YOWza From Canada, joined Jul 2005, 4781 posts, RR: 17 Posted (5 years 5 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 10392 times:
Apparently one of the 310s is getting a face lift. Any idea which one it is exactly? Do we know if the same colours are being kept? I've always thought the scheme to be cool but a little too stealthy looking for the PM.
SLCUT2777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 3858 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (5 years 5 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 10328 times:
Quoting YOWza (Thread starter): I've always thought the scheme to be cool but a little too stealthy looking for the PM.
Looks much more like something of a military transport or tanker aircraft when compared to the U.S. counterpart with the color scheme used since President Kennedy incorporated it back in 1962:
EXTspotter From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 992 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (5 years 5 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 10291 times:
You don't have to have a head of state aircraft at all. The PM uses BA or sometimes a VC10 VIP transport. The queen has her 146, but it is knackered and she only rarely uses it anyway.
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LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51 Reply 5, posted (5 years 5 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 10220 times:
Wouldn't be that unusual that Canada's Air Force One would get a new colourscheme. There seems to be a trend in some AFs to have a dedicated aircraft for use by the Chief Executive and/or his cabinet painted in a special colourscheme. In our case, Germany's Air Force One aircraft (10+21 and 10+22) were painted in the White-Blue-Grey VIP colourschme of the Luftwaffe before they got the new "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" colours back around 2003 or 2004.
As for the CC-150, there isn't a dedicated aircraft for VIP use. All five of the aircraft can be reconfigured for troop, cargo, medical or VIP use. The Toronto Sun article is short on facts regarding the CC-150 and is mainly bashing AC for closing down the paint shop. They just spun in the PM for dramatic effect in regards to the CC-150 being repainted.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11705 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (5 years 5 months 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 10034 times:
Quoting Boeingfixer (Reply 6): As for the CC-150, there isn't a dedicated aircraft for VIP use. All five of the aircraft can be reconfigured for troop, cargo, medical or VIP use.
Isn't the CC-150 also used as a tanker, too. I believe the CC-150s actually replaced the CC-137 tankers (B-707-320Cs, or KC-707s?) the RCAF flew, when it was the RCAF.
Oroka From Canada, joined Dec 2006, 787 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 5 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 9996 times:
Canada has 5 CC-150. 1 VIP, 2 MRTT, and 2 Combi.
I really like the CC-150 paint as it is now. It is a tactical colour, modern looking, but retains the classic lightening bolt layout of the CC-137. I was really dissapointed when pics of our first CC-17 didnt have a variation lightening bolt on it. IMO Canada has the best paint jobs on its aircraft, esp the special occasion CF-188s.
PADSpot From Germany, joined Jan 2005, 1676 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (5 years 5 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 9956 times:
Quoting SSTsomeday (Reply 3): Well, that paint scheme makes Canada seem pretty dreary. The A/C looks like it's owned by the government of a Soviet-era, East-block country...
A not too bad hybrid between a real tactical color scheme and a representational color scheme. It's practical. I like it.
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 5): In our case, Germany's Air Force One aircraft (10+21 and 10+22) were painted in the White-Blue-Grey VIP colourschme of the Luftwaffe before they got the new "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" colours back around 2003 or 2004.
Which they had better never done. The "new" scheme is plain ugly. I hope the Global Expresses and ACJs next year come with a new color scheme that reflects what Germany really is or what it stands for ... the current paint scheme looks like a bad performance of the The Dying Swan (while Anna Pavlova would turn over in her grave)
KrisYYZ From Canada, joined Nov 2004, 1575 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 5 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 9829 times:
I have heard the Polaris aircraft often referred to as the “a sheep in a wolf’s skin” because of its unique colour scheme. I hope the new paint job will still be based on darker colours as the CC-150s are primarily used for military ops.
Kindly post any pics of the new scheme, thanks!
Quoting Boeingfixer (Reply 6): As for the CC-150, there isn't a dedicated aircraft for VIP use. All five of the aircraft can be reconfigured for troop, cargo, medical or VIP use.
I understand that there is no designated aircraft, but is 001 used most often as CanForce 1 ?
AF340 From Canada, joined Jul 2007, 2786 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 9248 times:
Quoting SSTsomeday (Reply 3): Well, that paint scheme makes Canada seem pretty dreary. The A/C looks like it's owned by the government of a Soviet-era, East-block country...
I don't know, I actually think it make it look stealthy, and well, "cool". Can't wait to see the new scheme though!
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KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11705 posts, RR: 52 Reply 13, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 9185 times:
The gray color on the CC-150s looks like a much darker shade than that on the CC-177s. Is that true, or isw it just the lighting effects of the camera?
WrenchBender From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1779 posts, RR: 9 Reply 14, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 9168 times:
Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 13): The gray color on the CC-150s looks like a much darker shade than that on the CC-177s. Is that true, or isw it just the lighting effects of the camera?
The CC150 has a finish that is closer to Gloss than the Matt of the CC177, I don't have access to the Mil Spec right now but I will try and find out.
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