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Back on Exhibitors are returning to the air show scene after years of cost cutting. FORBES MUTCH/LONDON manoeuvrability fighter demonstrator, the Eurocopter EC-135 civil helicopter, and the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter. Static firsts include the Boeing 777, Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber, the Cheetah Mirage and Cessna Citation X. There is enough to interest the 300,000 visi tors who are expected to have attended the show by the time the gates close on 18 June. The Flight International guide to the show includes a full listing of exhibitors and a preview of the expected talking points. THE ORGANISERS The French aerospace industries organisation (GIFAS) subcontracts the running of the Paris air show to the Salons Internationaux de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace, a limited-liability company, which is based at 4 rue Galilee, 75116 Paris. It may be contacted on tel: +33 (1) 47 20 61 09; fax:+33 (1)47 20 00 86. It has been an up-hill struggle for air shows in recent years, with recession-hit manufactur ers demonstrating a reluctance to exhibit in the numbers and opulent style familiar dur ing the 1980s. Air-show exhibitors continue to maintain tight control of their budgets, but, while the good times are unlikely to return in their former glory, the tide may have turned for the better. One month before the opening of the 41st Salon International de Paris, the organis ers were claiming 1,582 exhibitors from 37 dif ferent countries, with a display of more than 200 aircraft. More than 20 aircraft are having their Paris, if not their public, debuts at this year's show. Heading the flying display are the Bell-Boeing V-22 tilt-rotor, the Airbus "Beluga" Super Transporter, the Rockwell/DASA X-31 high- How to get there Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take the Al motorway towards Lille and Charles de Gaulle Airport. A slip road before exit number 5 leads directly to the air-show car park. It is well sign-posted. Visitors arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport are advised to take the express metro (RER) from Terminal 2 at the airport to Le Bourget. The journey takes only a matter of minutes. To reach Le Bourget by Metro, take Line 13 from Gare St Lazare to Porte de Paris (Saint Denis), which is linked to the show by shuttle bus. Alternatively, take Line 7 from Opera to La Courneuve, then take bus 152 to Michelet/Le Bourget and pick up the shuttle bus from there. Using the RER, it is possible to reach Le Bourget in less than 25min from Gare du Nord in central Paris. Take Line B5/B3 to Le Bourget and then bus 152 to Michelet/Le Bourget. To get there by bus from central Paris, take Line 350 from Gare de l'Est or Gare du Nord to Aeroport Le Bourget; or Line 152 from Porte de la Villette to Michelet/Le Bourget. CONTENTS List of aircraft 40 Exhibitor list 4 Civil air transport 60 Corporate aircraft 4 Military aircraft 69 Helicopters 74 Missiles 8 Civil engines 81 Military engines 6 Avionics 88 Simulation 93 WHEN Compared to previous exhibitions at Le Bourget, the 41st Paris air show has been cut back by two days. It will open on Saturday, 10 June, for a preview to press representatives. In the course of the preview day, the French President will officially inaugurate the show and exhibitors will be informed of die timetable for this and any special procedures or access restric tions caused by the ceremony. The following day is a public day, but there after the show is open to professional and trade visitors only, until the final weekend of 17-18 June, when the public will be admitted again. Opening times for trade visitors and the public are 09.30-18.00 each day. Trade tickets cost Frl20 ($27); public tickets Fr50. Both may be purchased in advance from the organisers. Pare des Expositions LE BOURGET Bus 350: Michelet/Le Bourget # Bus 152 a- w **$w i?ess Bus 152: Porte de la Villette PUBLIC TRANSPORT FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 7 - 13 June 1995 39
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