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Core77 Photo Gallery: Farnborough International Airshow 2012

By Brit Leissler - July 25, 2012

Wet Trades Living up to British cliches, rain was an ubiquitous visitor during the Farnborough International Airshow.
Designed by: Farnborough International Ltd.
www.farnborough.com Brit Leissler 1 of 109

Aircraft Gathering The event attracted just over 107,000 visitors and 1500 exhibitors with representation right across the supply chain.
Designed by: Farnborough International Ltd.
www.farnborough.com Brit Leissler 2 of 109

Virgin Galactic Virgin put a full scale model of their SpaceShipTwo on show.
Designed by: Virgin Galactic
www.virgingalactic.com Brit Leissler 3 of 109

Virgin Galactic The carbon composite construction and design is the same as SpaceShipOne. However, it is around twice as large as that vehicle and will carry six passengers and two pilots.
Designed by: Virgin Galactic
www.virgingalactic.com Brit Leissler 4 of 109

Virgin Galactic It is 60ft long with a 90" diameter cabin. Each passenger gets the same seating position with two large windows: one side window and one overhead.
Designed by: Virgin Galactic
www.virgingalactic.com Brit Leissler 5 of 109

Virgin Galactic The spaceship is powered by a hybrid rocket motor and can be thought of as an air launched glider with a rocket motor and a couple of extra systems for spaceflight.
Designed by: Virgin Galactic
www.virgingalactic.com Brit Leissler 6 of 109

Virgin Galactic Following a flurry of recent test activity and confirmation that all major components of SpaceShipTwo's rocket system have been qualified for powered flight, Virgin's space tourism is on track to begin before the year's end. At least for those who got enough spare change to pay for it.
Designed by: Virgin Galactic
www.virgingalactic.com Brit Leissler 7 of 109

Partenavia P68 Observer An Italian six-seat, twin-engined, high-wing monoplane built by Partenavia and later Vulcanair. The Observer, an Italian/German development from 2007, has a fully glazed nose for use in police work and observation duties.
Designed by: Vulcanair
www.vulcanair.com Brit Leissler 8 of 109

Airbus A380 The double-deck A380 is the world's largest commercial aircraft flying today, with capacity to carry 525 passengers in a comfortable three-class configuration, and up to 853 in a single-class configuration.
Designed by: Airbus
www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/ Brit Leissler 9 of 109

Airbus A380 Malaysia Airlines has ordered six A380s seating 494 passengers.
Designed by: Airbus
www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/ Brit Leissler 10 of 109

Airbus A380 A lot of wheels are needed to carry this colossus of an airplane.
Designed by: Airbus
www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/ Brit Leissler 11 of 109

Piper PA-28 - Aerobility Aerobility provides 'experience of a lifetime' trial flying lessons for as many terminally ill and disabled people as possible every year.
Designed by: Aerobility
www.aerobility.com Brit Leissler 12 of 109

Piper PA-28 - Aerobility They are using specialised aeroplanes to provide trial flights and experience days for the disabled community. The sliding canopy of this Piper PA-28 allows even severely disabled people to be hoisted into the cockpit, using specially developed hoisting techniques and electric robotic or manual hoists.
Designed by: Aerobility
www.aerobility.com Brit Leissler 13 of 109

MV22 - Osprey This tiltrotor aircraft is twice as fast as a helicopter.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 14 of 109

MV22 - Osprey It also has a much longer range - resulting in greater mission versatility than a helicopter.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 15 of 109

MV22 - Osprey The MV22 has a multi-mission capability: amphibious assault, combat support, long-range special ops infiltration and exfiltration, transport, search and rescue, medevac, and, in the future, tanker capability.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 16 of 109

MV22 - Osprey A surprisingly small motor is in use to provide this verstility.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 17 of 109

MV22 - Osprey It can transport 24 combat troops…
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 18 of 109

MV22 - Osprey ... or 60,000 pounds of cargo, using its medium lift and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 19 of 109

MV22 - Osprey Boeing is responsible for the fuselage and all subsystems, digital avionics, and fly-by-wire flight-control systems. Boeing partner Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., is responsible for the wing, transmissions, empennage, rotor systems and engine installation.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 20 of 109

MV22 - Osprey The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands like a helicopter.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 21 of 109

MV22 - Osprey Once airborne, its engine nacelles can be rotated to convert the aircraft to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 22 of 109

