Favorite Livery?

[Polar742]

There are so many great liveries, it rotates for me. These are the current hotness for me.

We should start the other thread: Ugliest liveries.....

Classic Liveries:

Modern Liveries:

With thanks to those that sit for lord knows how long to get the shots.....

 

[cmill]

See, for me, if your going to go down the Lockheed Constellation route, there is only one plane to consider. The L1049G, aka Super Connie, is the best of the bunch. Something about the tip tanks just makes it look amazing.

super connie is a bad arse plane, its just he tip tanks remind me of a bonanza for some reason,

 

[cmill]

We should start the other thread: Ugliest liveries.....

heres my vote. I like flying SWA, but whose idea was it for the poo brown and period red paint scheme?

 

[N519AT]

 

[SurferLucas]

While the L-1011 is my all time favorite airplane, I've always had a soft spot for the raw speed, power and noise of a Convair 880 in Delta's two older liveries.

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

UAL and Braniff old school.

 

[WacoFan]

heres my vote. I like flying SWA, but whose idea was it for the poo brown and period red paint scheme?

I believe it was primer, with two color stripes. Cheaper and lighter. At least that is my guess.

 

[DPApilot]

Loved the palm trees. God, I miss them. I really thought their last livery looked great on the 738's and 752-3's. Looked stupid on the 733 though.

The pleasant Hawaiian holidays one was cool too.

 

[Max1594]

These two are my favorite, I got to fly on Swiss Airlines' special livery for the European cup a few summers back when it took place in Switzerland.

 

[KSCessnaDriver]

I believe it was primer, with two color stripes. Cheaper and lighter. At least that is my guess.

It didn't fade, in the heat of the Texas, unlike the new Canyon blue paint. Some of their planes are starting to look really faded now.

 

[ATC RET 2003]

The Piedmont Pacemakers are my first choice and a pic has already been posted, so here's my second:

 

[SeanD]

Hawaiian Air

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Hawaiian-Air/Boeing-767-3CB-ER/1656852/M/

 

[PFGiardino]

 

[JordanD]

I believe it was primer, with two color stripes. Cheaper and lighter. At least that is my guess.

Certainly a weird color choice, but oddly enough I actually really like it. Must be a nostalgia thing since my first plane ride was on a 737-200 in those colors.

And the newer Northwest livery always made me chuckle. Guess no one in management there is very familiar with rap music.

 

[cmill]

Certainly a weird color choice, but oddly enough I actually really like it. Must be a nostalgia thing since my first plane ride was on a 737-200 in those colors.

And the newer Northwest livery always made me chuckle. Guess no one in management there is very familiar with rap music.

aaahaha so true. Every time I see an NWA plane, "straight outta compton" starts going through my head.

 

[DPApilot]

aaahaha so true. Every time I see an NWA plane, "straight outta compton" starts going through my head.

Which makes me think of KEZE. Haha

 

[Okstate Pilot]

 

[beasly]

Semi-off topic, but .....


Why paint?


Best looking aircraft were stainless steel....

function over form and all that.

plus, "some airline" is saving $$ removing olives from the salads...paint weighs more than olives.

I like my aircraft like I like my women. No makeup.


b.

 

[SteveC]

Certainly a weird color choice, but oddly enough I actually really like it. Must be a nostalgia thing since my first plane ride was on a 737-200 in those colors.

Funny to hear SWA referred to with "nostalgia". I still think of it as a new comer.

 

[PFGiardino]

This is also awesome, although not following in my theme of bare metal DC-10s...