Paris Air Show 2005

Su-27

Su-27

Mirage F1

Mirage F1

Dassault Rafale

Mirage 4000

F-18F

C-17

DC-10 Air Tanker Conversion

DC-10 Tanker Water Drop

Antonov An-74

A318

777-200LR

Lockheed Constellation

Hawker Hurricane

Big BirdstrikeYak-3 after encounter with a Falcon

The Falcon

Curtiss H-75

Dassault MD-312 Flammant

Zeppelin

Replica of the 14 bis (1st French airplane)

Paris Air Show – A380

Star of this year’s Paris Air Show has got to be the Airbus 380. Up close it is an impressive plane. At times in flight it looks like it is moving too slowly.

Also impressive is how quiet it is. As it flew by in approach configuration, most of the noise appeared to be aerodynamic noise from the airframe, not the engines.

Our hangar is right alongside the taxiway and we were able to get up close and personal with the A380.

Watch out for that Winglet!