We got to see a demo flight of the Russian Ka-52 at the Paris Air Show. This is a new Russian attack helicopter, and it was pretty impressive with what it was doing. The Russians also have a pretty novel design in that they have two sets of rotors on the main pole. The rotors rotate in opposite directions. They also don't have a rear stabilizing rotor.
Sometimes it feels so good to finish something, anything. That's the way I felt on Sunday when I finished this temari. I'd been nearly three weeks since I'd finished anything.
Different plane, no smoke, same tricks. I believe this particular plane was flown by the (female) director of the French Air and Space Museum. The announcer seemed to be surprised that a woman could fly, and fly so well. Go French chauvanism.