MV22 - Osprey The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands like a helicopter.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 23 of 109

MV22 - Osprey It can be stored aboard an aircraft carrier or assault ship because the rotors can fold and the wings rotate.
Designed by: Bell-Boeing
www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/ Brit Leissler 25 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner A long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 26 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner The 787 features two engines. These engines use all-electrical bleedless systems, eliminating the superheated air conduits normally used for aircraft power, de-icing, and other functions.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 27 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner As part of its "Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2" project, Boeing adopted several engine noise-reducing technologies for the 787. Among these are a redesigned air inlet containing sound-absorbing materials and redesigned exhaust duct covers whose rims are tipped in a toothed or chevron pattern to allow for quieter mixing of exhaust and outside air.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 28 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner It seats 210 to 290 passengers, depending on the variant.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 29 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner The 787's design features lighter-weight construction. The aircraft is 80% composite by volume.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 30 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner Its materials are 50% composite, 20% aluminum, 15% titanium, 10% steel, and 5% other.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 31 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner External features include raked wingtips and engine nacelles with noise-reducing serrated edges.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 32 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner The longest-range 787 variant can fly 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (15,000 to 15,700 km), enough to cover the Los Angeles to Bangkok or New York City to Hong Kong routes.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 33 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner Aluminum is used on wing and tail leading edges, titanium used mainly on engines and fasteners, with steel used in various places.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 34 of 109

Boeing B787 - Dreamliner Boeing states that it is the company's most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction.
Designed by: Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 35 of 109

Catalina - PBY-5A Developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, this long-range flying boat was originally designed to be a patrol bomber.
Designed by: U.S. Navy
www.catalina.org.uk Brit Leissler 36 of 109

Catalina - PBY-5A But it was also used for commercial air travel. The longest commercial flights (in terms of time aloft) ever made in aviation history were the Qantas flights flown weekly from 29 June 1943 through July 1945 over the Indian Ocean.
Designed by: U.S. Navy
www.catalina.org.uk Brit Leissler 37 of 109

Catalina - PBY-5A The gun blister of the Catalina.
Designed by: U.S. Navy
www.catalina.org.uk Brit Leissler 38 of 109

Eclipse 550 The 550 was developed from the earlier Eclipse 500 and is just about to enter the market now.
Designed by: Eclipse Aerospace
eclipseaerospace.net/Eclipse_550.php Brit Leissler 39 of 109

Eclipse 550 The cockpit looks rather reduced and clear - despite the aircraft incorporating state of the art technology: An improved avionics package, auto throttles, synthetic vision and enhanced vision systems.
Designed by: Eclipse Aerospace
eclipseaerospace.net/Eclipse_550.php Brit Leissler 40 of 109

Eclipse 550 In the back is space for four comfortably seated passengers... and a few nicely hung clothes.
Designed by: Eclipse Aerospace
eclipseaerospace.net/Eclipse_550.php Brit Leissler 41 of 109

F/A-18 Hornet A twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 42 of 109

F/A-18 Hornet Designed to dogfight and attack ground targets (F/A for Fighter/Attack).
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 43 of 109

F/A-18 Hornet The F/A-18 has a top speed of Mach 1.8. It can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 44 of 109

F/A-18 Hornet The F/A-18 has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, primarily attributed to its leading edge extensions (LEX).
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.boeing.com Brit Leissler 45 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III A large military transport aircraft, developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s, as a replacement for its C-130 Hercules tactical cargo aircraft.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 46 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III The cargo compartment is 88 feet (26.82 m) long by 18 feet (5.49 m) wide by 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 m) high.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 47 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III The cargo floor has rollers for palletized cargo that can be flipped to provide a flat floor suitable for vehicles and other rolling stock. Apparently there is even enough space to load a small helicopter. Or a whale - like Keiko the orca who was transported to star in the 1993 film Free Willy.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 48 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III All pipes and cables are in plane view inside the cargo cabin to enable easy maintenance.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 49 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III Sleeper-cabs on the upper deck, just in front of the cockpit.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 50 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III View through the staircase, down to the lower deck.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 51 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III View through the porthole on the upper deck on the cargo floor.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 52 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III The C-17 is operated by a cockpit crew of two and one loadmaster.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 53 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III Huge weight requires many big wheels.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 54 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III The C-17 is 174 feet (53 m) long and has a wingspan of about 170 feet (52 m).
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 55 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III Backside view showing the huge loading ramp.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 56 of 109

