Photographer Lisa Bentson captured all of these planes in flight at AirVenture 2017, ranging from the Blue Angels to ultralights and everything in between:
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Gliding at totality
Mark Malzer sent us these photos, taken Aug. 21, 2017, during the eclipse, while gliding with his Pipistrel motorglider during totality at 17,000 feet south of Lusk, Wyoming.
One for the ages
Ralph Lacomba at Eagle Aviation in Columbia, S.C., sent us these photos taken during the Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse at Eagle Aviation. He reports the FBO at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) had more than 100 airplanes “from all over.” “100% totality and clear skies made it one for the ages,” he reports.
Eclipse watching at the airport
Lara Kaufmann, who may be the most ardent advocate of Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina, sent in these photos from the great Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse:
Oshkosh: The aftermath
Do you ever wonder what Oshkosh looks like the day AFTER the show ends? Wonder no more, as our Air Racer in Residence, William E. Dubois, snapped these photos as the tear-down and clean-up began.
Flying in the B-17
At AirVenture 2017, Glenn Brasch of AirportCourtesyCars.com got the chance to fly in the B-17, Aluminum Overcast. Here are a few photos he captured during the flight:
As seen at AirVenture
One of our favorite contributors to Picture of the Day, Star Novak, sent us these shots she captured at AirVenture 2017.
Ready to race
Lukas Pritchard sent us this photo of an L-39 from the 2016 Reno Air Races, just as the aviation world is gearing up for this year’s races, slated for Sept. 13-17, 2017.
Forest fire
Len Homeniuk sent us this photo of a forest fire north of Fresno, California, he captured at 10,500 feet on Aug. 8, 2017.