Aer Lingus gets fresh livery 

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 01/17/2019 at 12:11 • Filed to: None

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Still keeps the shamrock for Irish pride.

Looks a lot fresher than the current one.

Also seems to feature IAG’s Eurowhite hue, also seen on Iberia and BA aircraft.

New AL colors are also present on Level planes.

ttyymmnn > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/17/2019 at 12:28

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facw > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/17/2019 at 12:30

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I think I prefer the old, but new one isn’t bad by any stretch.

ttyymmnn > ttyymmnn 01/17/2019 at 12:30

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Yes, please.

Everybody is doing the same thing these days. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/17/2019 at 12:31

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level plane appears to be at an angle

*twitches*

AfromanGTO > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/17/2019 at 12:33

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Are you blasted by Irish rock music when you step on the plane? I hope they have real harp or Guinness on those planes.  

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/17/2019 at 12:37

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Hmm where have I seen that before?

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > AfromanGTO 01/17/2019 at 12:49

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Never actually been on a AL flight, but I’m looking forward. I know there’s a direct flight between Málaga and Dublin . Might give it a shot, soon.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/17/2019 at 13:10

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And that’s why the A330F needs to have this ugly growth by t he nose gear. Cargo planes don’t work that well when the pallets all slide forward into the cockpit...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/17/2019 at 13:12

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yeah... ive seen what happens when the cargo decides to slide about

flies like a brick

Vítor > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/17/2019 at 15:39

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Would look better with some orange here and there, you already have the white and green

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 01/17/2019 at 22:11

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Did you notice the accent color on UA’s new uniforms? Freakin copy cats. 

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/17/2019 at 22:51

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You mean the Starfleet uniforms?

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/18/2019 at 08:32

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Like this.

ttyymmnn > facw 01/18/2019 at 08:33

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Soon a ll the airlines are going to have the same design, just different colors.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 01/18/2019 at 08:38

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yep...thats the one i meant

ttyymmnn > Vítor 01/18/2019 at 08:40

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Q&D Photoshop.  That looks tons better, IMO.

ttyymmnn > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/18/2019 at 08:41

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As Vitor suggested , it needs some orange. It think this looks significantly better.

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/18/2019 at 08:49

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It’s hard to see without other planes in formation, but the B-52 is designed to fly with a nose-down attitude in level flight , a side effect of the fact it is supposed to takeoff and land without rotating (pointing it’s nose up) :

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facw > ttyymmnn 01/18/2019 at 08:50

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But does that modernize the design and reflect their value carrier proposition ?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw 01/18/2019 at 08:52

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huh... thats odd

is that because of the ridonculously large load of kablooey it might be holding?

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/18/2019 at 09:04

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IIRC, you are on the right track. I think it had to do with positioning the landing gear so they wouldn’t be in the way of the bomb bay. That also meant the gear had to be smaller, which in turn meant that it had to stay flat, so that it wouldn’t put too much weight on any given set. Because it had to stay flat on takeoff the wing had to be pointed upward so it could generate enough lift, which in turn meant to have a level wing in level flight, it needs to nose down a bit. Aside from that there are visibility benefits, having the plane stay level makes it easier to see the runway on landing. This is the reason the F-8's wing could tilt, it let it keep its nose lower at a given speed, helping pilots see the carrier deck while going slow(ish) instead of needing to nose up to slow down and only being able to see the sky :

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw 01/18/2019 at 09:06

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clever

thanks :)

ttyymmnn > facw 01/18/2019 at 09:09

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Marketing g obbledygook. My design matches the orange of the Irish flag, and gives it a much needed contrasting point of interest. I can’t imagine that people equate light green with saving money in a country where money isn’t green. 

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > ttyymmnn 01/18/2019 at 12:44

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Isn’t the bright electric green meant to be the same color as the shamrock? To better tie the design together.

ttyymmnn > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 01/18/2019 at 14:05

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It is the same color, and I agree that it helps when the two match. My argument is that you need something contrasting for focal interest. It’s just too much the same color.