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It’s an old people thing.
We had a Lear 45 that needed paint 2 years ago and they took the rather modern and nice paint job and changed it to 80’s straight lines and terribly boring tail numbers. All the colors suck and the design is amateur looking. All of this was because they wanted it to look like our past (and older) planes with similar terrible paint jobs. |
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View Quote Needs that gold cheat line. |
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Trump will likely never even use the new plane. It is not scheduled for delivery until 2024.
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Quoted: The important improvement is all the crap they hopefully upgraded inside. These planes are from the late 80s and rarely get lengthy overhauls. View Quote The PAG needs to get away from maintaining everything like a "flying museum" and keep things modern. |
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Looks okay to me, but I'm not picky.
I WOULD like to know the engine specs., which are classified information. After 9-11, Air Force One was said to have climbed like a Rocket after take off. Versus the civilian model. |
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Looks okay to me, but I'm not picky. I WOULD like to know the engine specs., which are classified information. After 9-11, Air Force One was said to have climbed like a Rocket after take off. Versus the civilian model. View Quote |
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Not a fan.... I like the current paintjob. It is timeless, world recognizable, and the National Seals clearly sticks out and is clearly visible.
Trump's paintjob looks like a nationalized commercial airliner. The current paintjob looks clearly like something that belongs to the USAF. |
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Its a 747-200 with 400 engines. Not classified, and it’s handed out with fact sheets during tours regularly. Tens of thousands of those floating around View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Looks okay to me, but I'm not picky. I WOULD like to know the engine specs., which are classified information. After 9-11, Air Force One was said to have climbed like a Rocket after take off. Versus the civilian model. ????? |
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Not a fan.... I like the current paintjob. It is timeless, world recognizable, and the National Seals clearly sticks out and is clearly visible. Trump's paintjob looks like a nationalized commercial airliner. The current paintjob looks clearly like something that belongs to the USAF. View Quote |
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I have read that they are highly modified for more power. ????? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Looks okay to me, but I'm not picky. I WOULD like to know the engine specs., which are classified information. After 9-11, Air Force One was said to have climbed like a Rocket after take off. Versus the civilian model. ????? |
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I would be shocked to learn that was actually the case. Its performance is more likely a factor of it usually flying rather short hops for a 747 and thus is a lot lower on fuel than most of its compatriots are. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Looks okay to me, but I'm not picky. I WOULD like to know the engine specs., which are classified information. After 9-11, Air Force One was said to have climbed like a Rocket after take off. Versus the civilian model. ????? |
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I would have preferred an evolution of the current design; darker blues and the addition of red (like replacing that central white length section with red)
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I like it better than the baby blue it is now. ETA: that whole reverse flag because you are advancing and never retreating is some of the dumbest shit ever conceived by the hand of man. View Quote Bit my tongue. |
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Air Superiority Grey (that's a real thing) would send that unmistakable "we're here to party, but have no qualms about fucking up your little shithole" message.
Kind of like a reverse mullet. |
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Why not keep the top, and replace the baby blue bottom with red? The layout has become sort of iconic, but the colors could use a tweak. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I agree with those saying it looks like something flown by a discount airline. The current design is iconic and goes back a long damn time. Some history: Truman... http://www.avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160426-F-IO108-002.jpg Ike... https://i2.wp.com/www.avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160426-F-IO108-013.jpg Starting in 1962... https://media.defense.gov/2010/Mar/09/2000387477/-1/-1/0/100309-F-1234S-007.JPG This one entered service in 1972 and resides in Reagan's library: https://archinect.imgix.net/uploads/jj/jjviaypzad9x89ut.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat 1990... http://www.hottail.nl/basevisits/2005/0507-AirForceOne-Maastricht/Images/VC25A-28000-017.jpg AF1 should not look like a Russian flag. |
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I like it. Simple, classy. Honestly, it's a lot better than I thought he'd do considering how much I hate his residence in NY.
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President Trump revealed the new proposed paint scheme to be used on the new Air Force One 747-800s. I think it looks like a 2nd tier airline. What do you guys think? https://media.breitbart.com/media/2019/06/AP_19171608501985-1024x615.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/215624/0631579_jpg-1273569.JPG |
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The current livery is based off Jackie O's design for AF1. Robins Egg Blue and blue pastel paints are straight up early 1960's designs that we shouldn't be using. The PAG has stuck with it across multiple iterations of AF1's because of tradition. Just because that's how something has always been done doesn't mean it has to always be that way. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Not a fan.... I like the current paintjob. It is timeless, world recognizable, and the National Seals clearly sticks out and is clearly visible. Trump's paintjob looks like a nationalized commercial airliner. The current paintjob looks clearly like something that belongs to the USAF. Shit’s old and boring. |
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I like it, but would rather the bottom be in a dark navy blue...should be red white and blue in some form...not digging the black underside.
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I like it and love it even more because libs crying it looks like Trump's plane scheme I never was a fan of the sissy sky blue. I know they say it's supposed to be harder to see but is that actually true or even valid in todays high tech world View Quote |
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Don't worry, gents and gals. When Mayor Pete becomes Pres, he'll have the tail repainted with the rainbow flag. View Quote ETA: needs this painted on the tail: Attached File |
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Quoted: I would think durability and reliability are more important than raw power in this situation. Plus, I think the AF1 configuration is much lighter than any freighter or commuter jet, so they have a really good thrust to weight ratio. View Quote |
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The current livery is based off Jackie O's design for AF1. Robins Egg Blue and blue pastel paints are straight up early 1960's designs that we shouldn't be using. The PAG has stuck with it across multiple iterations of AF1's because of tradition. Just because that's how something has always been done doesn't mean it has to always be that way. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Not a fan.... I like the current paintjob. It is timeless, world recognizable, and the National Seals clearly sticks out and is clearly visible. Trump's paintjob looks like a nationalized commercial airliner. The current paintjob looks clearly like something that belongs to the USAF. |
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The current livery is based off Jackie O's design for AF1. Robins Egg Blue and blue pastel paints are straight up early 1960's designs that we shouldn't be using. The PAG has stuck with it across multiple iterations of AF1's because of tradition. Just because that's how something has always been done doesn't mean it has to always be that way. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Not a fan.... I like the current paintjob. It is timeless, world recognizable, and the National Seals clearly sticks out and is clearly visible. Trump's paintjob looks like a nationalized commercial airliner. The current paintjob looks clearly like something that belongs to the USAF. Tradition is something we keep forgetting. |
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Pence-Trump 2024. Pence resigns. President Trump appoints Pence VP. Moar WINNING!
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