List of aerobatic aircraft

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

Belgium

Stampe-Vertongen SV-4

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

Brazil

• Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (operated by the Smoke Squadron) (1980)
• Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (operated by the Smoke Squadron) (2012)
• Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas IPT-16 Surubim (1959)

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)
• 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)
• Zenith CH 150 Acro Zenith (Homebuilt - 1980)

Chile

• ENAER T-35 Pillán (1981)

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

• Aero L-29A Akrobat (1959)
• Aero L-39 Albatros (operated by the Breitling Jet Team) (1968)
• Avia BH-10 (1924)
• Avia BH-22 (1925)
• Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar (1937)
• Zlín Akrobat^[2]
• Zlín Trener Master
• Zlín Z 26 (1947)
• Zlín Z-226
• Zlín Z-326
• Zlín Z-526
• Zlín Z-50 (1975)
• Zlín Z-242L

Denmark

SAI KZ VIII in museum

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

France

Robin R.2160D (D-EIWR) 03

• Acrobin (= Avions Robin R2160),(1976)
• Bernard S-72 (operated by Antoine Paillard - 1930)
• Blériot XI (first loop in Western Europe in 1913) (1909)
• Dewoitine D.27 (operated by Marcel Doret) (1928)
• Dyn'Aéro CR.100 (Homebuilt - 1992)
• Fouga CM.170 Magister (operated by the Silver Swallows) (1952)
• Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr (1959) (operated by the Patrouille de Voltige d'Hyéres)
• Fournier RF-4 (1966)
• Gazuit-Valladeau GV-1020 (1969)

Monument of Nieuport IV.G built to commemorate first loop

• Gourdou-Leseurre GL B6 & B7 (1918) (flown by Adrienne Bolland)
• Morane-Saulnier G (1912)
• Morane-Saulnier MS.180 (1929)
• Morane-Saulnier M.S.225 (First aircraft operated by the Patrouille de France) (1932)
• Morane-Saulnier MS.230 (1929)
• Morane-Saulnier MS.560 (1945)
• Mudry CAP 10 (operated by The French Connection) (1968)
• Mudry CAP 20 (1976)
• Mudry CAP 21 (1979)
• Mudry CAP 222
• Mudry CAP 230 (1997)
• Nieuport IV.G (first aircraft to be looped in 1913, by Pyotr Nesterov) (1911)
• Nord 3202B1B (operated by Patrouille de l'Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre) (1957)
• Peña Bilouis (Homebuilt - 1991)
• Peña Capeña (Homebuilt - 1984)
• Peña Dahu (Homebuilt - 1996)
• Peña Joker (Homebuilt - 2002)
• Piel Pinocchio II (Homebuilt - 1986)
• Romano R.82 (1936)
• Scintex Super Emeraude (Homebuilt - 1954)
• Tech Aero TR 200 (Homebuilt - 1988)

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

• 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 (1935)
• Dietrich DP.II (1923?)
• Extra EA-200 (1996)
• Extra EA-230 (1983)
• Extra EA-300 (operated by the Royal Jordanian Falcons) (1988)
• Fieseler F2 Tiger (1932)
• Fieseler Fi 5 (1933)
• Focke-Wulf S 24 (1928)
• Focke-Wulf Fw 44 (1932)
• Grob G 120 (1999)
• Hirth Acrostar (1970)
• Junkers Profly Ultima (1993)
• Klemm Kl 35 (1935)
• MBB 223K-1 Flamingo
• Mylius My-103 Mistral (1998)
• Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 (flown by Gerhard Fieseler) (1929)
• Udet U 12 Flamingo (1925)
• XtremeAir Sbach 300
• XtremeAir Sbach 342

Hungary

• Corvus Racer 540 (2010)

India

• HAL Kiran (flown by the Sagar Pawan) (1964)