C-17 Globemaster III Cargo is loaded through a large aft ramp that accommodates rolling stock, such as a 69-ton main battle tank, other armored vehicles, trucks, and trailers, along with palletized cargo.
Designed by: McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
www.globemaster.org/c-17/index.html Brit Leissler 57 of 109

DA42 MPP - Guardian The aircraft has been specially designed for carrying easily interchangeable, multi-functional aerial sensor equipment, like EO/IR gimbal for surveillance and reconnaissance missions, airborne laser scanners or large format digital aerial cameras.
Designed by: Diamond Aircraft Group
www.diamond-sensing.com/index.php?id=2233&L=1 Brit Leissler 58 of 109

DA42 MPP - Guardian It is using an Austro Engine (AE300), an inline liquid cooled 4 cylinder piston common rail engine with a displacement of 1991 ccm, bark away power of 168 hp and propeller torque of 513 Nm.
Designed by: Diamond Aircraft Group
www.diamond-sensing.com/index.php?id=2233&L=1 Brit Leissler 59 of 109

Kaman K-MAX Designed for lifting operations in austere environments, the K-MAX has a single engine, a single transmission, a servo-flap controlled, counter-rotating rotor with no high-pressure hydraulic system, and no tail rotor.
Designed by: Kaman
www.kaman.com/aerospace/helicopters/products-services/k-max/ Brit Leissler 60 of 109

Cockpit 4000 Simulator Simulator for the Cockpit 4000, an integrated digital glass cockpit that was specifically designed to reduce pilot training costs and at the same time offer training capabilities similar to front line jet fighters.
Designed by: Esterline
www.esterline.com Brit Leissler 61 of 109

Lancair-CIAC T-90 Calima The T-90 Calima is the new Colombian Air Force trainer, built in Colombia by CIAC and based on the Lancair Legacy.
Designed by: Colombian Airforce
www.fac.mil.co Brit Leissler 62 of 109

Lancair-CIAC T-90 Calima It will replace the T-41 Mescalero and T-34 Mentor.
Designed by: Colombian Airforce
www.fac.mil.co Brit Leissler 63 of 109

ATR-600 Having CO2 and fuel consumption reduced by 50% per passenger kilometer in comparison to the previous model, the ATR-600 is supposed to be the greenest regional aircraft in the world.
Designed by: ATR Aircraft
www.atraircraft.com/products/atr-600-series.html Brit Leissler 64 of 109

ATR-600 And it not only has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions but also is in full compliance with the Chapter 4 Noise Regulations.
Designed by: ATR Aircraft
www.atraircraft.com/products/atr-600-series.html Brit Leissler 65 of 109

Indra OE-FIN The prototype of the P2006T MRI, the Maritime Surveillance version of the P2006T. It is being developed by the Spanish defence company Indra and has been modified to fit the AESA radar, Flir System and Mission System by Airborne Technologies from Austria.
Designed by: Indra
www.indracompany.com/en Brit Leissler 66 of 109

Speedtwin Comet 1 Developed by a long term military and civilian pilot over the past few years, now seeking investment partnership to produce.
Designed by: Speedtwin
www.speedtwin.co.uk Brit Leissler 67 of 109

Piaggio - P180 Avanti II An Italian twin-engine turboprop aircraft.
Designed by: Piaggio Aero
www.piaggioaero.com Brit Leissler 68 of 109

Piaggio - P180 Avanti II The design uses a small forward wing and a main wing combination that places the wing spars outside of the passenger cabin area.
Designed by: Piaggio Aero
www.piaggioaero.com Brit Leissler 69 of 109

Piaggio - P180 Avanti II It may be flown by one or two pilots.
Designed by: Piaggio Aero
www.piaggioaero.com Brit Leissler 70 of 109

Piaggio - P180 Avanti II It seats up to nine passengers in a pressurized cabin.
Designed by: Piaggio Aero
www.piaggioaero.com Brit Leissler 71 of 109

Piaggio - P180 Avanti II Stairway to heaven.
Designed by: Piaggio Aero
www.piaggioaero.com Brit Leissler 72 of 109

