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Trump confirms new paint job for Air Force One
CNN Politics ^ | July 17, 2018 | Jamie Ehrlich and Jeff Zeleny

Posted on 07/17/2018 3:53:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Donald Trump says the new Air Force One planes will be red, white and blue, a shift away from the classic "baby blue" design that they have had for decades.

"Air Force One is going to be incredible," Trump told CBS in an interview over the weekend that aired on Tuesday. "It's going to be the top of the line, the top in the world. And it's going to be red, white and blue, which I think is appropriate."

A source familiar with the redesign told CNN last week that Trump was deeply involved in the conversation about a redesign of the aircraft, but no decisions had been reached on a final paint scheme.

The President has now confirmed that the changes were coming....

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Travel
KEYWORDS: af1; airforce; boeing; president; trump
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To: ETL

https://youtu.be/LgF0C-yWID4


41 posted on 07/17/2018 5:42:13 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (Free)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
A good camo pattern:


42 posted on 07/17/2018 5:50:13 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: tet68

Screaming eagle on the nose, Lady Liberty in hot pants and halter top, ar-15 slung over her shoulder. Yeeeaaaah!!!


43 posted on 07/17/2018 5:55:07 PM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowboy)
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To: CJ Wolf

Lol!

What the heck is that?


44 posted on 07/17/2018 5:56:49 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Cobra64

I vote for something like the VC-118 “Independence”. The eagle profile was great without being overdone. I’m also a big fan of that era of paint scheme.

Crazy paint jobs look great for airlines, but I think it would be over the top for the airplane(s) that represents our country.


45 posted on 07/17/2018 6:01:36 PM PDT by Oil Object Insp
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To: ETL

Air force 1. Lol


46 posted on 07/17/2018 6:02:09 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (Free)
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To: Fireone
Long overdue! Some American Bald Eagle nose art would set it off nicely.

Trumans sort of had that


47 posted on 07/17/2018 6:53:42 PM PDT by TheCipher (To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature Congressman. - Mark Twain)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like it the way it is. I’ve always felt very proud when it was parked at the local airport regardless of who the president was.


48 posted on 07/17/2018 7:03:23 PM PDT by Retired Chemist
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To: PLMerite

Nice camo job, particularly the fake canopy. Would work well with a mid mounted wing but not with either a low wing or a parasol wing, as with the Crusader, for example. BTW, how many Hornets does our Northern Economic Dependency have these days - a squadron or two? Talk about defense freeloaders - no shame whatsoever.


49 posted on 07/17/2018 7:12:37 PM PDT by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
How about:


50 posted on 07/17/2018 7:18:34 PM PDT by Blogatron (Brought to you by The American Frog Council; "Frog - The other green meat.")
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To: TheCipher

Very nice, thanks!


51 posted on 07/17/2018 7:24:40 PM PDT by Fireone (Build the gallows first, then the wall!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is an impeachable offence! /s


52 posted on 07/17/2018 7:24:47 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: Blogatron
Or:


53 posted on 07/17/2018 7:33:03 PM PDT by Blogatron (Brought to you by The American Frog Council; "Frog - The other green meat.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

https://postimg.cc/gallery/jsr0yq5s/

My version.


54 posted on 07/17/2018 7:42:36 PM PDT by topspinr
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The current colors are iconic - you see the 747 silhouette with those colors, you immediately think Air Force One and a president representing the nation abroad. But there's no harm in changing those colors for red, white and blue - even more iconic colors.


55 posted on 07/17/2018 7:55:50 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Here is a sneak peek.

Blnk
56 posted on 07/17/2018 8:44:11 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

57 posted on 07/17/2018 10:35:44 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Oil Object Insp; All

Crazy paint jobs look great for airlines
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Reminded me of the crazy paint jobs on Braniff Airplanes.


58 posted on 07/18/2018 2:27:17 AM PDT by octex
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I see the current paint job as being UN inspired, therefore a change needed.


59 posted on 07/18/2018 7:18:42 AM PDT by joelt
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To: TheCipher

She sits in the Air Force One hangar at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. You can tour her, FDR’s plane with the hidden elevator for his wheelchair, Ike’s Constellation and SAM 26000 which ferried JFK back to DC from Dallas all in one hangar.


60 posted on 07/18/2018 8:28:16 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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