HAL Kiran

Italy

Breda Ba.19 inverted in museum

Frecce Tricolori Fiat G.91

• Aermacchi SF.260 (operated by the Belgian Diables Rouges) (1964)
• Aermacchi MB-326 (operated by the Roulettes) (1957)
• Aermacchi MB-339 (operated by the Frecce Tricolori) (1976)
• Breda Ba.19 (1928)
• CANSA C.5 (1939)
• CANSA C.6 (1941)
• Caproni Ca.113 (1931)
• Fiat CR.32 (flown by the Pattuglie Acrobatiche) (1933)
• Fiat G.91 (operated by the Frecce Tricolori) (1956)
• General Avia F.22 (1992)
• Magni Vale (1937)
• New Avio C205 ultra-light operated by Walter's Bad
• Partenavia Alpha (1972)
• Piaggio P.148 (1951)
• Sequoia Falco (Homebuilt - 1955)
• Sivel SD28 (1995)
• Terzi T30 Katana (Homebuilt - 1991)

Japan

Mitsubishi T-2s of the Blue Impulse team in formation, trailing smoke

• Kawasaki T-4 (operated by the Blue Impulse) (1985)
• Mitsubishi T-2 (operated by the Blue Impulse) (1971)

Korea

• KAI T-50 Golden Eagle (operated by The Black Eagles) (2002)

Netherlands

• Fokker M.5 (1913)
• Koolhoven F.K.45 (1932)
• Lambach HL.II (1937)

New Zealand

CT/4 Airtrainers of the Red Checkers en echelon

• PAC CT/4 Airtrainer (operated by the Red Checkers) (1972)

Pakistan

• PAC MFI-17 Mushshak (1981)

Poland

• PWS-11 (1929)
• PWS-35 Ogar (1938)
• PZL TS-11 Iskra (operated by Team Iskry) (1960)
• PZL-130 Orlik (operated by the Orlik Aerobatic Team) (1984)
• RWD 10 (1933)
• RWD 17 (1937)

Russia/Soviet Union

Two Sukhoi Su-26s doing a crossover maneuver

• Aviatika-900 Acrobat (1993)
• Mikoyan MiG-29 (operated by the Ukrainian Falcons) (1977)
• MAI Kvant (1967)
• Nikitin NV-6 (1940)
• Sukhoi Su-26 (1988) single-seater
• Sukhoi Su-27 (operated by the Russian Knights) (1977)
• Sukhoi Su-29 (operated by Escuadrilla Acrobática Cruz del Sur) (1991)
• Sukhoi Su-31 (1992)
• Technoavia SP-91 Slava
• Technoavia SP-95
• Yakovlev UT-1 (1936)
• Yakovlev Yak-11 (1946)
• Yakovlev Yak-18 (1946)
• Yakovlev Yak-20 (1949)
• Yakovlev Yak-50 (1975)
• Yakovlev Yak-52 (1976)
• Yakovlev Yak-53 (1982)
• Yakovlev Yak-55 (1981)
• Yakovlev Yak-54 (1993)

Patrulla Águila CASA C-101 flying canopy to canopy

South Africa

• Slick Aircraft Slick 360 (2004)

Spain

• CASA C-101 (operated by the Patrulla Águila) (1977)

Sweden

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

Switzerland

• Pilatus P-3 (operated by the P3 Flyers) (1996)
• Pilatus PC-7 (operated by the Silver Falcons) (1966)
• Pilatus PC-7 (operated by the PC-7 Team) (1989)
• Pilatus PC-9 (operated by the Roulettes) (1984)

Taiwan/Republic of China

Republic of China Air Force Thunder Tigers Team

• AIDC AT-3 (operated by the Thunder Tigers Aerobatics Team) (1980)

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)
• Cranfield A1 Eagle (1976)
• Currie Wot (Homebuilt - 1937)
• De Havilland Tiger Moth (1931)
• de Havilland Sea Venom (operated by the RAN Ramjets team)
• de Havilland Sea Vixen (operated by Simon's Sircus) (1951)
• FLS Sprint (1983)
• Folland Gnat (operated by the Red Arrows) (1955)
• Hawker Hunter (operated by the Black Arrows) (1951)
• Hawker Siddeley Hawk (operated by the Red Arrows) (1974)
• 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

