© 2024 New Atlas
Aircraft

2017 Paris Air Show in photos

By Paul Ridden
June 21, 2017
2017 Paris Air Show in photos
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
View 72 Images
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner was officially rolled out for the first time in March.
1/72
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner was officially rolled out for the first time in March.
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner can take 220 passengers, is powered by two LEAP-1B engines and has a range of 3,515 nautical miles.
2/72
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner can take 220 passengers, is powered by two LEAP-1B engines and has a range of 3,515 nautical miles.
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner was officially rolled out for the first time in March.
3/72
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner was officially rolled out for the first time in March.
The NH90 twin-engine military helicopter from NH Industries has a top speed of 186 mph and a range of 610 miles
4/72
The NH90 twin-engine military helicopter from NH Industries has a top speed of 186 mph and a range of 610 miles
The NH90 twin-engine military helicopter from NH Industries has a top speed of 186 mph and a range of 610 miles
5/72
The NH90 twin-engine military helicopter from NH Industries has a top speed of 186 mph and a range of 610 miles
Embraer's E195-E2 commercial jet made its debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show. It has a range of 2,450 nautical miles and can carry 146 passengers over a single class spread, or 120 passengers split into three classes.
6/72
Embraer's E195-E2 commercial jet made its debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show. It has a range of 2,450 nautical miles and can carry 146 passengers over a single class spread, or 120 passengers split into three classes.
Striking nose job for Embraer's E195-E2 commercial jet, which made its debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show
7/72
Striking nose job for Embraer's E195-E2 commercial jet, which made its debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Embraer's multi-mission transport, the KC-390, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
8/72
Embraer's multi-mission transport, the KC-390, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An imposing figure in the skies above Le Bourget in Paris, the Airbus A400M four engine turboprop military transport
9/72
An imposing figure in the skies above Le Bourget in Paris, the Airbus A400M four engine turboprop military transport
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
10/72
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner was officially rolled out for the first time in March.
11/72
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner was officially rolled out for the first time in March.
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner can take 220 passengers, is powered by two LEAP-1B engines and has a range of 3,515 nautical miles.
12/72
Boeing 737 Max9 at the Paris Air Show 2017. The commercial airliner can take 220 passengers, is powered by two LEAP-1B engines and has a range of 3,515 nautical miles.
The Dassault Aviation Rafale owned the skies at the 2017 Paris Air Show
13/72
The Dassault Aviation Rafale owned the skies at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Airbus says that those large winglets help the A380plus achieve up to 4 percent fuel burn savings. The passenger jet study would see the passenger count go up from 475 in the A380 to 575 in the A380plus.
14/72
Airbus says that those large winglets help the A380plus achieve up to 4 percent fuel burn savings. The passenger jet study would see the passenger count go up from 475 in the A380 to 575 in the A380plus.
The CityAirbus demonstrator on display at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The electric vertical take-off and landing will carry up to four passengers.
15/72
The CityAirbus demonstrator on display at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The electric vertical take-off and landing will carry up to four passengers.
The Airbus H130 light utility helicopter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
16/72
The Airbus H130 light utility helicopter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
17/72
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
Up close with the 22.36 meter-long Falcon 8X from Dassault Aviation, at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The aircraft has a range of 6,450 nautical miles, is powered by three PW307D engines and its cabin boasts 30 possible layout configurations.
18/72
Up close with the 22.36 meter-long Falcon 8X from Dassault Aviation, at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The aircraft has a range of 6,450 nautical miles, is powered by three PW307D engines and its cabin boasts 30 possible layout configurations. 
Dassault Aviation's Rafale is even more imposing on the ground, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
19/72
Dassault Aviation's Rafale is even more imposing on the ground, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Boeing and Airbus dominate the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
20/72
Boeing and Airbus dominate the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Daher announced its TBM910 business turboprop back in April, and brought it along to show off at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The aircraft improves on its series predecessor, with a new flight deck and improved seating.
21/72
Daher announced its TBM910 business turboprop back in April, and brought it along to show off at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The aircraft improves on its series predecessor, with a new flight deck and improved seating.
Virtual Reality on offer at the Paris Design Lab, part of the 2017 Paris Air Show
22/72
Virtual Reality on offer at the Paris Design Lab, part of the 2017 Paris Air Show
French President Emmanuel Macron volunteers for duty at the Dassault Aviation section of the 2017 Paris Air Show
23/72
French President Emmanuel Macron volunteers for duty at the Dassault Aviation section of the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Airbus Neo A321 takes to the skies over Le Bourget at the 2017 Paris Air Show
24/72
The Airbus Neo A321 takes to the skies over Le Bourget at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Airbus A350-1000 flight display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
25/72
The Airbus A350-1000 flight display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Airbus A350-1000 flight display at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The 74 meter-long aircraft is powered by two RR Trent XWB engines, it has a range of 14,800 km, and can seat 366 passengers.
26/72
The Airbus A350-1000 flight display at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The 74 meter-long aircraft is powered by two RR Trent XWB engines, it has a range of 14,800 km, and can seat 366 passengers. 
Flight display from an Airbus A380 at the 2017 Paris Air Show
27/72
Flight display from an Airbus A380 at the 2017 Paris Air Show
French Minister for the Economy Bruno Lemaire after a look inside Dassault's Falcon 8X
28/72
French Minister for the Economy Bruno Lemaire after a look inside Dassault's Falcon 8X
Bell Helicopter on the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
29/72
Bell Helicopter on the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Bell Helicopter CV-22 tiltrotor at the 2017 Paris Air Show
30/72
A Bell Helicopter CV-22 tiltrotor at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
31/72
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
32/72
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
33/72
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Viking Series 400 Twin Otter on the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
34/72
A Viking Series 400 Twin Otter on the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Inside a Viking Series 400 Twin Otter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
35/72
Inside a Viking Series 400 Twin Otter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An Airbus A350-1000 circles the airfield at Le Bourget during the 2017 Paris Air Show
36/72
An Airbus A350-1000 circles the airfield at Le Bourget during the 2017 Paris Air Show
