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Eurocopter EC120 Colibri helicopters from the Spanish Air Force's aerobatic team Patrulla Aspa perform during an aerial exhibition over San Lorenzo beach in Gijon, northern Spain July 26, 2009. (REUTERS/Eloy Alonso)
A U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a F15 fighter jet in the air above the Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar Province, Afghanistan on July 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov) #
Residents watch a fire fighting helicopter drop water on a burning forest at Agios Stephanos, a suburb north of Athens, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis) #
People standing near a Russian Tu-144 watch fighter jets perfoming tricks overhead during the MAKS 2009 international aerospace show outside Moscow in Zhukovsky on August 20, 2009. (DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP/Getty Images) #
The new 90 foot high tech catamaran belonging to America's Cup defender Alinghi is airlifted on August 7, 2009 near Aosta, Italy, flying from Switzerland over the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) #
The Virgin Galactic WhiteKnight2 mothership "Eve" makes its first public debut at the world's largest air show at Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 27, 2009. WhiteKnight2 is the largest composite aircraft ever built and will be the aircraft that ferries the first commercial SpaceShip2 aloft for passenger flight to space. (REUTERS/Mark Greenberg/Virgin Galactic) #
Vortices from rotoer tips are visible in the air as Marine One, with President Barack Obama on board, prepares to land on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2009. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) #
A Russian MIG-29 performs during the MAKS 2009 international aerospace show outside Moscow on August 22, 2009. (DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP/Getty Images) #
Farmer Wu Zhongyuan, 22, sits in his self-made helicopter in Jiuxian county, Henan province, China on August 1, 2009. The local government later halted Wu's plan to fly the helicopter out of safety concerns. The aircraft, powered by a 150cc engine, took Wu two months to build and cost more than 10,000 yuan ($1,460), China Daily reported. (REUTERS/China Daily) #
A helicopter with tourists on board flies in front of Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, also known as "Salto Angel" at Canaima National Park, in southeastern Venezuela on August 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Jorge Silva) #
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