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Scoop: Trump wants tough new Air Force One paint job
Axios ^
| 12JUL18
| Mike Allen
Posted on 07/13/2018 7:18:19 PM PDT by vannrox
President Trump wants to update the paint job on the next version of Air Force One, ditching the iconic robin's-egg blue (which he calls a "Jackie Kennedy color") for a bolder, "more American" look.
The big picture: Trump rarely gets into the weeds of government negotiations. But he sat down in the Oval Office with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg in February to personally hammer out the $4 billion deal for a pair of replacement 747s for use as Air Force One (the call sign for whatever Air Force plane the president is on).
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: af1; afone; airforce; airforceone; boeing; one; paint; trump
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To: EEGator
61
posted on
07/13/2018 8:46:46 PM PDT
by
DariusBane
(Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
To: vannrox
I vote for nondescript. Don’t need to make him a bigger target for all the haters.
62
posted on
07/13/2018 8:47:18 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: vannrox
63
posted on
07/13/2018 8:52:03 PM PDT
by
tinyowl
(A is A)
To: EEGator
I have a t-shirt with that nose art on it. The girl, not the teeth.
64
posted on
07/13/2018 8:52:50 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: vannrox
I choose the bottom one. Anti-flash white. Ready for war.
65
posted on
07/13/2018 9:01:28 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: vannrox
66
posted on
07/13/2018 9:04:55 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(recovering Spokeshave from another computer.)
To: CrazyIvan
Please, no Flamed Nose.(I hate flames on cars.)
67
posted on
07/13/2018 9:09:27 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: vannrox
Why not go whole hog and build something that will impress the living $#!+ out of our enemies? The 747 is so 1970's. B-21 on steroids, anyone?
68
posted on
07/13/2018 9:13:43 PM PDT
by
katana
To: heights
Multi tasking.
He's got this.
69
posted on
07/13/2018 9:24:30 PM PDT
by
going hot
(happiness is a momma deuce)
To: skimbell
How about “The United States of America” above the belt line; “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” and “No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy” underneath.
70
posted on
07/13/2018 9:33:38 PM PDT
by
castlebrew
(Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
To: The Antiyuppie
This is not necessary in my opinion.
To: adorno
Here is a Photoshop I did of Obama's plane...
72
posted on
07/13/2018 9:56:18 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: tinyowl
Hahahahahahaha...just seeing that made me laugh aloud!!!!!!!
Brilliant!
73
posted on
07/13/2018 9:57:20 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: Windflier
I love thinking about changing it, but I do love the paint job it currently has.
Iconic. Classy. Nice on the eyes.
74
posted on
07/13/2018 9:59:17 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: AFreeBird
Yeah, P-40s were the original, but they were BRITISH P-40s in North Africa. American Flying Tigers pilots saw the iconic shark teeth design in a newspaper and adopted it.
75
posted on
07/13/2018 9:59:37 PM PDT
by
Rinnwald
To: vannrox
I’m as patriotic as you get, but I really like the current look of AF1. As many have said, it’s iconic and historic.
I’d entertain another look, but most of these examples are just eyesores. Yes I love eagles, and the flag, and red white and blue. Doesn’t mean AF1 has to look like some paint shop’s acid trip midnight paint session.
76
posted on
07/13/2018 11:06:56 PM PDT
by
catbertz
To: 4Liberty
I think that old glory/eagle theme is a winner.
77
posted on
07/14/2018 4:24:57 AM PDT
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: Wissa
I don’t think so, Harriet Tubman was a Republican...
78
posted on
07/14/2018 4:30:16 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: katana
That looks like a buck-toothed albino manta ray
79
posted on
07/14/2018 4:37:27 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: vannrox
IMHO, just change the blue to the same Standard Color Card of America 70075 blue (Pantone Blue PMS 282) which is on the flag. Keep the same typeface. Why they chose that powder blue has always been something of a question for me.
80
posted on
07/14/2018 4:38:51 AM PDT
by
Ol' Sox
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