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  The End Of The Show

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 9:54 PM on Jun 22, 2007

  Farewell to the Paris Air Show and to further updates here! This should be the last post on the Le Bourget blog, but you can find a record of all the posts and everything else we p... Read More >>

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  No flying at Farnborough for 787

  Posted by Michael Mecham 7:31 PM on Jun 21, 2007

  The company that invented big jets is full of people who admire them when they fly, too. So when Airbus puts on its daily flight demonstration of the A380 during this week’s ... Read More >>

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  Taking to the Sky

  Posted by Robert Wall 4:24 PM on Jun 21, 2007

  It's a big week for Alenia Aeronautica's Sky-Y unmanned aircraft demonstrator. First, the vehicle was selected as the demonstrator at the heart of a major European collaboration fo... Read More >>

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  Day IV -- Live From The Show Floor

  Posted by Madhu Unnikrishnan 12:18 PM on Jun 21, 2007

  With fighters screaming overhead during the flying display, now is a good time to take a minute to reflect on this year's Paris Air Show. The industry days are coming to a close, a... Read More >>

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  JSF: Buy Now and Save

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 11:39 AM on Jun 21, 2007

  Joint Strike Fighter partner countries are being encouraged to commit to buying aircraft early, with the promise of lower prices, according to program vice-president and general ma... Read More >>

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  Define Several

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 10:48 AM on Jun 21, 2007

   Just how many is several? That was the teasing issue for those at the show trying to work out just how far the MBDA Meteor rocket/ramjet air-to-air missile flew during recent... Read More >>

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  Sharc Attack

  Posted by Joris Janssen Lok 10:08 AM on Jun 21, 2007

  My nomination for the weirdest looking aircraft award at this year's Le Bourget is a small, vertical takeoff and landing UAV named the Sharc. Sitting right next to the more convent... Read More >>

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  Falcon 7X and Rafale Show FBW Lineage at Paris Air Show

  Posted by Madhu Unnikrishnan 8:28 AM on Jun 21, 2007

  Eric Girard's 9G, 29 degree angle-of-attack, black-and-blue bruising flight demonstration routine in the highly unstable Mach 1.6 Rafale indeed is impressive. The artificial s... Read More >>

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  Turning Up the Pressure?

  Posted by Frank Jackman 6:53 AM on Jun 21, 2007

  It has been nearly 11 months since Boeing launched its GoldCare full life cycle support program for the 787 at last year's Farnborough Air Show, but the OEM has yet to announce a c... Read More >>

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  The Paris Roundup: Day 3

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 11:25 PM on Jun 20, 2007

  In Blogland on our Paris page, Robert Wall checks the math on Airbus fuel-per-passenger figures, Michael Mecham notices big windows on the 787, Frank Jackman finds a Pratt & Wh... Read More >>

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