In pictures: Paris Air Show 2015

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June 19, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures"> 70 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2015-paris-air-show-pictures.JPG" data-at2x="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2015-paris-air-show-pictures@2x.JPG" alt="Gizmag joins the crowds at the 51st Paris International Air Show" class="hero-img"/> </a> <div class="caption caption--hero"> <p> Gizmag joins the crowds at the 51st Paris International Air Show (Credit: Paul Ridden/Gizmag) </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures" class="gallery-link">Image Gallery</a> (70 images) </div> </div> <div class="article-body"> <p>The 51st edition of the Paris Air Show got off to a rather gloomy start, with a gray sky threatening to spoil all the static and in-the-air fun. Thankfully, the rain never appeared and Gizmag joined spirited show-goers for a gawk at some splendid show spectacles.</p> <ul class="thumbnails"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures#1"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/2015-paris-air-show-pictures-30.JPG" title="The X3 reached a level flight speed record of 255 knots (472 km/h) over the south of France 2 years ago" alt="The X3 reached a level flight speed record of 255 knots (472 km/h) over the south of France 2 years ago"/> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures#2"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/2015-paris-air-show-pictures-37.JPG" title="The new light twin multi-role H135 helicopter from Airbus on Gendarmerie duty at Le Bourget airport" alt="The new light twin multi-role H135 helicopter from Airbus on Gendarmerie duty at Le Bourget airport"/> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures#3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/2015-paris-air-show-pictures-1.JPG" title="A Boeing 777-300 ER commanding quite a lot of static display space at Le Bourget" alt="A Boeing 777-300 ER commanding quite a lot of static display space at Le Bourget"/> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures#4"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/2015-paris-air-show-pictures-51.JPG" title="Stratasys demonstrates 3D printing technology used for the production of seat end caps, armrest caps, seat framework, wall panels and HVAC air ducts" alt="Stratasys demonstrates 3D printing technology used for the production of seat end caps, armrest caps, seat framework, wall panels and HVAC air ducts"/> </a> </li> </ul> <p>Though Canada's Bombardier CS300 airliner certainly brightened up the heavy skies above Le Bourget on Monday, it was Boeing and Airbus that dominated the headlines and the show. Both companies secured multi-billion dollar deals by the time trading ended, with Reuters <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/18/us-airshow-france-airbus-wizzair-idUSKBN0OY0TP20150618" target="_blank">reporting</a> that a last-minute deal put the locals ahead by almost US$7 billion.</p> <p><div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures#16" target="_blank"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/2015-paris-air-show-pictures-70.jpg" alt=""> </a> </div> </p> <p>Malloy Aeronautics <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/malloy-hoverbike-department-of-defence/38015/" target="_blank">announced the next chapter</a> in the development of its four-rotor Hoverbike, with Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford revealing a new partnership with Survice Engineering at the Maryland booth. Chris Malloy's firm will now open a US office and develop the vehicle as a Tactical Reconnaissance Vehicle for the US Department of Defense.</p> <p>Dassault's mighty Rafale fighter jet again dominated the air, but it wasn't quite as entertaining as the aerobatics of the Director of the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Catherine Maunoury, flying an Extra 330 monoplane.</p> <p><div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures#27" target="_blank"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/2015-paris-air-show-pictures-31.JPG" alt=""> </a> </div> </p> <p>Other show highlights included a short, virtually silent, flight from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/e-fan-airbus-electric-plane/31823/" target="_blank">E-Fan electric demonstrator</a>, the near vertical climb of the monstrous Airbus A400M military transporter and the forward, backward, up and down antics of the NH90 Caiman combat helicopter.</p> <p>The Paris Air Show runs until June 21, but if you can't make it to Le Bourget airport in person, have a wander through our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures" target="_blank">show gallery</a> for some tasty treats on the ground and in the air.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.siae.fr/EN.htm" target="_blank">Paris Air Show</a></p> </div>  <div class="page-section"> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--horizontal share-bar"> <li> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> _ga.trackFacebook(); </script> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/">Tweet</a> </li> <li> <div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/"></div> </li> <li> <iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A//www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1" name="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1"></iframe> </li> <li> <div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628230510oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/2015-paris-air-show-pictures.JPG" data-description="The 51st edition of the Paris Air Show got off to a rather gloomy start, with a gray sky threatening to spoil all the static and in-the-air fun. 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