The weather proved better today than yesterday, providing attendees with better viewing conditions at Le Bourget. In spite of the improvement, wind conditions prevented the long-awaited demonstration of Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse. Here, Boeing's new 747-B.
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Airbus's A400 and the Air Force C5 went head-to-head on the tarmac.
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BRICS countries were well-represented at Le Bourget; here, the Chinese display.
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In addition to China, Indian companies were represented; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's chalet flew the country's colors.
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Russia also brought a large contingent of companies, including Sukhoi and MIG in addition to this helicopter display.
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UAVs also were part of many displays; here a joint effort by Dassault and BAE systems, of France and Great Briain, respectively, sits with a photo of the heads of state of both countries, Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron.
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The State Department displayed a Predator Drone it uses for domestic missions.
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Another big draw at this year's Paris Air Show is celebrated aviator Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse airplane, powered completely by the sun. Weather conditions prevented a demonstration of the plane's operations today.
(Here, we can see the cramped cockpit in which pilot André Borschberg flew from Brussels to Paris.)
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Christoph Schlettig, Flight Test Engineer for the Solar Impulse project, explains the operation to guests.
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The "Petit Train" used to take visitors across the tarmac was dwarfed by an Air Force C5.
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