Questions tagged [livery]
The designs airliners are painted with, typically designed by the company owning or leasing the plane.
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Is there a good way to search for all special livery flight or widebody aircrafts from an airport
As a planespotter, I want to search for a list of widebody or special livery flights that depart an airport on a certain date. Is there a quick way for me to search for such stuff?
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European aircraft liveries list
We live few miles away of an airport and we see a lot of departures and I would like a tool to enable my 7 year old daughter to recognize the company from the livery.
Is there a pdf or anything else (...
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Why hasn’t SpiceJet painted their own logo on their newly acquired aircraft?
So I’m referring to the airline company SpiceJet here. They have acquired old airplanes of the company that has now gone under, Jet Airways.
The above plane is clearly an old Jet-Lite plane that ...
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What is that yellow square to the right of the main entry door of this Lufthansa A350?
My question is: is it just part of the paint job, or does this yellow square serve a purpose? I haven't seen this square on any other airlines.
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How often is the name painted on fighters?
This question is restricted to US Air Force fighters, as I don't know if other air forces paint the pilot's name on the fighter.
This question pops into my mind because of 2 reasons:
this comment ...
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Why do airlines not paint the wings on their livery? Why? [duplicate]
Does anyone know why airlines do not paint the wings on their aircraft? What is the reason why?
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Military paintjobs matte for airshow also?
Combat aircraft are painted in a matte paint to prevent them from reflecting moon/sunlight too much.
But what about liveries used for airshows? Those colorful paintjobs, are they also always matte, ...
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What regulations apply to changing liveries on private jets in the US?
Things like the manufacturer's livery, do they need to follow that?
Anything else that will be required when purchasing a new jet and changing the paint to the new owner's choice and requirements.
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How are aircraft depainted?
There are several questions about livery changes and livery in general on this website. Yet, I fail to find information about paint removal.
As a routine maintenance for an airframe that can live for ...
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Why don’t airliners have temporary liveries?
For buses, it’s quite common to have plastic foil with advertisements on them, but I’ve never seen that on an aircraft. Looking at how aggressively some airlines try to save money, they probably ...
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If an airline purchases an aircraft, do they have to/feel compelled to change the livery?
If an airline purchases a used commercial aircraft, which would be painted in the livery of its previous owner, would the new airline ever be required (by law) to re-paint the aircraft in their own ...
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Why was the Concorde painted white and not black?
It's well-known that the stated reason the Concorde was painted predominantly white was to mitigate heating problems.
However, given that the source of the Concorde's thermal woes wasn't excessive ...
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What is this red dashed line between door and cockpit window?
I noticed this dashed line located between the door and cockpit window on this 737-300 while boarding this exact aircraft at Ibiza airport. It seems to have text beside it but I did not have time to ...
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American Airlines Astrojet - is it really 'polished aluminium'? [duplicate]
I came upon this article, referring to American Airlines' roll-out of a 737-800 in their Astrojet livery. In the article it describes this as 'polished aluminium'.
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Why are the wingtips of sailplanes painted red?
Modern (plastic) gliders are painted white (I suppose for thermal reasons), except for some shapes on the fuselage (generally blue or red, but it seems the color does not matter). And the aircraft ...
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