Last Saturday (20 June) I visited the Salon Aeronautique at Le Bourget.
The Salon was started in 1909 and that means it celebrates its 100th birthday!
Unfortunately there was very little news; only new plane of significance was the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Just to show that progress is not always as fast as we think these two photos give a very nice overview:
The Grumman Hawkeye as exhibited by the U.S. Navy this year and the same Grumman Hawkeye exhibited almost 45 years ago in 1965 (my first visit to Le Bourget!).
Even location where I took both photos is the same; only the background is changed with the C-141 Cargomaster replaced by the C-17 Globemaster!!!
A full report with many photos will be placed on the website!
