Hello all,
I spent this week a total of three days at Le Bourget for the 50th International Paris Air Show. I was amazed about the amount of water that can fall from the sky during my stay. Most of the time you could find me in my white campervan at the end of Le Bourget at the carpark of that former catering company. I think everybody will agree that it is nice that that catering company is gone. There was plenty of space to park your vehicle and watch planes from that carpark without being hassled by the French Police. Only French people were parking on the roundabout, most likely because they didn't know how to get on the carpark. Entrance via the exit is difficult for the Frenc.............
Using my SBS system it was easy to spot everything from the Gaulle as well, not during some of thos terrible rainstorms!
During my three full days at Le Bourget i saw many planes which were on the static for the salon leaving Paris already before i think most spotters will be at the show this weekend during the public days. I think i can tell that i only missed the Air New Sealand A.320 which left early tuesday morning just for my arrival! Despite the weather i enjoyed my days in Paris and even could make some nice pictures. Some of the quality isn't that good, but i hope you like them !!
Greetings Rob van Ringelesteijn
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
HS-TUD AIRBUS A.380 THAI AIRWAYS CDG 18-06-2013
4K-AZ83 AIRBUS A.320 AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES 18-06-2013
A7-AFE AIRBUS A.310 QATAR AMIRI FLIGHT LBG 18-06-2013
G-XLEA/F-WWSK AIRBUS A.380 BRITISH AIRWAYS LBG 18-06-2013 (A.380 LEFT LBG ON 19-06-2013)
G-XLEA/F-WWSK AIRBUS A.380 BRITISH AIRWAYS LBG 18-06-2013 (A.380 LEFT LBG ON 19-06-2013)
N1008S BOEING B.787 AIR INDIA LBG 18-06-2013 (TO BE THE FUTURE VT-ANN)
N1008S BOEING B.787 AIR INDIA LBG 18-06-2013 (TO BE THE FUTURE VT-ANN)
I-AWTF AW. AGUSTA-WESTLAND LBG 18-06-2013
N176MG GULFSTREAM G.400 LBG 18-06-2013
5520/WE AS.555AN FENNEC FRENCH AIR FORCE LBG 18-06-2013
T-324 SUPER PUMA SWISS AIR FORCE LBG 19-06-2013
I-PTFF AW.189 BRISTOW HELICOPTERS LBG 19-06-2013
PK-GRM/C-GZQF CRJ.1000 GARUDA INDONESIA LBG 19-06-2013 (PLANE LEFT LBG 20-06-2013)
UR-EXA ANTONOV 70 ANTONOV DESIGN BUREAU LBG 19-06-2013
HB-RSC L.1049 SUPER CONSTELLATION BREITLING CONSTELLATION LBG 19-06-2013
UR-EXA ANTONOV 70 ANTONOV DESIGN BUREAU LBG 19-06-2013
P4-KCI EMBRAER EMB.190 AIR ASTANA LBG 19-06-2013
5T-MAW/192 TUCANO MAURETANIAN AIR FORCE LBG 19-06-2013 (PLANE LEFT LBG 21-06-2013)
A7-BCD BOEING B.787 QATAR AIRWAYS LBG 19-06-2013
HK-4954-X/F-WWEE ATR.72-600 AVIANCA COLUMBIA LBG 19-06-2013
0747/JDE EC.135 FRENCH POLICE/GENDARMERIE LBG 19-06-2013
OE-LOV AIRBUS A.319CJ TYROLEAN JET SERVICE LBG 19-06-2013
901 CASA CN.295 ROYASL AIR FORCE OF OMAN LBG 19-06-2013
OVERVIEW OF THE STATIC AT LBG 19-06-2013 LESS PEOPLE, BUT RAIN RAIN AND RAIN!! THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLE AGAIN THIS SALON 2013
I-PDVW SUKHOI SUPER JET 100 INTERJET LBG 19-06-2013
063 YELLOW KAMOV KA.52 RUSSIAN AIR FORCE LBG 19-06-2013
C-GLAT AIRBUS A.310 AIR TRANSAT CDG 19-06-2013
9M-MND AIRBUS A.380 MALAYSIAN AIRLINES CDG 20-06-2013
F-HPJE AIRBUS A.380 AIR FRANCE CDG 19-06-2013
F-HBXO EMBRAER EMB.170 HOP! CDG 19-06-2013
F-WWDD AIRBUS A.380 AIRBUS INDUSTRIES LBG 19-06-2013 SPECTECULAR APPROACH AT LE BOURGET OF THIS A.380 !!!
F-GVZM ATR.72 HOP! LBG 20-06-2013
N393HA AIRBUS A.330 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES LBG 20-06-2013 ( PLANE LEFT 21-06-2013 EARLY IN THE MORNING)
TS-IRA AIRBUS A.330-200 SYPHAX AIRLINES LBG 20-06-2013
9M-MNE AIRBUS A.380 MALAYSIAN AILINES CDG 20-06-2013 (MY LAST MALAYSIAN AIRLINES A.380 FOR THE MOMENT)
9V-SKQ AIRBUS A.380 SINGAPORE AIRLINES CDG 20-06-2013
N1008S BOEING B.787 AIR INDIA LBG 20-06-2013 NICE WINGFLEX ON THE DREAMLINER
D-AZAK AIRBUS A.321 AIRBUS INDUSTRIES LBG 20-06-2013 PLANE ARRIVED EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LEFT LBG THE SAME EVENING
A6-EEG AIRBUS A.380 EMIRATES CDG 20-06-2013 PICTURE TAKEN FROM LE BOURGET
M-KATE AIRBUS A.319CJ LBG 20-06-2013
I-PDVW SUKHOI SUPER JET 100 INTERJET LBG 20-06-2013 PLANE LEFT LBG EARLY IN THE EVENING
N478GS GULFSTREAM G.4 LBG 20-06-2013
F-AZSB P.51 MUSTANG "NOOKY BOOKY IV" LBG 20-06-2013