Paris Air show Day 1

Today I will be covering the first day of the Air Show mostly with pictures with explanations to go along with them.

To get from our hotel to the Air Show my dad and I chose to take the subway.  I know that the joke and stereotype of French people is that they don't shower but after being in their subway system I can wholeheartedly understand why.  The first steps that you take walking down into the subway is like falling face first into a sweaty towel that has been left on the floor for a couple of days.  (Ok maybe its not THAT bad, but it does smell).  Once the subway went above ground the smell gradually went away.  On the subway there were a lot of people like my dad and I headed to Paris Orly airport to see the Air Show.

 To the right is an Airbus A380  which is the only double decker airliner in the world.  There is more than one and they are currently flying with, Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Emirates, Airfrance and Lufthansa is set to get their first during the first half of 2010.

This is me standing next to a Rolls Royce Trent 800 engine which powers some of the 777 fleet of the world.  Don't let the picture fool you.  This thing is massive.  For a sizing reference, this engines diameter is the same diameter as the 737 series of aircrafts fuselage (where the people sit) which is largely flown by Southwest, American Airlines and DAL.

To round out this post I will show a picture of a plane.  I know you are probably thinking well cool?  Well this is John Travolta's private aircraft that wears a traditional Qantas Paint scheme.  I have also included a picture of his house in Florida where he lives next to a private runway.  At the top of the bottom photo is a Gulfstream G-5 and at the bottom is is 707.  I think he has a gorgeous house with gorgeous planes.  Do you think any of you could get used to this?