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skipness1E wrote:He loves to troll and he thrives on attention. Love him or hate him, he's succeeding in the attention piece
neomax wrote:Current look is pretty classy. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-new- ... 67488.html
itisi wrote:Let me guess... featuring lots of gold and orange .....
skipness1E wrote:He loves to troll and he thrives on attention. Love him or hate him, he's succeeding in the attention piece
DarkKnight5 wrote:neomax wrote:Current look is pretty classy. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-new- ... 67488.html
The current look is extremely dated and didn't look good way back when it was first applied.
787Driver wrote:Well it could need a refresh. I also don't like that light blue color. Just because it's 50 years old doesn't make it iconic. But Trump would of course only settle for something tacky.
DominoxX wrote:But can the US president do this? I don't know how it works, but isn't the presidential fleet under pure AF jurisdiction? I don't want him to change the current iconic livery...
seahawk wrote:
Something like this would be smashing.
DiscoverCSG wrote:DominoxX wrote:But can the US president do this? I don't know how it works, but isn't the presidential fleet under pure AF jurisdiction? I don't want him to change the current iconic livery...
The President of the United States - whoever he or she may be at any given moment - is the Commander-in-Chief of the USA's military. In fact, "Air Force One" is the call-sign used by any USAF plane carrying the President. So, by definition, Air Force One is a USAF plane, and by definition, the President is in charge of it.
But... does this article smell like fake news to anybody besides me?
787Driver wrote:Well it could need a refresh. I also don't like that light blue color. Just because it's 50 years old doesn't make it iconic. But Trump would of course only settle for something tacky.
EvanWSFO wrote:I don't see a need to change. I can't seem to ever find an answer to this question: Is it going to be based off the pax (stretched upper deck) or cargo version of the 747-8?
dragon6172 wrote:EvanWSFO wrote:I don't see a need to change. I can't seem to ever find an answer to this question: Is it going to be based off the pax (stretched upper deck) or cargo version of the 747-8?
I believe they are pax versions. They are using airframes originally built for a Russian airline Transaero. They were built but never delivered.
ltbewr wrote:A comment on another website as to Trump's repaint idea made and interesting point, especially the light blue, that the current colors make it more difficult to see in the sky so maybe a bit more secure. You also don't want a too much in your face livery for your top government plane.
DocLightning wrote:For once I agree with Mr. Trump (well, kinda). The current livery looks extremely anachronistic.
I think that there is probably a tasteful way to update to a more modern look while respecting the lineage of the livery.
jmc1975 wrote:Since it hasn’t been changed in over 50 years, at least it would be a change that you can believe in.
weekendppl wrote:BTW, Raymond Loewy, a professional at this sort of thing, did the 1962 design pro bono. Mr. Trump probably won't be able to get anybody to do a new one that cheaply. Unless he and his kids color something up in crayon while sitting around a table at Mar A Lago.
FrmrKSEngr wrote:It really needs to represent what our government has become.
Sell space to sponsors. Southwest did Shamoo, the Simpsons were flying around for awhile, and ANA had Star Wars. Why not "Air Force One, sponsored by Koch Industries, Las Vegas Sands and Hobby Lobby".
LockheedBBD wrote:Perhaps Mr. Trump will put an image of himself on the plane.