Highlight of the bi-annual Paris tradeshow , or Paris Air Show held at the airport of Le Bourget, was for sure the first public appearance and third flight ever of the new Airbus A350. Together with the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 it represents the future of commercial flight.
Aviamagazine visited the show on June 21, which was an additional public day. Because the trade show was still in progress, most visiting aircraft were still present, instead of the weekend, when some already left.
The A350 XWB (Extra Wide Body) made it’s 3th flight from Toulouse and did one flyby before proceeding the test flight. Boeing demonstrated the 787 in full Air India colors. Russia flew the impressive Kamov 52 attack helicopter and Ukraine was present with the An-70 transport which is comparable with the Airbus A400, of which two were present. One of them being the first French Air Force aircraft.
I-PTFF, AW189
07 red, Su-35
07 red, Su-35
HB-ZSU, Bell 429
N407GT, Bell 407
1273 / EAD, NH90
D-CNEU, Do-228
T-324, AS332
N359PL, MC-27
MM81798 / 15-42, HH-139
N49AG, DC-3
F-AZSB, P-51
UR-EXA, An-70
UR-EXA, An-70
UR-EXA, An-70
UR-EXA, An-70
HA-ABD, An-2
F-HGNT, A320
UR-NTN, An-158
F-GRGQ, ERJ-135
F-ZBGN, Beech 350
SP-YVF, S-70
134 white outline, Yak-130
F-WWEE, ATR-72
F-WWMQ, A400
D-ATAR, A320
F-AZLT, MS-760
F-WWDD, A380
063 yellow, Ka-52
F-WXWB, A350
F-WXWB, A350
F-WXWB, A350
F-WXWB, A350
-, Alpha Jet
-, Alpha Jet
F-WWDD, A380
F-WWDD, A380
F-WWDD, A380
063 yellow, Ka-52
063 yellow, Ka-52
063 yellow, Ka-52
063 yellow, Ka-52
74+05, Tigre
2046 / BIN, Tigre
2046 / BIN, Tigre
F-AZVM, Nord 2501
F-AZVM, Nord 2501
61-ZG, C-160
F-WWMS, A400
F-WWMS, A400
F-WWMS, A400
F-WWMS, A400
F-WWMS, A400
F-WFBW, Falcon 7
N25Y, P-38
N25Y, P-38
N10085, B787
N10085, B787
N10085, B787
N10085, B787
N10085, B787
P4-KCI, ERJ-190
2789 / SJ, EC725
2789 / SJ, EC725
P4-MMM, BD-700
VP-BAP, B727
VQ-BMT, G-IV