Wrapping up Paris...

The second day at the air show was to be comprised of flying displays.  This is the manufacturers opportunity to showcase the flying characteristics of their aircraft.  After all an air show is really about airplane manufacturers trying to sell aircraft to airlines and to the militias of the world.

This is an Airbus A380 which is the double decker plane that I showed in a previous post.  Airbus had it doing some spectacular acrobatics (mind you this was spectacular in and of itself because this is a double decker plane with a seating capacity for 800 people, although there were no passengers at this time). 

These are two pictures of the only supersonic commercial plane to ever exist.  The one with the blue letters that say France is the production version while the one with the red line across the fuselage was the preproduction version.   Sadly the Concorde was retired from service due to a severe crash and rising fuel costs.  With its retire the 3 hour transatlantic flight from JFK to LHR went with it.  

After the air show we went back into the city to kill some time before our easyJet flight to Zurich.  

Here are some pictures of the Arc D' Triomphe and the Louvre that were taken by me.  Also I am including an Eiffel Tower picture that I forgot to put with the last post.  

There you have it.  I hope you enjoyed my account of the City of Lights.  Next up is Switzerland land of chocolate and blondes. 

-max