FAI World Aerobatic Championships

The FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) is a competition in sport aviation organized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the world air sports federation.

The WAC was formed in 1960, replacing the freestyle Lockheed Trophy contests.

Winners Aresti Cup

FAI WAC	Year	Location	Unlimited winner	Aerobatic aircraft	Freestyle Winner	Aerobatic aircraft
28th[1]	2015	Châteauroux, France	Alexandre Orlowski	Extra EA 330SC	Robert Holland	MXS
27th[2]	2013	North Texas, United States	Francois Le Vot	Extra EA 330SC	Robert Holland	MXS
26th[3]	2011	Foligno, Italy	Mikhail Mamistov	Su-26M3	Robert Holland	MXS
25th[4]	2009	Silverstone, United Kingdom	Renaud Ecalle	Extra EA 330SC	Renaud Ecalle	E330SC
24th[5]	2007	Granada, Spain	Ramón Alonso	Su-31	Zach Heffley	Su 26
23rd[6]	2005	Burgos, Spain	Sergey Rakhmanin	Su 26 M3	Klaus Schrodt	Extra 330 XS
22nd[7]	2003	Lakeland, Florida, United States	Sergey Rakhmanin	Su 31	-	-
21st[8]	2001	Burgos, Spain	Mikhail Mamistov	Su-31	Klaus Schrodt	Extra 330 XS
20th[9]	2000	Muret, France	Eric Vazeille	CAP 232	-	-
19th[10]	1998	Trenčín, Slovakia	Patrick Paris	CAP 232	Dominique Roland	CAP 232
18th[11]	1996	Oklahoma City, United States	Victor Chmal	Su 26	Patrick Paris	CAP 232
17th[12]	1994	Debrecen, Hungary	Xavier de Lapparent	CAP 231EX	Jurgis Kairys	Su-31
16th[13]	1992	Le Havre, France	Competition not held	-	-	-
15th[14]	1990	Yverdon, Switzerland	Claude Bessiere	CAP 231	Jurgis Kairys	Su 26M
14th[15]	1988	Red Deer, Canada	Henry Haigh	Super Star	Patrick Paris	CAP 230

FAI WAC	Year	Location	Winner	Country	Aerobatic aircraft
13th[16]	1986	South Cerney, United Kingdom	Petr Jirmus	Czechoslovakia	Z-50 LS
12th[17]	1984	Békéscsaba, Hungary	Petr Jirmus	Czechoslovakia	Z-50 LS
11th[18]	1982	Spitzerberg, Austria	Victor Smolin	USSR	Yak 50
10th[19]	1980	Oshkosh, United States	Leo Loudenslager	United States	Laser Z-200
9th[20]	1978	Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia	Ivan Tucek	Czechoslovakia	Z-50 L
8th[21]	1976	Kiev, USSR	Victor Letsko	USSR	Yak 50
-	1974	No competition	-	-	-
7th[22]	1972	Salon de Provence, France	Charlie Hillard	United States	Pitts S-1S 200
6th[23]	1970	Hullavington, United Kingdom	Igor Egorov	USSR	Yak-18PM
5th[24]	1968	Magdeburg, East Germany	Erwin Bläske	East Germany	Z526A
4th[25]	1966	Moscú, USSR	Vladimir Martemianov	USSR	Yak-18PM
3rd[26]	1964	Bilbao, Spain	Tomás Castaño	Spain	Zlin Z326 TM
2nd[27]	1962	Budapest, Hungary	Josef Tóth	Hungary	Z-326
1st[28]	1960	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Ladislav Bezák	Czechoslovakia	Zlin 226A

Winners by teams

FAI WAC	Year	Location	Team winner	Country
28th	2015	Châteauroux, France	Alexandre Orlowski, François Rallet, Aude Lemordant	France
27th	2013	North Texas, USA	Francois Le Vot, Olivier Masurel, Francois Rallet	France
26th	2011	Foligno, Italy	Mikhail Mamistov, Oleg Shpolyanskiy, Svetlana Kapanina	Russia
25th	2009	Silverstone, United Kingdom	Renaud Ecalle, François Le Vot, Pierre Varloteaux	France
24th	2007[29]	Burgos, Spain	Renaud Ecalle, Olivier Masurel, Matthieu Roulet	France
23rd	2005	Burgos, Spain	Sergey Rakhmanin, Oleg Shpolyanskiy, Svetlana Kapanina	Russia
22nd	2003	Lakeland, Florida, United States	Sergey Rakhmanin, Svetlana Kapanina,Alexandre Krotov	Russia
21st	2001	Burgos, Spain	Mikhail Mamistov, Oleg Shpolyanskiy, Svetlana Kapanina	Russia
20th	2000	Muret, France	Eric Vazeille, Eddy Dussau, Catherine Maunoury	France
19th	1998	Trenčín, Slovakia	Nicolai Timofeev, Svetlana Kapanina, Victor Tchmal	Russia
18th	1996	Oklahoma City, United States	Victor Tchmal, Nicolai Timofeev, Svetlana Kapanina	Russia
17th	1994	Debrecen, Hungary	Xavier De Lapparent, Patrick Paris, Dominique Roland	France
16th	1992	Le Havre, France	Competition not completed because of the time	-
15th	1990	Yverdon, Switzerland	Claude Bessiere, Patrick Paris, Jean-Paul Mondiere	France
14th	1988	Red Deer, Canada	Henry Haigh, Kermit Weeks, Clint McHenry	United States
13th	1986	South Cerney, United Kingdom	Victor Smolin, Nikolai Nikitiuk, Sergei Boriak	USSR
12th	1984	Békéscsaba, Hungary	Kermit Weeks, Henry Haigh, Alan Bush	United States
11th	1982	Spitzerberg, Austria	Viktor Smolin, Nikolai Nikitiuk, Jurgis Kairys	USSR
10th	1980	Oshkosh, United States	Leo Loudenslager, Henry Haigh, Kermit Weeks	United States
9th	1978	Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia	Ivan Tucek, Jirí Pospísil, Daniel Polonec	Czechoslovakia
8th	1976	Kiev, USSR	Leo Loudenslager, Henry Haigh, Kermit Weeks
7th	1972	Salon de Provence, France	Charles Hillard, Gene Soucy, Tom Poberezny	United States
6th	1970	Hullavington, United Kingdom	Svetlana Savitskaya, Zinaida Lizunova, Lidia Leonova	USSR
5th	1968	Magdeburg, East Germany	Erwin Bläske, Monika Schösser (Fleck), Peter Kahle	East Germany
4th	1966	Moscow, USSR	Vladimir Piskunov, Vadim Ovsyankin, Vitold Pochernin	USSR
3rd	1964	Bilbao, Spain	Ladislav Bezák, Ladislav Trebatický, Frantisek Skácelík	Czechoslovakia
2nd	1962	Budapest, Hungary	József Tóth, Sándor Katona, Péter Fejes	Hungary
1st	1960	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Ladislav Bezák, Jirí Bláha, Frantisek Skácelík	Czechoslovakia

See also

• FAI European Aerobatic Championships
• Aerobatic maneuver
• Competition aerobatics
• Aerobatic aircraft

References

Notes

Bibliography

• http://www.wac2011.it/
• www.fai.org/civa-events/civa-events-calendar-and-results#
• http://www.german-aerobatics.com