Whats your favourite liveries? (and theres no poll!)

PhilipsCDRW · Post by **PhilipsCDRW** » 19 Jan 2007, 12:55

British:
BOAC final version (particularly on first-gen narrow-body Boeings

)
BA Landor scheme (particularly on the 747)

Other nations:
MK Airlines 9G-MKL (bare metal 747-200)

Chris Harrington · Post by **Chris Harrington** » 19 Jan 2007, 14:51

British
1. BOAC Cunard, especially as applied to the Super VC10.
2. Cathay Pacific 1960s (Isn't Swire British? Also, at the time, HK sort of belonged to the UK, so...)
3. Virgin Atlantic current

Non-British
1. Pan Am 1960s
2. Cathay Pacific current
3. Delta Air Lines 'widget'

First runner up in the British category was BEA Red Square.

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 20 Jan 2007, 21:03

BOAC Gold Speedbird (obviously :roll: )

British Airways Chatham Dockyard

British Airways Chelsea Rose

But I've always adored this Qantas Wunulla Dreaming

Ian

thehappyotter · Post by **thehappyotter** » 20 Jan 2007, 21:08

I love some of the rather mad liveries of Ecuatoriana.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0817330/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1006398/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1012200/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1134645/L/

ivanT3 · Post by **ivanT3** » 20 Jan 2007, 22:08

I like both northwest,

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1164323/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1164320/L/

And of course,This may be my Fav.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1138623/L/

Ivan.......................

Reheat · Post by **Reheat** » 20 Jan 2007, 23:30

Lets be honest, some aircraft would look stunning even without a livery!

PhilipsCDRW · Post by **PhilipsCDRW** » 21 Jan 2007, 00:36

Reheat wrote:Lets be honest, some aircraft would look stunning even without a livery!

To be honest, the liveries Concorde did wear were fairly minimal!

PhilipsCDRW · Post by **PhilipsCDRW** » 21 Jan 2007, 14:52

Yeah, I know, skin surface heating and all...

Although, a polished aluminium Concorde - what would that be like? (Might not work if Concorde was painted with the anti-corrosive yellow zinc chromite which Garry told me was painted onto other British and European designs...)

Post by **Garry Russell** » 21 Jan 2007, 15:02

Concorde had to be painted white to keep the temperature within limits.

The Pepsi Concorde was speed limited due to the colour.

So white was the only practicle colour.

Any aircraft can be stripped down to bare metal but there is no point and it would take a lot to get it up to a high sheen and get corrosion problems.

Garry

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 21 Jan 2007, 16:20

(British) faves:

BOAC Golden Speedbird (on a VC10 or 747)
British Airways Landor
Air UK 1987-1994 (preferably on a 146 or Fokker 27)
BCal original with golden Lion Rampant on a VC10