As one of the oldest and largest events of its kind, the Paris Air Show has attracted some unusual<strong> </strong>planes over the years.
2005: A new 'world's largest airliner' —
As one of the oldest and largest events of its kind, the Paris Air Show has attracted some unusual planes over the years.
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In 1989, the biggest plane in the world came to Paris.
1989: The largest plane on Earth —
In 1989, the biggest plane in the world came to Paris.
Antonov
What a way to kick off the Paris Air Show! It was 1983, and NASA's space shuttle program was just getting off the ground.
1983: 747 piggyback ride for space shuttle Enterprise —
What a way to kick off the Paris Air Show! It was 1983, and NASA's space shuttle program was just getting off the ground.
NASA/Smithsonian Institution/Mark Avino
Its official name was the A300-600 Super Transporter. But this whale of a plane, which appeared at Paris in 1995, was later dubbed the Beluga.
1995: The wonderfully weird Beluga —
Its official name was the A300-600 Super Transporter. But this whale of a plane, which appeared at Paris in 1995, was later dubbed the Beluga.
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The US Air Force pulled back the curtain of secrecy by putting its stealthy Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk on display at Paris in 1991 following the Gulf War.
1991: Mysterious stealth —
The US Air Force pulled back the curtain of secrecy by putting its stealthy Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk on display at Paris in 1991 following the Gulf War.
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Shown here in a file photo, Northrop Grumman's flying-wing bomber, the B-2 Spirit, introduced itself to crowds at Paris in 1995.
1995: B-2 Spirit stealth bomber —
Shown here in a file photo, Northrop Grumman's flying-wing bomber, the B-2 Spirit, introduced itself to crowds at Paris in 1995.
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In 1995, an experimental plane called the Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 showed off its amazing moves in Paris.
1995: Experimental thrills courtesy of X-31 —
In 1995, an experimental plane called the Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 showed off its amazing moves in Paris.
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Airbus' E-Fan -- a two-seat, twin-engine, zero-emissions, electric prototype -- flew at the Paris Air Show in 2015, about a year after its maiden flight.
2015: An electric airplane turns heads —
Airbus' E-Fan -- a two-seat, twin-engine, zero-emissions, electric prototype -- flew at the Paris Air Show in 2015, about a year after its maiden flight.
Airbus
A groundbreaking sun-powered airplane -- Solar Impulse -- thrilled crowds at Paris in 2011.
2011: A giant plane powered by the sun —
A groundbreaking sun-powered airplane -- Solar Impulse -- thrilled crowds at Paris in 2011.
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