 Gulfstream’s 61st G-V gave rise to the idea that there’s a veritable air force of them flying around.
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 This is not your father’s Huey – it’s Bell’s model 427.
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 The Bell 427’s front office.
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 There is another Bell in your future – the Bell/Agusta 609 Tiltrotor.
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 Cessna’s booth was one of the largest.
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 Gulfstream’s booth was one of the flashiest.
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 One end of the Pilatus PC-12 turbine single…
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 …and the other end.
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 Front office of the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 mockup.
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 The man behind the SJ30-2, Jack Braley.
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 The man behind the Williams International FJ- series of small turbofan engines, Dr. Sam Williams, with the 1000th production example.
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 View from the left front seat of Cessna’s Stationair 206.
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 Pre-flight view of Cessna’s Stationair 206.
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 Aft interior of Cessna’s Stationair 206.
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 Cessna barely had room at the static display for all of its Citation types.
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 Beware Jet Blast. South end of a northbound Falcon trijet.
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 A Galaxy on the ramp at the static display.
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 It was all smiles at NBAA ’99. Gulfstream’s G-IV electronic vision system testbed.
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 Tucked in among the turbine hardware was this immaculate 1950 Grumman Mallard. Yes, it’s for sale.
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 One of the Mallard’s engines.
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 Detail of the Mallard’s landing gear area.
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