We saw this plane this week in NW Arkansas, curious what it is? 
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$\begingroup$ Welcome to Av.SE! $\endgroup$– Ralph J ♦Jan 9 at 1:28
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$\begingroup$ If you snapped any more photos of it, please add them to the question. Especially from different angles or showing more detail. $\endgroup$– Camille GoudeseuneJan 9 at 2:29
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$\begingroup$ Please describe its maneuvers. Why have you called it aerobatic? $\endgroup$– Camille GoudeseuneJan 9 at 2:34
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$\begingroup$ Another 20 feet lower, and I would call it kindling. $\endgroup$– End Anti-Semitic HateJan 9 at 9:04
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$\begingroup$ Btw looks like I made an action re a proposed edit that I was being prompted to review, essentially simultaneously as someone else accepted the proposed edit. Not trying to play round-and-round games here intentionally-- ; ) $\endgroup$– quiet flyerJan 9 at 11:16
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It's a GB-1 Game Bird built by Game Composites.
This picture shows the two place configuration but the OP's photo shows the single place option which is why the nose looks longer.
Here is a single-place version:
It is indeed an unlimited class aerobatic aircraft.
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$\begingroup$ The canopy looks rather different - barely reaches the trailing edge of the wing in the OP's photo. $\endgroup$– MikeBJan 9 at 14:49
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1$\begingroup$ @MikeB I'm not sure where you're looking, but the canopy extends pretty far into the wing in the OP's photo. The single place GB-1 looks the same. $\endgroup$ Jan 9 at 15:22
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3$\begingroup$ @davidbak Around 1000 nautical miles, according to the link at the top of the answer. $\endgroup$ Jan 9 at 16:30
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2$\begingroup$ @davidbak And with a cruise speed of 200kn, that equates to 4 minutes per gallon, sounds reasonable. $\endgroup$– Bobby JJan 9 at 16:38
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1$\begingroup$ @MikeB -- note the completely different perspective (viewing angle) in the two photos of the single-seaters. The aircraft geometry looks the same to me. Just as a (swept-wing) aircraft with dihedral will appear to have anhedral when viewed from certain angles, and vice versa-- $\endgroup$ Jan 9 at 17:04