Civilian Aviation

A few scanned slides of the US Aerobatic Team, at Strathallan, in 1986, ahead of the World Aerobatic Championships, in England.

Pitts S1T, N200ST, Patty Wagstaff, US Aerobatic Team @ Strathallan, 24 July 1986 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Pitts S1S, N169CM, Debby Rhin, US Aerobatic Team @ Strathallan, 24 July 1986 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Extra 230, N230X, Clint McHenry, US Aerobatic Team @ Strathallan, 24 July 1986 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Pitts S1T, N49307, Gene Beggs, US Aerobatic Team @ Strathallan, 24 July 1986 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Weeks Solution, N300KW, Kermit Weeks. US Aerobatic Team @ Strathallan, 24 July 1986 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

I hope they are of interest.

Nice uncluttered shots. Scanned well. Thanks for posting.

For anyone interested in more -
I posted some pictures from the South Cerney competition on FlickR

Pete.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/139532024 ... 4701472742

Great to see that selection and in terms of competition aerobatics it's interesting to see that 33 years later Pitts and Extras still dominate the scene (albeit with 270-330HP engines these days).

Bumped in to Kermit Weeks at his Oshkosh Hangar back in '97, nice chap and showed us around his airframes.

Neil