"Northwest Four Two, Delta Colors..."

[derg]

You forgot the one with the "soft" widget.

Ahh, the "Mullin Frown" Widget.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

The "deltaflot" is also known as the "wavy gravy" b/c of the tail.

Always loved that scheme...



I don't mind the new one as it looks very clean....and seeing as it has a northwest pointing widget, how about "Del Norte?"

 

[Easton14]

Number 1 ! I love the retro look. What ever happened to those 1011s? They didnt seem to be in service at DL too long.

In service 28 years @ Delta--1973-2001. At their peak, Delta had 56 of them. My vote is for the #1 picture too. That airplane looked GREAT in the classic Delta colors.

 

[Cheechako]

Ahem, the preferred nomenclature is:


3. The Leo Mullin/Deltaflot

It's the "Safeway-bag-stuck-on-the-tail"

 

[falconvalley]

Number 1 ! I love the retro look. What ever happened to those 1011s? They didnt seem to be in service at DL too long.

Lack of demand for them, which caused Lockheed to stop making them. I think only like 100 or so were built.

 

[moocowtex]

They need to pass a law that all aircraft have to sound and smoke like the L-1011 on startup.

 

[JoelT]

When my dad was a 1011 instructor he had me shooting hand-flown CAT III aproaches in the sim when I was fourteen.

The 1011 was his favorite plane and the only one that he flew all three seats in. He took a couple to the desert and got off of it kicking and screaming. I jumpseated with him a few times and that was by far the best jumpseat in the world. Just wish I could have gotten to Delta in time to fly it.

 

[SmoothLanderJ]

I think I barfed in the back of that airplane on a flight from SEA-ATL when I was a kid. All them FA's filled me up full of waffles with strawberries on top, sausage, and ice cream. I guess they thought I was cute until I hurled.

The paint on the L1011 in #1 is my favorite paint scheme of all time. I love the old school Delta paint and was lucky enough to fly on a Tristar in 2000 before they went out of service.

 

[Cptnchia]

I sometimes refer to NW as "company." No one has said anything yet.......

 

[pilotlight]

Lack of demand for them, which caused Lockheed to stop making them. I think only like 100 or so were built.

I saw the 747 that has been painted in DTW today, It looked good!

 

[JumpWake]

Forgive me for copying someone elses pics:

Looks a lil' out of place?

 

[SeanD]

Cool pics. The 330 is a lot larger in comparison to the 747 than I thought.
Im still looking forward to seeing the A320 in DL colors.