Livery

Any links to educative material on livery design and implementation
would be welcome, thanks a lot. Intrigued to know how all the fancy
modern livery gets actually painted on the fuselage... or are stickers
used?

Ramapriya

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Any links to educative material on livery design and implementation
would be welcome, thanks a lot. Intrigued to know how all the fancy
modern livery gets actually painted on the fuselage... or are stickers
used?

I've heard of both. At the widebody assembly plant here in Everett, WA,
Boeing has some paint hangars in which they carefully paint the airplanes to
the customer's specifications. It's quite a complicated process,
apparently, designed to get just the right amount of paint (not too much
weight, but enough to be durable) and of course just the right image.

It's possible that if you look up information on the Boeing assembly plant
tour (sorry, don't have it handy, but it shouldn't be hard to find with
Google), they might mention some details.

Of course, not everyone has their airplanes painted at the Boeing widebody
assembly plant. That's just one example of how commercial airliners get
painted.

It sounds like you're asking about commercial airliners, but of course
smaller airplanes get painted too. And again, techniques run the gamut, but
paint is the most common. The basic ideas are all simple -- prep the
surface, mask, paint, repeat if necessary with different masks to get
different color designs -- but of course the actual work can be quite
detailed and complex.

I don't know which is easier (assuming you have the necessary equipment).
On the one hand, the big commercial airliners are even more complex than
small airplanes, and prep and application is obviously harder. On the other
hand, the standard of quality might be less on an airliner, at least with
respect to getting the design just right, since people aren't looking at the
paint job from a distance of 12 inches the way they are with a small
airplane.

Pete

Peter Duniho wrote:
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I don't know which is easier (assuming you have the necessary equipment).
On the one hand, the big commercial airliners are even more complex than
small airplanes, and prep and application is obviously harder. On the other
hand, the standard of quality might be less on an airliner, at least with
respect to getting the design just right, since people aren't looking at the
paint job from a distance of 12 inches the way they are with a small
airplane.

Pete


Thanks a lot for your time and info, Pete. I did try a Teoma search
earlier but didn't come up with much info as such; my keywords were
probably not the optimal.

What made me ask was the seemingly little time that airlines take in
changing liveries to match local/international events, promos and
what-have-you! Emirates aircraft are particularly worth watching out
for. There's never a time when Dubai doesn't have an exhibition or sale
fest going, and never a time when there isn't the appropriate livery on
the ubiquitous aircraft here

Ramapriya

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Peter Duniho wrote:
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I don't know which is easier (assuming you have the necessary equipment).
On the one hand, the big commercial airliners are even more complex than
small airplanes, and prep and application is obviously harder. On the
other
hand, the standard of quality might be less on an airliner, at least with
respect to getting the design just right, since people aren't looking at
the
paint job from a distance of 12 inches the way they are with a small
airplane.

Pete


Thanks a lot for your time and info, Pete. I did try a Teoma search
earlier but didn't come up with much info as such; my keywords were
probably not the optimal.

What made me ask was the seemingly little time that airlines take in
changing liveries to match local/international events, promos and
what-have-you! Emirates aircraft are particularly worth watching out
for. There's never a time when Dubai doesn't have an exhibition or sale
fest going, and never a time when there isn't the appropriate livery on
the ubiquitous aircraft here



This feller ain't from around these parts, is he?




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"C. Massey" wrote:
This feller ain't from around these parts, is he?

Usenet is a global network. You ain't from around these parts either. ;-)

In article . com,
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Any links to educative material on livery design and implementation
would be welcome, thanks a lot. Intrigued to know how all the fancy
modern livery gets actually painted on the fuselage... or are stickers
used?

Google videos has several AirBus assembly videos.
Look for the one on the A380. Towards the end you will watch as they use
various platforms to spray the colors.

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"C. Massey" wrote:
This feller ain't from around these parts, is he?

Usenet is a global network. You ain't from around these parts either. ;-)


That's where *you* are wrong! I *am* from these parts and have been for
almost all of my life! :P




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C. Massey wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"C. Massey" wrote:
This feller ain't from around these parts, is he?

Usenet is a global network. You ain't from around these parts either. ;-)


That's where *you* are wrong! I *am* from these parts and have been for
almost all of my life! :P


Actually, Ram or Ramesh is probably from India (o'er there yonder,
b'hind them tha hills...) g

Monk

Flyingmonk wrote:

Actually, Ram or Ramesh is probably from India (o'er there yonder, b'hind them tha
hills...) g

Monk


Just for the record, I'm from this little southern Indian place called
Bangalore, working presently in Dubai, UAE

Ramapriya

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Flyingmonk wrote:

Actually, Ram or Ramesh is probably from India (o'er there yonder, b'hind
them tha
hills...) g

Monk


Just for the record, I'm from this little southern Indian place called
Bangalore, working presently in Dubai, UAE

Ramapriya



I'm just havin' a little fun... Your English is too proper for us American's
!





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