Sometimes, you can be part of the story.
I was fortunate to make it to the 1977 Paris Airshow. I've always loved airplanes and this year was one of the richest ever: the A-10, F-16, F-15 were all new at the time, and BOTH the Russian and Anglo-French Supersonic Transports (SST's) were on display. (1977)
Still life with gendarme. That's the YC-15 in the background which never made it past the prototype stage.
The business end of an F-15 from the point of view of a gendarme
If you love planes, you would love this place!
Go for it!!! Oh, and once she makes it up on the wing, she'll be able to look at the F-15 assigned to Bitburg, our neighboring air base
What's an airshow without formation flying?
Another also ran, the YC-14 was designed for extreme STOL (Short Take Of and Landing). It utilized the exhaust over the wing for added lift
Another view of the YC-14. You can see the exhaust vectored over the wing.
Aeroflot - the airline that brought us the first fatal crash as a result of letting the pilot's teenager take the controls.
Still life with Russian SST. Standing beneath the Tu-144 watching the crowds.
Tu-144, the Russian SST - coincidence that it's nearly identical to the Anglo-British Concorde? Nope!
Tu-144. Yes, it says Illyusion -144 on the fuselage, but it's officially a Tupolev Tu-144
So in 1977, this is what we thought what transportation in 2020 would look like
Ah, the Rockwell Sabreliner - I have 8 hours in my flight logbook flying this bird's simulator
Introducing the F-16. The technical representative in the pilot's seat is straight out of central casting.
Introducing the F-16
Introducing the F-16
The Anglo-French Concorde.
Remaining A-10 Thunderbolt after a fatal crash the previous day turned the other one to scrap.
The Anglo-French Concorde.
Remember NY to London in 3 hrs? Not anymore ...
Au revoir!