Pilatus PC-12 A popular turbine-powered business aircraft for a number of roles&mdashexecutive transport, cargo, air ambulance, airline, and government special mission applications.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 73 of 109

Pilatus PC-12 The cockpit is equipped with four main displays, including two Primary Flight Displays (PFDs) and two Multi Function Displays (MFDs), integrating flight information, engine monitoring, aircraft configuration, pressurization, and environmental controls.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 74 of 109

Pilatus PC-12 Pilatus has teamed up with BMW Group Designworks to create a series of interior designs.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 75 of 109

Pilatus PC-12 The entrance area is paneled with wood veneer.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 76 of 109

Pilatus PC-21 The Pilatus PC-21 is especially designed and built with students in mind.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 77 of 109

Pilatus PC-21 It provides a training platform for pilots destined to fly jet fighters, without actually requiring them to fly jets until much later in the program.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 78 of 109

Pilatus PC-21 Pilot posing on the Pilatus P-21 for photographs.
Designed by: Pilatus
www.pilatus-aircraft.com Brit Leissler 79 of 109

Starduster Designed by Lou Stolp to fill a need for a reasonably sized, two-place, open sport biplane. It was built to fly just for fun and is not intended to be an aerobatic airplane.
Designed by: Stolp Starduster
starduster.aircraftspruce.com Brit Leissler 80 of 109

Starduster A well-known biplane with a a two-place machine, large enough for two and baggage.
Designed by: Stolp Starduster
starduster.aircraftspruce.com Brit Leissler 81 of 109

Starduster The main structure of the airplane is built of 4130 steel tubing and sheet stock and has no machined fittings or other complicated bends, which is an advantage for the average homebuilder with limited machine equipment to use.
Designed by: Stolp Starduster
starduster.aircraftspruce.com Brit Leissler 82 of 109

Starduster The wings have spruce spars and the ribs are made of 1/4" plywood using a modified M-6 airfoil. Construction of the plane has been kept as simple as possible. All raw materials as well as certain prefabricated parts are available at reasonable prices.
Designed by: Stolp Starduster
starduster.aircraftspruce.com Brit Leissler 83 of 109

The Blades The Blades are a full-time civilian aerobatic display team based in the UK. They are renowned worldwide for flying close formation aerobatics. The Team currently hold a world record in formation looping.
Designed by: 2Excel
www.theblades.com Brit Leissler 84 of 109

The Blades The Blades fly Extra EA-300s - a low-wing, high performance aircraft designed for aerobatic manoeuvres and created with advanced aerobatic flying in mind.
Designed by: 2Excel
www.theblades.com Brit Leissler 85 of 109

The Blades A competitive aerobatic display pilot during the 1980's, Walter Extra decided to design and build the ultimate aerobatic aeroplane, with optimum structure, weight and performance.
Designed by: 2Excel
www.theblades.com Brit Leissler 86 of 109

The Blades he Blades are amongst the most experienced display pilots in the UK.
Designed by: 2Excel
www.theblades.com Brit Leissler 87 of 109

The Blades All Blades pilots are former RAF fast-jet pilots as well as former Red Arrows.
Designed by: 2Excel
www.theblades.com Brit Leissler 88 of 109

Twin Otter The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 89 of 109

Twin Otter The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC (medical evacuation) aircraft.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 90 of 109

Twin Otter In addition, the Twin Otter has been popular with commercial skydiving operations, and is used for example by the United States Army Parachute Team.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 91 of 109

Twin Otter A rather ensuring number of rivets are used for building the Twin Otter.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 92 of 109

Twin Otter Quite a lot of storage space in teh front...
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 93 of 109

Twin Otter ...as well as in the back make the Twin Otter a very popular utility aircraft.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 94 of 109

Twin Otter The pilot's view.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 95 of 109

Twin Otter 20 seats can be placed inside the cabin (or rather 19, as from 20 onwards you have to have a higher ranking pilot lisence).
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 96 of 109

Twin Otter Via a straight forward shift rail system on the floor, the seats can be re-moved simply and quickly.
Designed by: Viking
www.vikingair.com Brit Leissler 97 of 109

Typhoon | Eurofighter The Eurofighter Typhoon was designed as the world's most advanced swing-role combat aircraft.
Designed by: Eurofighter Typhoon
www.eurofighter.com Brit Leissler 98 of 109

