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)
Vortices from rotor 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 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)
A Macedonian army Mi-24 helicopter fires rockets during a military exercise at Krivolak's training centre, 100 km (60 miles) from Skopje, Macedonia on July 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski)
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