Scoop: Trump wants tough new Air Force One paint job

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

President Trump wants to update the paint job on the next version of Air Force One, ditching the iconic robin's-egg blue (which he calls a "Jackie Kennedy color" ) for a bolder, "more American" look.

The big picture: Trump rarely gets into the weeds of government negotiations. But he sat down in the Oval Office with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg in February to personally hammer out the $4 billion deal for a pair of replacement 747s for use as Air Force One (the call sign for whatever aircraft the president is on).

Axios has learned that Trump had one specification for the plane that could cause tension with the Air Force and surprise around the world:

Trump wants to change the plane's signature blue-and-white look that goes back 55 years, to a redesign of the presidential aircraft by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy in the early 1960s.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-new-air-force-one-paint-job-b3ff40b3-f8da-448e-9023-a1ea73067488.html

[sandensea]

1. Of course. He prefers whorehouse red and filigree.

[Snellius]

5. Is this photo for real?

Not Photoshopped? Doesn't look like it.

[sandensea]

6. Oh yes.

This was taken about a decade ago in his Chump Tower penthouse.

The one the bankruptcy courts allowed him to keep when he lost everything in '91.

[Snellius]

9. Holy shit! You're kidding! It's like a baroque parody on himself

The more you know, the more he seems like a surreal dream in a grotesque cartoon.

[NCjack]

14. Looks like those two just had extremely bad sex. nt

[Snellius]

16. They do look pretty sweaty. Note the Don with a clinched fist.

[fierywoman]

58. ROFLOL! (Our classy First Lady.)

[hlthe2b]

28. Grotesque, Obscene, Humiliating to the rest of us.

[RobinA]

67. He IS

a baroque parody of himself.

[Blue_Tires]

42. Of course! That's from Vanity Fair, IIRC

[Initech]

39. Trump is this guy:

[christx30]

41. It's like a redneck's idea of what being rich is like.

Gold everything. White piano. He probably has a drink with an umbrella in it, because that's what he wanted his whole life.

[Snellius]

65. It's also like what Manhattan "class" looks like to a guy from Queens.

[irisblue]

2. From the article.

From the article. snip...."We're told he wants the presidential bed aboard Air Force One to be larger and more comfortable — more like the executive livery package on his personal plane than the current, couch-like sleeping configuration aboard Air Force One." A better bed does seem fair.

snip...

When I told presidential historian Michael Beschloss about Trump's plans, he replied: "Why would anyone want to discard an Air Force One design that evokes more than a half-century of American history?"

"Every time you see that blue trim and the words 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' spelled out in that same typeface as an early version of the Declaration of Independence, it brings back JFK landing in Germany to speak at the Berlin Wall, Richard Nixon flying to China, Ronald Reagan stepping off the plane to see Gorbachev in Iceland and a thousand other scenes of Presidents in our past."
"JFK and Jackie Kennedy approved that timeless design (created pro bono by the premier mid-20th century industrial designer Raymond Loewy) to replace an earlier version of Air Force One that had simply said 'MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE' and which made conspicuous use of the color orange, which Kennedy rightfully found 'gaudy.'"
"It was JFK who chose what Loewy called the 'luminous ultramarine blue' that has appeared on every version of Air Force One (and some other Presidential aircraft) from 1962 on." end snip

[Girard442]

31. That it evokes those memories is WHY he wants to change it.

Can't have past presidents taking attention away from him, even if they're dead.

He's probably pissed that our money has their pictures on it.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

61. Trump will want to replace other presidents' images on money with his own.

What kind of egomaniac do you have to be to want to change a global symbol of American values? Oh, yeah, the same guy who puts his name on every building he "builds."

I hope this gets prevented early, but I'm not confident. I had thought his "It's all about ME!" military parade was going to be shot down, but it looks like he's going to get his way. And when he does, he'll want another one, but BIGGER, next year.

You know, I wonder if even the deplorables would find this unacceptable. It would be the equivalent of placing a TRUMP sign on top of the White House.

[Renew Deal]

35. His problem is that it says United States of America and not Trump

[D_Master81]

44. my thought exatly.

He'd change it to "Trump Force 1" if he could.

[Nay]

55. And that the plane isn't covered in gold trim. nt

[Mc Mike]

3. He's working on the important things.

And he thinks he's JFK, again. Refreshing change from his usual Bonaparte delusions.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. I just think and hope

that someday in the not too distant future all this wonton nonsense ego-driven fluff will be undone.

It will be worth any amount taxpayers have to pay to undo this frivolous stroke to Trump's ego

[keithbvadu2]

8. Adorned with some 'tasteful' images of FLOTUS on the nose

Adorned with some 'tasteful' images of FLOTUS on the nose


.

[Vinca]

11. Guess there will be no tariffs on silicone.

[Girard442]

32. Boobs and a box of bling. Yeah, that's Trump, alright.

[keithbvadu2]

33. Preferably Ivanka brand bling. No tariffs.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. He wants this painted on the tail fin

[cheezmaka]

19. My thoughts exactly!!!!

Anything to impress his (COMRADE) best friend.....

[magicarpet]

56. Is that the new Christian cross ?

The Crusades of the Fascist Oligarchs.

[pazzyanne]

12. I read the Axios article.

Had a hard time getting past the photo of what tRump wants Airforce One to look like. It certainly will not blend in with the background. A much easier target than the present Airforce One.

