Air Force One

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by cairns

Nice to see him trigger every lefty on the planet. Again.

That's pretty rich considering the discussion involves the most thin-skinned (and orange) POTUS ever.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by island911

....

Sorry if that offends the perpetually perturbed TDS'ers.

Even dawgs don't like the POS...

Air Trump One

[Clint Lando]

[Clint Lando]

Originally Posted by pavulon

That's pretty rich considering the discussion involves the most thin-skinned (and orange) POTUS ever.

you judge by color of skin. bad

[Rawknees'Turbo]

Originally Posted by pavulon

That's pretty rich considering the discussion involves the most thin-skinned (and orange) POTUS ever.

Not to mention the skin of his adoring scrubbers; sun-baked, ancient parchment.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by Clint Lando

you judge by color of skin. bad

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by cairns

Nice to see him trigger every lefty on the planet. Again.

Lefty loosey, righty tighty. I rest my case. The potus in question is a "chaadad" IMO

[70SATMan]

Originally Posted by island911

Cool ^

of course AF1 is any AF plane that the POTUS is flying aboard.

No kidding. He got the TDS'ers to chant "Red White & Blue wrong for AF1"

I have no strong preference. I know that a local design firm did the current 747 paint layout. ...spring boarding off of the 707 design of POTUS Johnson era.

I kind of like the flying flag look of "Trump's proposal." -I fully expect that a group of designer came up with that, and not Trump doodling on Photoshop. But.... if it helps feed the TDS rage....

Let’s paint the plane like the flag and then put a flag on it.

Brilliant. Just another example of a douche move so that his kids can claim he totally revamped AF1. The current palette reflects our colonial period and to this day is still iconic. Spending money that doesn’t need to be spent is the new mark of a tRump conservative.

[javadog]

He’s talking about painting a couple planes that haven’t been built yet, not the current planes. They’re going to have to paint them some color, your comment that he’s spending money that doesn’t have to be spent makes no sense.

[rusnak]

What model will the new AF1 be?

The elongated top deck might make the old color scheme look strange.

As iconic as AF1 is, it does deserve to have a serious look. And yes, it will have the American flag and Presidential seal (really !?!) and no, not because it's Trump but because it is Air Force One.

[javadog]

I think the new planes will be modified 747–800’s.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

His proposals aren't dreadful. No gold T in site.

Rothmans colour scheme

[Aerkuld]

Oh, but couldn't we just . . .

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by javadog

I don’t think I’ve ever made that claim. But I have seen Trump’s plane in person and I have been an artist for more than 40 years, so feel free to debate that.

I don't know how many private planes the guy has, but I have seen the 757 in person, in a maintenance hanger, while I was working on another aircraft in the same hangar (I didn't work on our single aisle aircraft, just the twin aisle). The thing is as black as the void in George's head.

Originally Posted by javadog

George is wrong, which is no surprise. He refuses to admit it, which is also no surprise.

C'mon, javadog, we have all seen case after case wherein George's Google knowledge trumps others' real life, first hand experiences.

Originally Posted by dad911

He will never admit error. His typical Mo is a personal attack, then spin like above, or disappear for a day then pretend it never happened.

We have all witnessed this time and time again. While it's impossible to guess just how many of us he has gone after with his vile spite, I think I hold the all-time PPOT record for duration, depth, and sheer effort expended over the course of one of George's signature attacks. It's a little unnerving to stop and realize that I hold a somewhat special place in the heart of such a clearly deranged man. Maybe someone else can step up and knock me out of first place.

Originally Posted by dad911

Trump's plane (top) is black and gold. Those are his colors.

Yup. Two of us that are contributing to this discussion have seen it in person and agree.

Originally Posted by dad911

I like the red, white, and blue.

I do too. And, as has been pointed out already, these are proposed color schemes for the new airplane, not a repaint of the old.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

Rothmans colour scheme

Now I get it, ever since I started this thread I've been itchin' for a smoke. Couldn't understand why since I quit fags 40 years ago. Now I see , it was that picture of Trump's new paint scheme.

[edgemar]

I wonder what the hourly cost of a 757 is...

[dad911]

Originally Posted by 70SATMan

Let’s paint the plane like the flag and then put a flag on it.

Brilliant. Just another example of a douche move so that his kids can claim he totally revamped AF1. The current palette reflects our colonial period and to this day is still iconic. Spending money that doesn’t need to be spent is the new mark of a tRump conservative.

Nope. Trump's white house cut 1.3 billion on the new plane. (The tRump conservative administration saved 1.3 billion)

Before taking office, Trump criticized the "out of control" costs in the government's initial contract with Boeing to revamp the fleet. The White House said last year that its new contract came in $1.3 billion lower than the initial proposal.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-trump-unveils-patriotic-paint-job-air-force/story?id=63676678

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by edgemar

I wonder what the hourly cost of a 757 is...

Ask Nancy Pelosi. In her first stint as Speaker of the House, she became the first congress person in that position to demand, and receive, the use of her own jet on our dime. It was a 757.

[edgemar]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Ask Nancy Pelosi. In her first stint as Speaker of the House, she became the first congress person in that position to demand, and receive, the use of her own jet on our dime. It was a 757.

According to this article https://www.factcheck.org/2008/12/nancy-pelosis-personal-jet/

"After this story was posted, we received word from Eric Sharman, deputy chief of public affairs at Andrews Air Force Base, confirming what Pelosi’s spokesman told us about her aircraft use. Sharman said that Pelosi has in the past used the C-20B and the slightly larger C-37A, depending on availability, and that these may or may not be able to make a nonstop cross-country flight depending on conditions. He confirms that Pelosi has used the C-32 once and only once, when no other planes were available."

[javadog]

Originally Posted by edgemar

i wonder what the hourly cost of a 757 is...

$10,800.