Pilot Stijn De Jaeghere's Extra 330SC high-performance aerobatics aircraft air-to-air photographed on September 7, 2018 over Belgium.
Stijn De Jaeghere is a pilot who deserves much admiration and respect. For years, under professional guidance, he has battled his obesity. He managed to halve his body weight from 170kg to 85kg. Given his big dream of being a pilot of a high-performance aerobatics aircraft an absolute must. Flying such an aircraft is a top sport. Practicing a top sport demands an awful lot from people. Every pound of body weight less means an improvement in the pilot's performance.
The Extra 330SC, built by Extra Flugzeugbau in Germany is a high-performance aerobatic airplane.
Registration: OO-SDJ
Year built: 2009
Wingspan: 7.5 meters
Length: 6.7 meters
Height 2.6 meters
Empty weight: 600 kg
Engine power: 315 hp
Top speed: 407 km per hour
Maximum G-forces: from - 10 G to + 10 G!
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…