[Snellius]

13. Maybe change the Caslon typeface on "United States of America"

to something more up-to-date. Trump will probably go for something more baroque gilded in gold.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

47. Comic Sans MS

https://www.html.am/html-generators/text-generator.cfm

[Snellius]

50. +1 or Jokerman

[mahatmakanejeeves]

51. I wish I could make the post appear in Comic Sans, but I don't know if that can be done. NT

[catbyte]

15. I can see the inside of it now...

And I'm sure he'll manage to squeeze his name in there somewhere.

[IMG][/IMG]

[rurallib]

17. what other color but

could he possibly want?

[underpants]

54. How about painting some flames on it?

[MountCleaners]

66. Gold with baroque flourishes

His taste is like Liberace's but without the camp.

[Meadowoak]

18. I thought he was going to refuse a new air force one, to save the taxpayers money, at least that's

What he said when he was campaigning.

[Snellius]

20. "New Book Reveals That President Trump Got Lost on Air Force One"

The majority of you reading this article, likely have flown on a commercial airliner, like the Boeing 747. As you know, boarding and navigating such an aircraft is pretty straightforward. You simply follow the narrow path between the seats to get to and from your own seat.
...
“After takeoff, Trump gets lost while giving Melania a tour of the plane. I don’t know how he gets lost, but he does. Air Force One is a beautiful bird, but it’s no different from any other commercial 747 in that there’s one narrow hallway that takes you from the front to the back.”

Dorey-Stein goes on to explain that the President ended up a seat in front of her, confused as to how to return to where he came from. “When I take a step back, Trump takes a step forward, into my personal space.”

https://hillreporter.com/new-book-reveals-that-president-trump-got-lost-on-air-force-one-3555

[jb5150]

23. That "moran" would get lost

in a paper bag.

[MFM008]

53. Or driving

Around the inside of a Cheerio.....

[relogic]

21. The poor man is...

always compensating. His deficient, faux machismo must express itself and makes him look obviously weaker each time to clear-headed un-Foxed newsed humanity.

[SamKnause]

22. Red and Gold with Trump painted down both sides and on the front and back.

[marble falls]

24. He's going to do the work himself ....

[riversedge]

25. OMG. I hope this is not the version he wants. From the article............

https://images.axios.com/kWY2K4fbATm-O0WNhFzTQFQ5WQY=/0x0:1920x1080/1920x1080/2018/07/12/1531388848957.jpg

[eppur_se_muova]

38. Looks great on a pickup truck, why not on official US aircraft ? nt

[samplegirl]

26. Guilded wings maybe??

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

27. The blue isn't a Kennedy thing. It's the color of the sky...it's that way for a reason.

Camoflaged somewhat in the sky.

[babylonsister]

29. It's hideous. nt

[George II]

30. "Jackie Kennedy color"? Melania couldn't carry Jackie's..........(better stop here)

Jackie Kennedy was one of the most elegant First Ladies. Melania one of the trashiest.

[fierywoman]

59. AND Jacqui actually spoke French: fluently.

[MythosMaster]

34. Orange?

[keithbvadu2]

36. He wants tough? How about a bone spur and a condom painted on it?

He wants tough? How about a bone spur and a condom painted on it?

Donald bragged that avoiding STDs was his personal VN.

[sinkingfeeling]

37. Won't the tons of gold gilt make it too heavy to fly?

[Orsino]

40. I suppose we should be grateful he's not just having it spray-painted gold.

They can maybe work on getting the Filet-O-Fish smell out while they're at it.

[dalton99a]

43. .

[MiniMe]

45. Good, make his plane a target

[Bayard]

46. I think this is a good design

Paint it like this:

[Brother Buzz]

48. When you can't differentiate between status and class you inevitably end up with tacky

This ain't gonna end well, bank on it.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

49. Raymond Loewy Under Attack!

Raymond Loewy



Loewy standing on one of his designs, the Pennsylvania Railroad's S1 steam locomotive*

Raymond Loewy (/ˈloʊiː/ LOH-ee, French pronunciation: ​[ʁɛmɔ̃ løui] November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a Franco–American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by Time magazine and featured on its cover on October 31, 1949.

He spent most of his professional career in the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1938. Among his designs were the Shell, Exxon, TWA and the former BP logos, the Greyhound Scenicruiser bus, Coca-Cola vending machines, the Lucky Strike package, Coldspot refrigerators, the Studebaker Avanti and Champion, and the Air Force One livery. He was involved with numerous railroad designs, including the Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 and S-1 locomotives, the color scheme and Eagle motif for the first streamliners of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and a number of lesser known color scheme and car interior designs for other railroads. His career spanned seven decades.

The press referred to Raymond Loewy as The Man Who Shaped America, The Father of Streamlining and The Father of Industrial Design.
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Loewy designs
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1960s

• Air Force One's distinctive blue, white and chrome livery, 1962. Variations on Loewy's original design are today flown by most of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of VIP aircraft, including the military "VC" models of 747s, 757s, 737s, and Gulfstreams.(A similar livery was applied in 2006 to Union Pacific diesel locomotive #4141 to honor former president George H. W. Bush)



Air Force One, the livery for which was designed by Loewy in the 1960s
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* He came up with the external appearance, but it's really a stretch to say that he designed it.

[syringis]

52. Can someone explain him it's an official plane...

... meant to represent a whole country, not a Carnival char ??

[kimbutgar]

57. Since he'll be our last president they should just paint it with a big T in gold

Putin is working on ensuring he is our last president.

[Rebl2]

60. Not his

decision to make. It’s not your plane you idiot.

[jmowreader]

62. Is it also true...

...that Trump wants to change the National Anthem from "The Star-Spangled Banner" to "America-Fuck Yeah!"?

[truthisfreedom]

63. Redneck rich

[keroro gunsou]

64. Might I suggest

You’d have to be a complete monster shoot down something that cute