Typhoon | Eurofighter The concept has been conceived as a platform that would meet the exacting operational demands of the air forces of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Designed by: Eurofighter Typhoon
www.eurofighter.com Brit Leissler 99 of 109

Typhoon | Eurofighter It is the only fighter available on the market able to perform with such high operational and fleet effectiveness.
Designed by: Eurofighter Typhoon
www.eurofighter.com Brit Leissler 100 of 109

Typhoon | Eurofighter Established in 1994, the Eurofighter consortium brought together different minds of European aerospac,e within the leading companies of each of the partner nations.
Designed by: Eurofighter Typhoon
www.eurofighter.com Brit Leissler 101 of 109

Yak-130 The Yakovlev Yak-130 is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer/light attack aircraft or lead-in fighter trainer.
Designed by: Joint Sto?k Company (JSC) aka A.S.Yakovlev Design Bureau
www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php Brit Leissler 102 of 109

Yak-130 It can carry a combat load of 3,000 kg, consisting of various guided and un-guided weapons, auxiliary fuel tanks and electronic pods.
Designed by: Joint Sto?k Company (JSC) aka A.S.Yakovlev Design Bureau
www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php Brit Leissler 103 of 109

Yak-130 Men in suits or uniform, quite possibly in the middle of sales negotiations for the combat jet.
Designed by: Joint Sto?k Company (JSC) aka A.S.Yakovlev Design Bureau
www.yak.ru/ENG/PROD/new_130.php Brit Leissler 104 of 109

Investment Metal Casting More and more parts in aircraft production involve STL and SLS: From Rapid Prototype models, positive wax models are generated to be used for solid metal casting with the lost-wax method.
Designed by: P.I. Castings Ltd.
www.pi-castings.co.uk Brit Leissler 105 of 109

Investment Metal Casting WIth this method, complex shapes like a full motor can be casted with one mold.
Designed by: P.I. Castings Ltd.
www.pi-castings.co.uk Brit Leissler 106 of 109

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) With the DMLS method, designers can create parts in new ways, building complex parts in one piece while optimizing stucture strength as well as saving weight.
Designed by: 3T RPD
www.3trpd.co.uk Brit Leissler 107 of 109

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) Even titanium can be used for DMLS. Boeing has already equipped some of its planes with landing gear made with this process.
Designed by: 3T RPD
www.3trpd.co.uk Brit Leissler 108 of 109

Soppy Union Jack Raindrops and the UK flag on a cockpit wind screen.
Designed by: Farnborough International Ltd.
www.farnborough.com Brit Leissler 109 of 109

Every second year the aviation industry and aircraft enthusiasts from around the world converge at the Farnborough Aerodrome in Hampshire (just outside London) for the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA), the world's most iconic global aviation event. This year attracted over 107,000 trade visitors with 1500+ exhibitors showcasing their technology. Over 70 military delegations from 46 countries attended with a further 13 delegations from the civil sector. It was a diverse gathering of all kinds of aircraft under a true British sky—thick grey clouds that ensured the event never turned dry.

Despite the shrinking economy, business was flourishing with orders and commitments confirmed at $72 billion, covering a total of 758 aircraft. The figures represent a 53% increase on the 2010 show. Over 140 aircraft were on display including the impressive Boeing 787 Dreamliner which flew on the first three days of the show and the Airbus A380 in attendance for the full seven days.

We shot them all (with a camera of course) and are delighted to present a visual summary in this gallery to you. Highlights also include a full scale model of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, a flying display of the tilt rotor Bell Boeing V22 Osprey, a look inside the Boeing Globemaster III, and a private aircraft converted to be flown by wheelchair users.

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Brit Leissler

Brit Leissler lives and acts between London and Berlin. After receiving a Master degree in product design from the Royal College of Art in London she started her own Shoot the Stylist! design studio. She also works as a design educator for various institutions and founded Punch'n'Cuddle Ltd., producing and distributing her own products.

When taking a break from the design world she writes, sings and composes quirky electronic pop or travels the planet. Brit loves all forms of eccentricity, joins up the dots and aims to get into interesting conversations with all kinds of weird and wonderful people. As a hardcore digital camera gunslinger she shoots everything that moves and grooves. She doesn't eat animals, is hot for cheese, loves the Kensington Squirrels, robotic dance moves and life enhancing ideas.

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