The Dubai Airshow As Seen From Orbit

By Paul Adams
November 18, 2009
Dubai Airshow 2009
courtesy GeoEye (See it bigger!)

Our friend the GeoEye-1 satellite, which tirelessly photographs the world at half-meter resolution from its constant orbit, swung by the Dubai Airport the other day and took this snap of the Dubai Airshow, in progress this week.

Thanks, GeoEye-1!

The Dubai Airshow is the largest aerospace event in the Middle East and the fastest-growing airshow in the world.

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