• 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 (operated by the Lima Lima Flight Team) (1948)
• Boeing F2B (operated by the Three Sea Hawks) (1926)
• Bradley BA-100 Aerobat
• Bradley BA-200 ATAC
• Cessna 150 Aerobat (1957)
• Cessna 152 Aerobat (1977)
• Cessna T-37 Tweet (operated by the Asas de Portugal) (1954)

Blue Angels' McDonnell Douglas F-18s in a knife-edge pass

North American Texans performing at AirVenture Oshkosh

• Christen Eagle II/Aviat Eagle II (1977)
• Culp Special
• Curtiss JN-4 (1915)
• Curtiss F7C Seahawk (operated by the USMCs "The Red Devils") (1927)
• Curtiss Hawk II (flown by Ernst Udet) (1932)
• Curtiss Gulfhawk (1923)
• D'Apuzzo Senior Aero Sport (Homebuilt - 1962)
• Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (operated by the Blue Angels) (1954)
• Franklin Demon-1 (Homebuilt)
• Freiberger Ron's 1 (Homebuilt - 1971)
• Giles G-200 (Homebuilt)
• Giles G-202 (Homebuilt)
• Great Lakes Sport Trainer (1929)
• General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (operated by the Thunderbirds) (1974)
• Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II (operated by Gulf Oil) (1938)
• Grumman F6F Hellcat (operated by the Blue Angels) (1942)
• Grumman F8F Bearcat (operated by the Blue Angels) (1944)
• Grumman F9F Panther (operated by the Blue Angels) (1947)
• Grumman F-9 Cougar (operated by the Blue Angels) (1951)
• Grumman F-11 Tiger (operated by the Blue Angels) (1954)
• Hatz Classic (Homebuilt - 1990s)
• Howland H-2A Honey Bee (Homebuilt - 1986)
• Keleher Lark (Homebuilt)
• Kraft Super Fli (Homebuilt - 1974)
• McCarley Mini-Mac (Homebuilt - 1970)
• McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (operated by the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds) (1958)
• McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (operated by the Blue Angels) (1978)
• Merkel Mark II (Homebuilt)
• Monocoupe 110 Special^[3]
• Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang (Homebuilt - 1948)
• Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II (Homebuilt - 1966)

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 (operated by The Horsemen Aerobatic Team) (1940)
• North American SNJ/T-6 Texan (operated by the Skytypers Air Show Team) (1935)
• North American F-86 Sabre (operated by the Golden Crowns) (1947)
• North American F-100 Super Sabre (operated by the Thunderbirds) (1953)
• Northrop F-5 (operated by the Patrouille Suisse) (1959)

Piper J-3 landing on truck

• Northrop T-38 Talon (operated by the Thunderbirds) (1959)
• Payne Knight Twister (Homebuilt - 1932)
• 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

• Rans S-9 Chaos (Homebuilt - 1986)
• Rans S-10 Sakota (Homebuilt - 1988)
• Rans S-16 Shekari (Homebuilt - 1994)
• Reflex Lightning Bug (Homebuilt - 1990s)
• Republic F-84G Thunderjet (operated by the Thunderbirds) (1946)
• Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (operated by the Thunderbirds) (1950)
• Republic F-105 Thunderchief (operated by the Thunderbirds) (1955)
• 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)
• 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)

Waco ASO

• 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/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 (operated by the Leteće zvezde) (1961)

Gliders

Bulgaria

• Kometa-Standard glider (1960)

Czechoslovakia

• Letov LF-107 Luňák glider (1948)

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)
• Vogt Lo-100 glider (1952)

Italy

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

Poland

Marganski Swift S-1 performing at Old Warden

• 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)

Russia

• Antonov A-13 glider (1958)

South Africa

• Celair GA-1 Celstar glider (1989)

Sweden

• Radab Windex glider (1985)

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. http://www.snap-and-roll.com/articulos/otros/sobre-hombros-de-gigantes.php
3. http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?object=nasm_A19810858000 accessdate: 13 January 2014

See also

• List of flight demonstration teams
• List of aerobatic teams