From Monday, 18th to Sunday june 24th, 2007
Paris Le Bourget Aero Show 2007
80.000 visitors watched 2008 Centennial & Souriau Group booth!
The world's most important show for aeronautics and space, 1924 exhibitors, 206 official delegations. Monday 18th to Thursday 21st Juen 2008: professional days (137,000 visitors in 2005). Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June 2008: public days (257,000 visitors in 2005).
2008 Centennial joint booth - Le Mans Sarthe Wright 2008 Centennial Committee (France) and National Aviation Heritage AREA (Dayton, OH, USA) - thanks to sponsoring of one of the world leader in its fields - Souriau Group - having its most important manufacturing facilities in Champagné, Sarthe (France) nearby Auvours military camp.
Financial sponsorship: Souriaun, Credit Agricole Anjou Maine (bank, local banks of Le Mans city), National Aviation Heritage Area (Dayton, Ohio, USA).
Technical collaborations: Le Mans Sarthe Aero Retro, Centennial Committee, Dairon SAS, Sarthe General Council, Le Mans and Sarthe Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Because of this show, creation of a wide transportable panel of 30 feet long by 8 feet height depicting the great adventure of the pioneers of aviation, including WRIGHT brothers story, all inside the conquest of air and space conquest story.
Exhibition of a WRIGHT FLYER III of 1908 model replica 1/3 scale, provided by le Mans Sarthe Aero Retro.
Show of the WRIGHT FLYER 1905 flight simulator opf the Centennial Committee, made by a Sarthe teamwork (partnership with Le Mans Chamber of Commerce).
Presentation of the Le Mans Sarthe Wrigh2008 Centennial program (2007-2008-2009) and of the Dayton, Ohio (USA) development projects.