Paris Air Show
-
-
this:
or this:
-
I see garfield!!
Hmmm...im interested whether the PAK-FA will be officially announced on its first flight or marketted on the event. -
Are these pic relevant to the topic here?Originally posted by ^tamago^:this:
or this: -
just to waste your time and deter you to view this thread.
-
still, the pics are cute.
-
Paris Air Show Displays Future Technologies: Many New Technologies Reach for Stars, but Some Will Make It
By Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning NewsJun. 23--PARIS -- Many of the fanciful technologies and programs unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week won't survive their first contact with the real world of budget cuts and customer demand.
P A R I S A I R S H O W G A L L E R Y 2007
But if history is any guide, at least a handful of the most outlandish technologies on display at the air show these past several days -- from suborbital passenger space flights to unmanned helicopters -- will eventually become as mundane as in-flight movies.
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., the parent firm of Airbus, unveiled its Astrium space jet, designed to ferry passengers into the upper reaches of the atmosphere for an exhilarating three minutes of weightlessness.
Each ticket will cost about $250,000, but EADS says it believes the venture can be profitable, and the first rocket plane could take off in 2012.
Perhaps to reinforce its commitment to the final frontier, EADS had a full-size replica of its Ariane 5 rocket on display at the show. The rocket, standing upright, towered over Le Bourget airfield.
Astrium isn't the only name in space tourism, of course.
Virgin Galactic (that name might be a tad ambitious) claims it will begin launching suborbital jaunts next year for the bargain price of $200,000.
A little closer to the ground, dozens of interesting airplane designs were on display, but the huge number of unmanned vehicles was particularly striking.
Besides the now-famous Global Hawks and Predators, there were a variety of intriguing concepts, such as Dassault Aviation's nEUROn, a stealthy, unmanned combat plane that looks a lot like the B-2 stealth bomber.
Unmanned helicopters were also popular.
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s alien-looking MQ-8B Fire Scout was parked on the runway and could be in use by the U.S. Navy as early as next year to conduct surveillance and even be used as a weapons platform.
Another funky-looking aircraft, Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.'s V-22 tilt-rotor plane, was notably absent from Paris this week after making a splash at the sister air show in England last year.
That's because the plane is about to graduate from air show curiosity to battlefield deployment, as the first squadron of 10 Ospreys heads to Iraq this fall.
"The Marines are fully engaged getting ready for the deployment," Marine Col. Matthew Mulhern, V-22 program manager, said during a briefing. "It's time to start working and start making the airplane do what it's supposed to do, which is to take Marines to the fight and take special operators wherever they want to go."
Some other unusual items at the show this week included:
--The Versatile, Intelligent, Portable Robot (VIPeR) from Israeli firm Elbit Systems. This backpack-size, two-wheeled bot was patrolling a stage at the show, tracking passers-by and displaying the video on a large screen. It may look like a toy, but the remote-controlled machine is capable of packing a mini-Uzi and a grenade launcher.
--The Micro Air Vehicle from Honeywell Aerospace, another remote-controlled vehicle designed to fit in a backpack. The MAV is designed to fly over a battlefield and spot hidden bombs using infrared sensors. Honeywell said the U.S. military has begun using the tiny helicopters in Iraq.
--CFM International's CFM56-7B engine, which uses biofuel made up of 30 percent vegetable oil. In keeping with the green theme, CFM carpeted its booth with real grass.
Bell/AgustaÂ’s BA609 tiltrotor (20 June 2007)
The other one. Bell/AgustaÂ’s BA609 tiltrotor made its first show appearance. -
What will this Bell/Agusta tiltrotor be likely used for?
-
This aircraft is built for cvilalian use
-
Nice!Originally posted by ^tamago^:this:
or this: -
Bell V-22 , which used for miltary also uses the same conceptOriginally posted by gd4u:What will this Bell/Agusta tiltrotor be likely used for? 
-
Any chance RSAF considering having one or two of these aircraft? It is very suitable for rapid deployment due to greater speed in flight as compared to conventional heicopters and able to land without a runway.Originally posted by duotiga83:Bell V-22 , which used for miltary also uses the same concept 
-
unless for special ops ( US marines & army are using it JUST RECENTLY), the ans is no as we are using super puma/chinook for the operationOriginally posted by tankee1981:Any chance RSAF considering having one or two of these aircraft? It is very suitable for rapid deployment due to greater speed in flight as compared to conventional heicopters and able to land without a runway. -
search Paris Air show + blog
www.fortunecity.com
Hermes 900
by Christopher Fotos
Hermes 900 (the extended- range, higher-altitude version of the Hermes 450) from Elbit Systems. Photo by Joris Janssen Lok.
COMPACT AEW for Singapore based on Gulfstream Jet ---
Paris Air Show ShowNews Online--http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/paris2007.jsp
-
wow what's that aircraft used for? cargo?
huge bump like a whale. -
AEW&COriginally posted by beavan:wow what's that aircraft used for? cargo?
huge bump like a whale. -
That's the enlarged Predator which the US will probably use as the first unofficial UCAV. It's big enough to put stuff like the HellfireII on it. Bet they can turn it into other missile type launcher as well.
-
Enlarged Predator? It looks more like the Global Hawk to me, and usually Global Hawks fly too high to use Hellfires and are too expensive to risk flying low enough to do so anyway... unless you were not talking about the top picture.Originally posted by CM06:That's the enlarged Predator which the US will probably use as the first unofficial UCAV. It's big enough to put stuff like the HellfireII on it. Bet they can turn it into other missile type launcher as well.
And aren't Predators already been used like UCAVs? -
Those UAVs are as big as a fighter jet... Thought they were kinda small...
