The aviation world gathered at Le Bourget airport near Paris last week for the 49th Paris Air Show.

The Airbus A380, which was damaged last Sunday and repaired on Tuesday in Toulouse, takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 22, 2011. A380 is the world's largest jetliner. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

An Eurofighter Thyphoon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

An Eurocopter X3 helicopter takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

A F16 fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

The pilot of a Super Jet 100 Sukhoi jetliner films the show from the window as he waits to take off for a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

An Eurocopter X3 takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

An Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

An Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

The Breitling Super Constellation aircraft takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A F16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A Dassault Rafale fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A Beriev Be-200ES firefighting airplane releases water during a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France (France's Patrol) take part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Test pilot Raffaele Beltrame posses with a Typhoon helmet during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 23, 2011. Eurofighter Typhoon partner nations Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy will receive the futuristic new helmets that will allow pilots to take aim at enemy craft just by looking at them. Picture taken June 23, 2011 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

People visit a C5M Super Galaxy aircraft on display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Water containers used as weight balance are seen during a visit through the fuselage of the test A380 Airbus airplane during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Airbus flight engineer Michael Keil speaks with journalists in the cockpit of an A380 Airbus airplane during a visit at the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

The landing gear of an Airbus A380 is seen during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A Fouga Magister takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A Dassault Rafale fighter takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

An Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

The solar-powered HB-SIA prototype aircraft takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

German test pilot Markus Scherdel exits the cockpit of solar-powered HB-SIA prototype aircraft during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

An Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner, takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

An Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner, takes part in a flying display, as an Air Frnace aircraft is seen on the background during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A Dassault Rafale fighter takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

An Airbus A400M military aircraft takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France (France's Patrol) take part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
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