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In pictures: Chile air and space fair
The XVII Air and Space Fair in Santiago, Chile, has launched with commercial aircraft and fighter planes dominating the runway of the international airport. Among the vehicles on display – on the ground and in the air – are an A380 Airbus, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and experimental Beechcraft T-6 aircraft.
An A380 Airbus airliner overflies the international airport during the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors watch semiautomatic pistols on display at the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Chilean F-16 Fighting Falcon single-engine multirole fighter aircraft overflies the international airport during the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
The Chilean Air Force music band plays on the tarmac of the international airport during the inauguration of the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Chilean pilot cleans the windshield of the cockpit of an Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced trainer aircraft exhibited at the international airport during the inauguration of the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
A technician inspects the cockpit of an experimental Beechcraft T-6 trainer aircraft exhibited at the international airport during the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
Diverse airplanes sit on the tarmac of the international airport during the XVIII Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago on March 25, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
