Moody skies and downpours at the Dubai Airshow - in pictures

Wet weather in the UAE fails to dampen the mood on day four of the aviation event

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  A visitor takes a picture near a Boeing 777 at the Dubai Airshow. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  A Boeing 777 at the Dubai airshow.

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  Dark clouds at the Dubai airshow.

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  A Boeing 787 flies in cloudy skies at Dubai airshow.

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  A visitor walks under an Airbus A380.

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  Two pilots have a chat in front of a Phenom 100.

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  People gather round a model of a T-7A Red Hawk.

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  Members of the UAE army look at a model of Mohammed bin Rashid Aersospace hub.

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  A visitor takes a picture of a model of Mohammed bin Rashid Aersospace hub.

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  A visitor looks at a Boeing 787 Dreamliner engine break.

The UAE was battered by heavy rain and strong winds on Wednesday, but the adverse weather didn't dampen the mood at the Dubai Airshow.

Check out the moody skies above Dubai in the gallery of photos by The National photographer Chris Whiteoak above.

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