Mad Skies

The Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) started a project a few years ago. The FAI World Grand Prix Project aims at :

* developing and popularising Air Sports as an image of precision and accuracy, technical performance, individual achievement and team spirit.
* offering a testing bench and a practice field for advanced technologies.
* arousing vocations for aeronautical careers by attracting young people to dynamic and spectacular events.

Great portraits of Svetlana Kapanina, Peter Besenyei and The Matadors at the FAI World Grand Prix held in 2002 in Japan.

Impressive video showing 5 time World Aerobatic Champion Svetlana Kapanina throwing her Sukhoi around. You’ll see a lot of the famous aerobatic planes: the Su-26, Su-29 and Su-31. There is also some archive footage taken during the development of the Sukhoi 26 family of aircraft.