Entering service this year, the A350-1000 has a wingspan of almost 65 meters, a range of 14,800 km and seats 366 passengers
37/72
Entering service this year, the A350-1000 has a wingspan of almost 65 meters, a range of 14,800 km and seats 366 passengers
An Airbus A380 taking off at the 2017 Paris Air Show
38/72
An Airbus A380 taking off at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An Airbus A380 and the Patrouille de France aerobatic demonstration team putting on a show at the 2017 Paris Air Show
39/72
An Airbus A380 and the Patrouille de France aerobatic demonstration team putting on a show at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Airbus says that those large winglets help the A380plus achieve up to 4 percent fuel burn savings. The passenger jet study would see the passenger count go up from 475 in the A380 to 575 in the A380plus.
40/72
Airbus says that those large winglets help the A380plus achieve up to 4 percent fuel burn savings. The passenger jet study would see the passenger count go up from 475 in the A380 to 575 in the A380plus.
An A400M military transport and a H130 helicopter at the Airbus static display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
41/72
An A400M military transport and a H130 helicopter at the Airbus static display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An Airbus Tiger four-bladed, twin-engine attack helicopter on the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
42/72
An Airbus Tiger four-bladed, twin-engine attack helicopter on the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An A400M military transport and a H130 helicopter at the Airbus static display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
43/72
An A400M military transport and a H130 helicopter at the Airbus static display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Airbus static display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
44/72
The Airbus static display at the 2017 Paris Air Show
French President Emmanuel Macron volunteers for duty at the controls of a Dassault Rafale C at the 2017 Paris Air Show
45/72
French President Emmanuel Macron volunteers for duty at the controls of a Dassault Rafale C at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Dassault Aviation's Rafale C is even more imposing on the ground, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
46/72
Dassault Aviation's Rafale C is even more imposing on the ground, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Dassault Rafale C flight demonstration at the 2017 Paris Air Show
47/72
The Dassault Rafale C flight demonstration at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Feel the burn: Flight display of the Dassault Rafale at the 2017 Paris Air Show
48/72
Feel the burn: Flight display of the Dassault Rafale at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Dassault's Falcon 8X looking majestic during its flight demonstration at the 2017 Paris Air Show
49/72
Dassault's Falcon 8X looking majestic during its flight demonstration at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Inside a Dassault Falcon civil aircraft at the 2017 Paris Air Show
50/72
Inside a Dassault Falcon civil aircraft at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Rafale C and a Falcon 8X share the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
51/72
A Rafale C and a Falcon 8X share the tarmac at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Rafale on the ground at the 2017 Paris Air Show
52/72
A Rafale on the ground at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Rafale C in acrobatic mode during the 2017 Paris Air Show
53/72
A Rafale C in acrobatic mode during the 2017 Paris Air Show
French Minister for the Economy Bruno Lemaire tries a Rafale for size at the 2017 Paris Air Show
54/72
French Minister for the Economy Bruno Lemaire tries a Rafale for size at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Trade visitors and members of the press made the most of the good weather at the 2017 Paris Air Show
55/72
Trade visitors and members of the press made the most of the good weather at the 2017 Paris Air Show
TAI's new twin engine T625 multi-role helicopter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
56/72
TAI's new twin engine T625 multi-role helicopter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
TAI's new twin engine T625 multi-role helicopter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
57/72
TAI's new twin engine T625 multi-role helicopter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The HondaJet at the 2017 Paris Air Show
58/72
The HondaJet at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Leonardo drone and M-346 attack fighter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
59/72
Leonardo drone and M-346 attack fighter at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Leonardo M-346FA attack fighter showing off its weaponry at the 2017 Paris Air Show
60/72
A Leonardo M-346FA attack fighter showing off its weaponry at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Leonardo M-346FA attack fighter showing off its weaponry at the 2017 Paris Air Show
61/72
A Leonardo M-346FA attack fighter showing off its weaponry at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Leonardo M-345 at the 2017 Paris Air Show
62/72
The Leonardo M-345 at the 2017 Paris Air Show
A Harfang medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV on the Airbus static display at the Paris Air Show
63/72
A Harfang medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV on the Airbus static display at the Paris Air Show
An Airbus VSR700 demonstrator drone at the 2017 Paris Air Show
64/72
An Airbus VSR700 demonstrator drone at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An Airbus A321 clearly impressed by the A380's flight demonstration at the 2017 Paris Air Show
65/72
An Airbus A321 clearly impressed by the A380's flight demonstration at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Flight demonstration by an Antonov AN132-D multipurpose transport aircraft at the 2017 Paris Air Show
66/72
Flight demonstration by an Antonov AN132-D multipurpose transport aircraft at the 2017 Paris Air Show
The Extra 330LE electric aerobatic airplane on the tarmac before zooming into the air with a glider in tow, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
67/72
The Extra 330LE electric aerobatic airplane on the tarmac before zooming into the air with a glider in tow, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
An Extra 330LE electric aerobatic airplane pulling a glider into the sky above Le Bourget at the 2017 Paris Air Show
68/72
An Extra 330LE electric aerobatic airplane pulling a glider into the sky above Le Bourget at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Flight demonstration from an Airbus A321neo single-aisle jetliner, at the 2017 Paris Air Show. It has a range of 6,850 km, can typically seat 185 passengers and is 44.51 meters long, with a wingspan of 35.8 m.
69/72
Flight demonstration from an Airbus A321neo single-aisle jetliner, at the 2017 Paris Air Show. It has a range of 6,850 km, can typically seat 185 passengers and is 44.51 meters long, with a wingspan of 35.8 m.
A Dornier 328 turboprop flying a rescue mission at the 2017 Paris Air Show
70/72
A Dornier 328 turboprop flying a rescue mission at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Embraer's multi-mission transport, the KC-390, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
71/72
Embraer's multi-mission transport, the KC-390, at the 2017 Paris Air Show
Though not at the 2017 Paris Air Show in the flesh, Boeing launched the 737 Max 10 at Le Bourget. Pitched to trade reps as being capable of delivering "the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market," it's slightly longer than the Max 9 (at 43.8 m compared to 42.16 m) and can seat 10 more passengers. But it does have a shorter range (3,215 km compared to the Max 9's 3.515 km).
72/72
Though not at the 2017 Paris Air Show in the flesh, Boeing launched the 737 Max 10 at Le Bourget. Pitched to trade reps as being capable of delivering "the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market," it's slightly longer than the Max 9 (at 43.8 m compared to 42.16 m) and can seat 10 more passengers. But it does have a shorter range (3,215 km compared to the Max 9's 3.515 km).
View gallery - 72 images

