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June 15, 2005
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The high-speed boom on the back of a Boeing KC 767 A tanker aircraft cuts an interesting pattern agains the Le Bourget sky at the International Paris Air Show Wednesday. The aircraft is one of a fleet purchased by the Italian air force for in-flight refueling.
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The Breitling Super Constellation makes its way to the runway Wednesday at the International Paris Air Show. The constellations were early airliners made by Lockheed, and only a handful remain today.
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A carbon disc brake frames Tish Chaikumnerd of AIA member company iBASEt as she talks to a customer at the International Paris Air Show. iBASEt was displaying in AIA's designated floor space at the show along with several other member companies.
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Lockheed Martin also showcased a mockup of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at the show along with its Pratt and Whitney jet engine. Eight allies are participating in the program with the United States -- the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Norway.
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Lockheed Martin shows the capability of its Morphing Aircraft Structures in its display at the air show. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle can carry out radical in-flight shape changes to expand its flight envelope.
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AIA Membership Manager Trish Ward, left, and Membership Assistant Vice President Michelle Princi enjoy the weather on the association's chalet deck with Jerry Mack, Boeing's vice president of Government/Industry Technical Liaison for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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Gulfstream jets are shown in the reflective coating of an Infrared Countermeasures System in the company's corral at the air show Wednesday. The system defends against missile attack and can be installed in the jets' tail cone.
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June 14, 2005
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While many of the airplanes on display at the air show are new cutting-edge technology, there are some older gems as well. This Lockheed 12 A Electra Junior was designed in 1936 and became a prototype for several other models to come afterward.
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AIA President and CEO John Douglass and Lindsey Radeer, director of development for the University of Miami College of Engineering, depart the Embraer 195 jet after touring the new model during the International Paris Air Show Tuesday. Douglass met with Radeer and GeCheng Zha, the director of UM's Aerodynamics Laboratory, along with Embraer officials, to discuss federal aeronautics research and development funding and AIA efforts to stop a downward trend in the federal budget.
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Brian Fakler, general manager of Allen Aircraft Products Inc., looks over a table of valves, jet pumps and other parts used in aerospace fluid systems. Allen Aircraft was another AIA member company displaying in the association's designated space.
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Cecelia Haviland, left, and Leslie Cohen of Hitco Carbon Composites Inc. man the company's booth in one of the trade show halls Tuesday. Hitco, which makes the composite carbon disc brake seen in the foreground, is one of 11 member companies that took advantage of the opportunity to display in a block of floor space designated for AIA members.
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AIA President and CEO John Douglass and Vice President of International Affairs Joel Johnson in front of the AIA ice sculpture at the U.S. Embassy reception in Paris Monday. The event was sponsored by 14 AIA member companies.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 C/C Fighting Falcon streaks across the sky over Le Bourget air field at the International Paris Air Show Tuesday.
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June 13, 2005
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AIA chalet at Le Bourget. In the background is a Boeing 747 freighter built for China Airlines.
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AIA President and CEO John Douglass points out the aerodynamic qualities of an F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon to Al Frink, the U.S. Commerce Department's assistant secretary for manufacturing and services, at the International Paris Air Show Monday. Frink led a group of Commerce Department officials at the show promoting the U.S. aerospace industry.
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Douglass and Frink talk to crew members in front of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jet Monday. The U.S. Defense Department showcased several jet fighters, transport planes, helicopters and other technologies at the Paris Air Show.
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A Boeing 777 Worldliner sits on the tarmac at Le Bourget Monday, anchoring the company's fleet of aircraft at the Paris International Air Show. Boeing also showcased a 747 freighter model built for China Airlines, with the nose in the open cargo-loading position.
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A Boeing 747 freighter built for China Airlines.
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