Paris Air Show - Visit with Pictures

Deeps · 15th June 2005, 18:47

As many of you would be aware, there is a big air show going on in Paris at the moment. I had the oppurtunity to go yesterday with fellow Bhpian Vinod on a day where the show was not open for the general public but only for exhibitors and trade visitors. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to planes...so don't ask me about the technical aspects.

Here are some pics:
(Mods, please put a team-bhp stamp on the pics if you wish)

India's contribution:

Deeps · 15th June 2005, 18:53

Some more pics:

ESA rockets:

Deeps · 15th June 2005, 19:00

Dil maange more?

Deeps · 15th June 2005, 19:08

Airbus Series

A318:

A340:

Deeps · 15th June 2005, 19:20

The Big Momma...A380. In reality it doesn't look longer than the 747 or 777 but it seems extremely bulky and chubby. Who says it needs special airports? This plane was being flown right there. And it was unbeleievable how agile it was considering its size and weight.

Here it is:

Deeps · 15th June 2005, 19:38

With fancy planes come even fancier cars:

(ignore my presence in the pic)

Rolls Royce powered 5series?

And of course.....THE MAYBACH!!

Twin Calipers!!

Montoya · 15th June 2005, 20:53

Wooooooooooooow Deeps.. wonderful.. what a wonderful airshow it seems.. your pics are so wonderful i thought that i was almost there.. wonderful..

Bhpains owe you litres of beer..

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Seen the same car in Mumbai its DC done and streched..

hawkeye · 16th June 2005, 05:14

Wonderful job deeps. Amazing pics!

nishant_kingpin · 16th June 2005, 08:32

Yeah great pics. All preffered modes of transport were available

Technocrat · 16th June 2005, 11:27

Woohoo great pics dude & thanks a ton for posting them

Rtech · 16th June 2005, 11:38

Whoa! That A380 looks mega! However it just looks kinda bloated, but then i guess its a case of form following function here.

Just a thought, how many of you think this plane is going to be a success like the 747 was? I have my doubts.

Harrie · 16th June 2005, 12:01

My first impression on seeing the A380 was my god what a behemoth! I can say this now as its now officially released - A few friends of mine were working on the A380 project. We got to see a lot of confidential stuff about the 380 before it was made public. Just amazing - the complexity and the extent to which the designers have gone to ensure the standards is just insane!

Would love to see one of those beauties thundering past above the inner ring road

ported_head · 16th June 2005, 15:15

Is the Boeing 777 out yet? This Airbus-Boeing passenger war reminds me of the horsepower war car companies have taken to.

The A 380 looks like the Super Guppy, with a smaller lump on the head. Aviation is the only industry where we have actually taken a step back, after the demise of the Concorde.

I still think smaller sized long-range aircraft should be promoted. Can you imagine travelling aboard one of these A380s, and then the size of the immigration line at Chhtrapati Shivaji Airport. Plus the fact that quite a few of the smaller airports will have to upgrade their infrastructure just to accomodate these mammoths.

Smaller aircrafts also mean that smaller private players can enter into the competition, without becoming bankrupt in a couple of years, which means lots of cheap airline tickets.

But the fact, that they can get something the size of that off the ground, and make it do a cross Atlantic flight, is still bloody unbelieveable.

sridhar24 · 16th June 2005, 15:36

Wow that A380 looks so gigantic. Great pics and great job, thanx a lot.

ITS_NOMAD · 16th June 2005, 16:05

great job deeps and yes theAirbus really looks gigantic...

15th June 2005, 18:47	#1
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	Paris Air Show - Visit with Pictures As many of you would be aware, there is a big air show going on in Paris at the moment. I had the oppurtunity to go yesterday with fellow Bhpian Vinod on a day where the show was not open for the general public but only for exhibitors and trade visitors. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to planes...so don't ask me about the technical aspects. Here are some pics: (Mods, please put a team-bhp stamp on the pics if you wish) India's contribution:
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15th June 2005, 18:53	#2
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	Some more pics: ESA rockets:
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15th June 2005, 19:00	#3
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	Dil maange more?
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15th June 2005, 19:08	#4
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	Airbus Series A318: A340:
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15th June 2005, 19:20	#5
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	The Big Momma...A380. In reality it doesn't look longer than the 747 or 777 but it seems extremely bulky and chubby. Who says it needs special airports? This plane was being flown right there. And it was unbeleievable how agile it was considering its size and weight. Here it is:
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15th June 2005, 19:38	#6
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	With fancy planes come even fancier cars: (ignore my presence in the pic) Rolls Royce powered 5series? And of course.....THE MAYBACH!! Twin Calipers!!
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16th June 2005, 05:14	#8
hawkeye BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 190 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	Wonderful job deeps. Amazing pics!
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16th June 2005, 08:32	#9
nishant_kingpin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 335 Thanked: 4 Times	Yeah great pics. All preffered modes of transport were available
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16th June 2005, 11:27	#10
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Woohoo great pics dude & thanks a ton for posting them
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16th June 2005, 11:38	#11
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Whoa! That A380 looks mega! However it just looks kinda bloated, but then i guess its a case of form following function here. Just a thought, how many of you think this plane is going to be a success like the 747 was? I have my doubts.
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16th June 2005, 12:01	#12
Harrie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KA 03, KL 12, TN 38 Posts: 701 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	My first impression on seeing the A380 was my god what a behemoth! I can say this now as its now officially released - A few friends of mine were working on the A380 project. We got to see a lot of confidential stuff about the 380 before it was made public. Just amazing - the complexity and the extent to which the designers have gone to ensure the standards is just insane! Would love to see one of those beauties thundering past above the inner ring road
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16th June 2005, 15:15	#13
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	Is the Boeing 777 out yet? This Airbus-Boeing passenger war reminds me of the horsepower war car companies have taken to. The A 380 looks like the Super Guppy, with a smaller lump on the head. Aviation is the only industry where we have actually taken a step back, after the demise of the Concorde. I still think smaller sized long-range aircraft should be promoted. Can you imagine travelling aboard one of these A380s, and then the size of the immigration line at Chhtrapati Shivaji Airport. Plus the fact that quite a few of the smaller airports will have to upgrade their infrastructure just to accomodate these mammoths. Smaller aircrafts also mean that smaller private players can enter into the competition, without becoming bankrupt in a couple of years, which means lots of cheap airline tickets. But the fact, that they can get something the size of that off the ground, and make it do a cross Atlantic flight, is still bloody unbelieveable.
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16th June 2005, 15:36	#14
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Wow that A380 looks so gigantic. Great pics and great job, thanx a lot.
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16th June 2005, 16:05	#15
ITS_NOMAD BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 65 Thanked: 0 Times	great job deeps and yes theAirbus really looks gigantic...
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