The 52nd edition of the Paris Air Show has taken over Le Bourget Airport in Paris this week, with aircraft makers big and small trying to secure business deals before the gates open to the public on Friday. Between handshakes and champagne lunches, trade visitors could look to the skies above the exhibition center for thunderous acrobatics or visit static displays to get a close-up look at all that the industry had to offer. Join us as we look at some show highlights.

Boeing and Airbus are currently battling for the top sales spot at Le Bourget, with the former notching up healthy orders for its 737 MAX family of passenger planes while Airbus has countered with A320 series success. Both companies have taken aircraft to the skies above Le Bourget, too, with highlights including demonstration flights from the Max9 and the A380plus.

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II gave its first public aerial demonstration at Le Bourget for the 2017 Paris Air Show

However, the real aerial showstopper was the stomach-churning debut of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II fighter. This year has also seen a new contender in the flying quadbike space, an autonomous helicopter and the menacing multi-mission Nightwarden UAV.

Be sure to check out the Paris Air Show photo gallery for the best of what's on the ground and in the sky.

View gallery - 72 images

Tags

AircraftHelicoptersAircraftParis Air Show 2017
3 comments
Paul Ridden
Paul Ridden
While Paul is loath to reveal his age, he will admit to cutting his IT teeth on a TRS-80 (although he won't say which version). An obsessive fascination with computer technology blossomed from hobby into career before hopping over to France for 10 years, where he started work for New Atlas in 2009. Now back in his native Blighty, he serves as Managing Editor in Europe.

Most Viewed

Load More
3 comments
Martin Hone
I agree Geoff. The big airshows these days is all about sales and marketing.
Nostromo47
Let's see if the F-35 flying demo will put to rest the persistent rumors that it is not a competent air to air fighter compared to the international competition. True, it has been developed as an attack jet, but if it is a sitting duck when confronted with air superiority fighters such as the Su-27 or Eurofighter Typhoon or even forty year old jets such as the F-16, was the enormous amount of money spent on it really a waste?