyDancer SD-260 (Homebuilt - 1990s) * Skipper Scrappy UAC-200 (Homebuilt - 1970) * Skyote Aeromarine Skyote (Homebuilt - 1976) * Sonex Aircraft SubSonex (Homebuilt - 2009) * Sorrell Hiperbipe (Homebuilt) * Spinks Akromaster (Homebuilt) * Sport Flight Talon Typhoon (Homebuilt - 1989) * Starfire Firebolt (Homebuilt) * Staudacher S-300 (1990) * Staudacher S-600 (2010) * Stearman Model 75 (1934) * Steen Skybolt (Homebuilt - 1970) * Stephens Akro (Homebuilt - 1967) * Stewart S-51D Mustang (Homebuilt - 1994) * Stolp Acroduster (Homebuilt) * Stolp Acroduster Too (Homebuilt) * Stolp Starduster (Homebuilt) * Stolp Starduster Too (Homebuilt) * Stolp SA-900 V-Star (Homebuilt) * Super Chipmunk (modified De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk) Waco ASO (NC662Y) - 1

* Terle Sportplane (Homebuilt - 1931) * Travel Air 2000 (1925) * Travel Air 3000 (1928) * Travel Air 4000 (1929) * Van's Aircraft RV-14 (Homebuilt - 2012) * Viper Aircraft Viperfan (Homebuilt, 1990s) * Velox Revolution 1 (Homebuilt) * Waco 10, Waco 10/GXE/ASO/CSO/DSO/ATO/CTO (1927) * Waco A series (1932) * Waco F series (1930) * Zivko Edge 540 (1993)

Yugoslavia

* Rogožarski SIM-XI (1938) * Soko G-2 Galeb (1961)

Gliders

Bulgaria

* Kometa-Standard ''glider'' (1960)

Czechoslovakia

* Letov LF-107 Luňák ''glider'' (1948) * Let L-13A Blanik * Let L-13AC Blanik

Germany

* Akaflieg München Mü28 ''glider'' (1983) * DFS Habicht ''glider'' (1936) * Glaser-Dirks DG-300, 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) 900 built--> * Vogt Lo-100 ''glider'' (1952) *Glasflügel H101 Salto "Glieder" (1970)

Italy

* Bonomi BS.14 Astore ''glider'' (1935) * Piana Canova PC.500 ''glider'' (1937)

Poland

* Allstar SZD-59 ''glider'' (1991) * Instytut Szybownictwa IS-4 Jastrząb ''glider'' (1949) * Marganski Swift S-1 ''glider'' (1991) * MDM MDM-1 Fox ''glider'' (1993) * SZD-C Żuraw ''glider'' (1952) * SZD-21 Kobuz ''glider'' (1961) * SZD-22 Mucha Standard ''glider'' (1958) * SZD-24 Foka ''glider'' (1960) * SZD-32 Foka 5 ''glider'' (1966) * SZD-50 Puchacz ''glider'' (1979) * Allstar SZD-59 ''glider'' (1991) * Allstar SZD-54 Perkoz ''glider'' (2011) IAR-35 Acro

Romania

* ICA IS-28 ''glider'' (1970) * ICA IS-29 ''glider'' (1970) * ICA IAR-35 ''glider'' (1986)

Soviet Ukraine

* Antonov A-13 ''glider'' (1958)

South Africa

* Celair GA-1 Celstar ''glider'' (1989)

Sweden

* Radab Windex ''glider'' (1985)

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