I'm lovin' it
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I'm lovin' it
Smelling salts for BEagle, please.
Ah, Comrade. Corporate branding: sign of the Capitalist Free West.
Ah, Comrade. Corporate branding: sign of the Capitalist Free West.
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From: Under a stone
Nearly as bad as the white elephant that was stencil painted next to the door of a Nimrod AEW3 while deployed for an air show at Lossie a good few years ago.
I feel a thread change coming on - whats the worst thing that YOU have seen painted onto an aircraft?
I feel a thread change coming on - whats the worst thing that YOU have seen painted onto an aircraft?
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
Yes, I suppose it'll make it easier for the terminally dim-witted to establish who owns the ancient aeroplanes carrying this silly and wholly pointless logo.
I would have thought that the union flag provided a bit of a clue?
I would have thought that the union flag provided a bit of a clue?
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Yes BEagle, but isn't it absolutely great to see that those wonderful airship people have got their priorities so correct, don't you think?
I mean, never mind about directiing funds to ISK to keep our Nimrod fleet alive; and lets not worry that our soldiers don't have enough ammo and proper kit; No, sod them all, lets get those aircraft painted up and sorted out to show the world that they belong to em.......oh yes, the Royal (Bankrupt) Air Farce!
To the boys and girls at ISK who will undoubtedly see this and be wondering why? May I apologise on behalf of the half-brained idiot who decided upon this latest waste of valuable money. Its great isn't it having a cammo' colour scheme only to have a bloody great sign saying RAF plastered on it. God, I despair, whatever next?
Infact, I might just go and start another thread entitled 'What will the fools in charge of the RAF come up with next?' should get a few postings me thinks!
Good afternoon to all
TSM
I mean, never mind about directiing funds to ISK to keep our Nimrod fleet alive; and lets not worry that our soldiers don't have enough ammo and proper kit; No, sod them all, lets get those aircraft painted up and sorted out to show the world that they belong to em.......oh yes, the Royal (Bankrupt) Air Farce!
To the boys and girls at ISK who will undoubtedly see this and be wondering why? May I apologise on behalf of the half-brained idiot who decided upon this latest waste of valuable money. Its great isn't it having a cammo' colour scheme only to have a bloody great sign saying RAF plastered on it. God, I despair, whatever next?
Infact, I might just go and start another thread entitled 'What will the fools in charge of the RAF come up with next?' should get a few postings me thinks!
Good afternoon to all
TSM
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
No doubt some pony-tailed graphic arts conceptual designer was paid a squillion blatts to come up with such a wunnerful corporate logo?
Another prize piece of work from MoD to match:
1. The oil paintings acquired for the MoD box.
2. The comfy chairs acquired for same.
3. The plasma screen TVs acquired for same.
4. The 'leisure clothing' range.
5. Spirit of Adventure aircraftless air shows. Neither of which are being held at RAF aerodromes.......
Another prize piece of work from MoD to match:
1. The oil paintings acquired for the MoD box.
2. The comfy chairs acquired for same.
3. The plasma screen TVs acquired for same.
4. The 'leisure clothing' range.
5. Spirit of Adventure aircraftless air shows. Neither of which are being held at RAF aerodromes.......
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From: Australia
The Worst Paint Job
I feel a thread change coming on - whats the worst thing that YOU have seen painted onto an aircraft?
8 Sqn tail art
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So will the Tri-Stars that had their markings toned down/removed to stop them looking British and attracting unwanted attention in warm places have this painted on the nose to remove all doubt about who operates them?
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From: Muscat, Oman
Could someone remind me who our CEO is these days. I used to think it was just the other Sqn on the base that was the cowboy outfit, now I realise it's the whole damn company!
Anybody out there still short of body armour or desert camouflage?
Anybody out there still short of body armour or desert camouflage?
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From: 2 m South of Radstock VRP
Mein Gott!
Since when did military aircraft, particularly of the world's first air force, carry bloody logos?
On the subject of grey Nimrods, does anyone remember how much research money resulted in them and some of the tankers being painted overall hemp?
Since when did military aircraft, particularly of the world's first air force, carry bloody logos?
On the subject of grey Nimrods, does anyone remember how much research money resulted in them and some of the tankers being painted overall hemp?
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From: at the end of the bar
Haven't the AT Fleet ALREADY got a great big 'Royal Air Force' written on the side?
Am I cynical in thinking this new logo is positioned just where it will be visible on TV broadcasts of people disembarking?
Am I cynical in thinking this new logo is positioned just where it will be visible on TV broadcasts of people disembarking?
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From: On Resettlement
What is all of the fuss about.
Is it just me, or have we been painting a Roundel and the words Royal Air Force (or Royal Navy, perhaps Army too) on our aircraft for quite some time? Hardly NEWS, and I hate the new font too.
I find it saddening that their Air-ships are currently so paranoid about the RAF being absorbed within (one or both) of the other Services that they have to persist with these futile gestures:
I find it saddening that their Air-ships are currently so paranoid about the RAF being absorbed within (one or both) of the other Services that they have to persist with these futile gestures:
Erroneously adopting the Roundel (which signifies a British mil aircraft of ANY Service) as an RAF 'logo'
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Expeditionary Air Wings. (For fixed bases?!) What is wrong with identifying Squadrons as 'packets' of air power?
AIR Command! Whatever.
If the RAF et al. are going to be combined as a general defence force, a la the Canadian experiment, none of this pontificating is going to matter a jot.
.Expeditionary Air Wings. (For fixed bases?!) What is wrong with identifying Squadrons as 'packets' of air power?
AIR Command! Whatever.
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From: A lot closer to the sea
The FAA and AAC always had their service written on the side to make sure nobody made the grave error of thinking they were RAF. It was thought that having a UK roundel and being a military aircraft would be sufficient to identify the RAF in the majority of cases. In these days of branding and corporate logos I guess it's not as obvious to the paying public.
Mind you - they didn't let 800 NAS/Naval Strike Wing put Royal Navy on their GR7/9s.
Mind you - they didn't let 800 NAS/Naval Strike Wing put Royal Navy on their GR7/9s.
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From: Witney UK
The hemp colour scheme was devised by a grossly underpaid boffin, a Mr Barley of Barley Grey fame, working out of a wooden shack at Farnborough. Their world was just as badly treated as todays serving military. Now of course it is a commercial organization called Septic or something and making a fortune for its bosses.