Fly2CHC From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2896 times:
I've always wondered why one side of MH aircraft have the correct national flag position, whereas on the other side it is reversed with the cresent in the right hand corner (and therefore looks very bizaare). Is there a logical explanation for this? I can't believe it would be due to saving cost in template duplication.
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Jetfuel From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 2066 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2885 times:
I wondered the same thing when I ordered some flags for my own plane. When I came to stick them on one was backwards. Then I realised that one one has to fly the flag, so obviously it will be blown back with the wind
Where's the passion gone out of the airline industry? The smell of jetfuel and the romance of taking a flight....
F9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4745 posts, RR: 29 Reply 2, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2757 times:
Quoting Jetfuel (Reply 1): Then I realised that one one has to fly the flag, so obviously it will be blown back with the wind
Your right. Even US flags on the right side of aircraft will usually be backwards. This is done to show the direction the flag would be facing while flying.
Cgnnrw From Germany, joined May 2005, 1079 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2693 times:
Quoting F9Animal (Reply 2): Your right. Even US flags on the right side of aircraft will usually be backwards. This is done to show the direction the flag would be facing while flying.
Believe it or not I was going to post such a question after seeing several US airliners at CDG last week. Thanks for the beating me to it and clearing that up for me.
F9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4745 posts, RR: 29 Reply 5, posted (5 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2310 times:
Quoting Cgnnrw (Reply 3): Believe it or not I was going to post such a question after seeing several US airliners at CDG last week. Thanks for the beating me to it and clearing that up for me.
Your very welcome! I had asked the question years ago to a pilot. It totally made sense after he explained it to me.
Quoting Fly2CHC (Reply 4): But why is it so important? To me it just looks too wierd.
I agree, it does look weird. But, I guess it is just the way it has been for some time. I would really be curious as to who started this? I would bet it goes waaay back to the WWI days.
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