As an aviation enthusiast, one thing that disturbs me a bunch about the dumbass coming back to the White House....
Is that he just might get his way on the paint design of the new Presidential Aircraft.
Remember this?
He took that model with him when he left office. It may or may not have been a personal gift from either Boeing or the model makers, but there are photos of it at Mar-A-Lago. As one might expect, he probably swiped it and it belongs to us, but oh well.
Take special note of that paint scheme compared to his 757;
Notice anything? IT IS THE EXACT SAME SCHEME! Only reversed. White, then red then dark blue.
The 2 new 747-8 (Called the VC-25B by the Air Force. The current 747-200's are VC-25A's) are scheduled to be delivered in his upcoming term.
HE CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO PERSONALIZE OUR AIRCRAFT.
If Congress or the Air Force allows the new planes to be delivered with his paint scheme, it will be yet another shameful disgrace that fuckhead has perpetrated.
The current Raymond Lowey design, even though it is over 60 years old, is unique, elegant and understated, not to mention significant from a security standpoint. It needs to be kept. Allowing Trumpy to turn an internationally recognized national symbol into a plane that looks like a cheap, second rate airliner would be a tragedy.
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or that it is not in standard Air Force livery, which is deliberately bland, emotes exactly what you suggest.
"An open friendliness"
Perfectly stated.
The first official Presidential aircraft designated as "Air Force One" was an unpainted Lockheed Constellation. This one;
That motherfucker can't be allowed to desecrate the current paint scheme. He just can't.