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Post by bmw801 on Jun 29, 2020 16:36:16 GMT 1
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Post by fanairbus on Jun 30, 2020 13:56:07 GMT 1
Ready to fly the flag! Boris Johnson's RAF Voyager plane takes to the air after its new £900,000 patriotic red, white and blue colour scheme is unveiled for the first time www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8459719/Boris-Johnsons-RAF-Voyager-plane-takes-air-new-900-000-patriotic-paint-job.html
- RAF Voyager took off from Cambridge City Airport on Thursday afternoon after getting a £900,000 paint job
- Jet's tail fin was spotted on Wednesday afternoon, with people claiming it looks like a British Airways plane
- Ministers hope design - which is much more visible than the usual military grey - will help boost 'Brand Britain'
- But critics have mocked project as expensive folly that will make Mr Johnson look like Austin Powers on tour
Well it shows that the UK still remembers how to paint a plane! (  ). Whether it can target a long-haul, carbon-neutral build and market is another matter. |
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Post by peter on Jun 30, 2020 16:44:48 GMT 1
Ready to fly the flag! Boris Johnson's RAF Voyager plane takes to the air after its new £900,000 patriotic red, white and blue colour scheme is unveiled for the first time www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8459719/Boris-Johnsons-RAF-Voyager-plane-takes-air-new-900-000-patriotic-paint-job.html
- RAF Voyager took off from Cambridge City Airport on Thursday afternoon after getting a £900,000 paint job
- Jet's tail fin was spotted on Wednesday afternoon, with people claiming it looks like a British Airways plane
- Ministers hope design - which is much more visible than the usual military grey - will help boost 'Brand Britain'
- But critics have mocked project as expensive folly that will make Mr Johnson look like Austin Powers on tour
Well it shows that the UK still remembers how to paint a plane! ( ). Whether it can target a long-haul, carbon-neutral build and market is another matter. The cost to paint a 777 is somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 USD. The cost to paint a 747 averages 200,000 USD. 900,000 pounds for an A330 ?? ?? What a bunch of idiots.  |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jun 30, 2020 16:58:34 GMT 1
Ready to fly the flag! Boris Johnson's RAF Voyager plane takes to the air after its new £900,000 patriotic red, white and blue colour scheme is unveiled for the first time www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8459719/Boris-Johnsons-RAF-Voyager-plane-takes-air-new-900-000-patriotic-paint-job.html
- RAF Voyager took off from Cambridge City Airport on Thursday afternoon after getting a £900,000 paint job
- Jet's tail fin was spotted on Wednesday afternoon, with people claiming it looks like a British Airways plane
- Ministers hope design - which is much more visible than the usual military grey - will help boost 'Brand Britain'
- But critics have mocked project as expensive folly that will make Mr Johnson look like Austin Powers on tour
Well it shows that the UK still remembers how to paint a plane! ( ). Whether it can target a long-haul, carbon-neutral build and market is another matter. The cost to paint a 777 is somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 USD. The cost to paint a 747 averages 200,000 USD. 900,000 pounds for an A330 ?? ?? What a bunch of idiots. Most of the £900,000 was communication equipment and interior work, that's why it went to Marshalls in Cambridge and not just a bog standard paint shop 😉 |
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Post by peter on Jun 30, 2020 18:13:08 GMT 1
Most of the £900,000 was communication equipment and interior work, that's why it went to Marshalls in Cambridge and not just a bog standard paint shop 😉 Okay, so the story that I reacted to is crap  Thanks for clearing it up |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jun 30, 2020 19:18:18 GMT 1
Most of the £900,000 was communication equipment and interior work, that's why it went to Marshalls in Cambridge and not just a bog standard paint shop 😉 Okay, so the story that I reacted to is crap Thanks for clearing it up It's the UK press, they got some of the facts right, but just did not mention some other facts that spoilt there story ! The aircraft is not BoJo One, it was and still is the RAF VIP aircraft for transporting who ever it needs to including the current PM and also the Royal Family on state visits etc. It went to CBG on 9th June and back to Brize on 25th June, Marshalls are a defence firm so it was not there just for painting ! It's also still a Tanker and went up the day after re-delivery to test refuel with F35s and Typhoons to make sure the paint job did not cause any problems ! |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jun 30, 2020 19:48:36 GMT 1
This one is quite good peter |
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Post by peter on Jun 30, 2020 20:40:58 GMT 1
It's also still a Tanker and went up the day after re-delivery to test refuel with F35s and Typhoons to make sure the paint job did not cause any problems ! Well, with those flashy colors the fighter-jockeys won't have any trouble finding it half-way the Atlantic to fill up their tanks  |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jun 30, 2020 21:44:10 GMT 1
It's also still a Tanker and went up the day after re-delivery to test refuel with F35s and Typhoons to make sure the paint job did not cause any problems ! Well, with those flashy colors the fighter-jockeys won't have any trouble finding it half-way the Atlantic to fill up their tanks But in the dark they still need those 6 oblong light things on the rear fuselage just below and behind the registration no. to line up safely. They are easier to see in this colour scheme than on the normal grey scheme. |
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Post by fanairbus on Jul 2, 2020 10:17:39 GMT 1
Wonderful shots and sorry for trying your patience Peter - but that's the Daily Mail for you!!
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). Whether it can target a long-haul, carbon-neutral build and market is another matter.
