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Military Paint Schemes
Something I've always wondered: are there any restrictions on how an owner
can paint their aircraft with a military paint scheme? In particular, the L-39's have some very authentic-looking and current US military paint jobs and I wonder if owners have to follow guidelines when painting them. Marco |
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"Marco Leon" wrote: Something I've always wondered: are there any restrictions on how an owner can paint their aircraft with a military paint scheme? In particular, the L-39's have some very authentic-looking and current US military paint jobs and I wonder if owners have to follow guidelines when painting them. Marco A friend has an L-39 in full "Blue Angels #7" paint scheme. He asked them for permission and was told that he could paint it any way he wanted, but that they really did not approve. At airshows where the Blues fly they shun him; the Thunderbirds LOVE it, however! Another friend has a Yak-52 in camo and Red Stars. One day at Titusvile, where we fly for Saturday breakfast, a couple of cops, who was taking the pursuit driving course (held on the airport) came into the restaurant. "Who is flying that communist airplane?" All had a laugh. Somebody could have said, "That belongs to a Russian colnel who flies up here from Havana for Saturday breakfast." I guess that would have really set him off. |
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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
news A friend has an L-39 in full "Blue Angels #7" paint scheme. He asked them for permission and was told that he could paint it any way he wanted, but that they really did not approve. At airshows where the Blues fly they shun him; the Thunderbirds LOVE it, however! I don't see why they wouldn't like it. It's free promotion. I guess it also depends on the type of aircraft. Painting a Cherokee like a Blue Angel seems a bit less cool than an L-39. Marco |
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Military Paint Schemes
In rec.aviation.piloting, on Tue 28 Aug 2007 11:51:37a, "Marco Leon"
wrote: I don't see why they wouldn't like it. It's free promotion. I guess it also depends on the type of aircraft. Painting a Cherokee like a Blue Angel seems a bit less cool than an L-39. Here's one that Don McNamara did to a Grumman AA1B. http://i18.tinypic.com/4tknc3t.jpg |
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Military Paint Schemes
"Really-Old-Fart" wrote in message
.. . In rec.aviation.piloting, on Tue 28 Aug 2007 11:51:37a, "Marco Leon" wrote: I don't see why they wouldn't like it. It's free promotion. I guess it also depends on the type of aircraft. Painting a Cherokee like a Blue Angel seems a bit less cool than an L-39. Here's one that Don McNamara did to a Grumman AA1B. http://i18.tinypic.com/4tknc3t.jpg The 1980's era Jolly Rogers paint scheme has got to be one of, if not THE coolest military paint schemes. That one on the Grumman came out very nice. |
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Military Paint Schemes
"Marco Leon" wrote:
The 1980's era Jolly Rogers paint scheme has got to be one of, if not THE coolest military paint schemes. That one on the Grumman came out very nice. Yep. Don apparently did quite a bit of research into it and created a pretty accurate copy of their paint scheme. For whatever reason (probably the sliding canopy), you seem to see a lot of the Grummans with "different" paint schemes, although more so in the 2-seaters than in the 4- seaters. |
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Military Paint Schemes
On Aug 28, 2:57 pm, "Really-Old-Fart"
wrote: In rec.aviation.piloting, on Tue 28 Aug 2007 11:51:37a, "Marco Leon" wrote: I don't see why they wouldn't like it. It's free promotion. I guess it also depends on the type of aircraft. Painting a Cherokee like a Blue Angel seems a bit less cool than an L-39. Here's one that Don McNamara did to a Grumman AA1B. http://i18.tinypic.com/4tknc3t.jpg "Every Once In A While Baby!" Doesn't have quite the same ring as "Anytime Baby!" but it's close... :O) Jay Beckman PP-ASEL Chandler, AZ |
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