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    Favorite Special Liveries

    What are your favorite special livery aircraft which you have actually seen in person (not on internet)? Some of my favorites seen at JFK was the ANA Pokemon B744, Alitalia "Baci" and "Bulgari" B744s, Qantas "Wunala Dreaming" B744, SIA "Tropical", Western Pacific's "Simpsons", DAL "Olympic Spirit", America West's "Phoenix Suns" "Diamondbacks" and I also saw Continentals" "Peter Max" B777 at EWR. Which are you guys favorite special liveries? Notice that most of those I mentioned have been re-painted. I guess using aircraft as advertising is too expensive.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Just a couple for me... US Airways: PSA, Eagles, Steelers; American's 757 retrojet, West Pac's Simpsons and Stardust, Continental's Alitalia and VASP "half n half" DC-10's and finally SWA- Maryland1 and these two:

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    I always liked the split Singapore Ba livery on BOAD.

    I'm surprised you didnt mention that in your list, Shulman.
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    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie
    I always liked the split Singapore Ba livery on BOAD.

    I'm surprised you didnt mention that in your list, Shulman.
    I liked Concorde liverys in the following order
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    1) BA's Blue tail (I think its called landlore)
    2) White tail Concorde (livery with G-BOAD has now)
    3) Singapoor Airline Concorde
    4) Air France Concorde livery

    Other liverys used on subsonic planes
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    BOAC
    Pan Am and TWAs 1960's liverys.
    East African Airlines 1960s livery used on the VC10s.
    Virgin
    Aeroflot
    Ok jet
    American Airlines
    Air Italia
    Quantas
    South African airwarys
    Jamacia Airways
    Air Canada
    Lufthansa's 1989 livery looked very smart as well.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    N742PS:
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    I liked the old Capitol Bicentennial (aka Stars and Bars) livery on their DC-8. I can't seem to find a pic of it though. Maybe it's Capital? I also liked the Calder Colors Brannif DC-8. Three underrated regular liveries, IMO, was BWIA, from the 70's and 80's, the old Gulf Air "Eagle" from the same era and Seaboard World, again from the same era.
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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    British Caledonian




    Looked smart.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    These are the three special liveries that I ever liked.....(along with Maryland one that I don't have yet.)
    TWA/AAL Hybrid Boeing 717-200 and Arizona Cadinals 757-200 and Power Puff Girls 737-200.





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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    I'm suprised no one mentioned the Pepsi Concorde?

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Quote Originally Posted by mmedford
    I'm suprised no one mentioned the Pepsi Concorde?
    meh, publicity stunt...
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Quote Originally Posted by mmedford
    I'm suprised no one mentioned the Pepsi Concorde?
    Air France did one for some promotional stunt but that was never used in commercial flight and i never saw a Pepsi Concorde.

    I saw pics of it but that made Concorde look ugly as the wings could not be painted the same colour as the body, they had to be kept white so the plane looked half finished.

    If they had used a better paint scheme, better colours and design, it would have been different but you can see some ad man from pepsi throwing countless $s to Air France for a rubbish paint scheme to promote their drink.

    I think a 7up or Coca cola Pepsi would have looked cool with the right colour scheme.

    For me Concorde always looks good in white with livery from what ever airline is flying.

    Singapoor Concorde was very smart.








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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Quote Originally Posted by SengaB
    WOW! i thought this one only ended up on the MD80s, never knew it made it to the 717s. looking at the pic that fuselage looks as if it just came out of the polishing shop...
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Quote Originally Posted by cancidas
    Quote Originally Posted by mmedford
    I'm suprised no one mentioned the Pepsi Concorde?
    meh, publicity stunt...
    So is just about every other special livery....Publicity.

    Jet, I love the Brit Cal photos!


    Say, think you can start another thread with your pics? I know you have a lot of good Concorde stuff but would love to see your other stuff!
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

    http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=187

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    My favorite by far:
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Re: Favorite Special Liveries

    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie
    Quote Originally Posted by cancidas
    Quote Originally Posted by mmedford
    I'm suprised no one mentioned the Pepsi Concorde?
    meh, publicity stunt...
    So is just about every other special livery....Publicity.

    Jet, I love the Brit Cal photos!


    Say, think you can start another thread with your pics? I know you have a lot of good Concorde stuff but would love to see your other stuff!
    Hi Mario :)

    I already have my own website of these (which i update with new concorde photos i took when i get the time), rather than going off topic i will start a new thread with a link to it soon.

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