How do they do it?

Delsterx · 10-29-2002, 04:58 PM

With liveries becoming more intricate and complicated. I ponder the question how is it done? How do they "trace" these complicate liveries on something so huge. Your standard stripe is easy enough but when it comes to liveries like the "cougar" or South African Airlines 747 it must be quite a task.

Travis Campbell · 10-29-2002, 05:35 PM

Alot of times, an artist is hired to design a scheme, then, a group of workers apply that scheme in either the airline's or manufacturer's paint hanger. Usually a base color is laid down first then the other colors are applied over it. In some cases, like Qantas' F-1 747-400 and some British Airways World Tails, a decal is used instead, and then sealant is applied to make sure it stays on at the high speeds of everyday flying. The decals are printined out in sections and applied to a spot determined mathmatically on the fuselage, like putting a giant puzzle together. This reminds me of something funny I observed regarding paint removal. On friday evening, I flew from Detroit to St. Louis on an American Airlines (ex-TWA) MD-80. It was in American's colors, except, on the wingroot right before the port wing, was a strip of TWA's cheatline about a foot and a half long and five inches wide, I had a little bit of a laugh, though, no one else boarding knew why...

Westjetter · 10-30-2002, 02:05 AM

Not very easily!

9V-SVC · 10-30-2002, 03:05 AM

It takes lot of manpower ,hardwork and time .

10-29-2002, 04:58 PM	#1
Delsterx Senior Collector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Victoria BC Age: 33 Posts: 291	How do they do it? With liveries becoming more intricate and complicated. I ponder the question how is it done? How do they "trace" these complicate liveries on something so huge. Your standard stripe is easy enough but when it comes to liveries like the "cougar" or South African Airlines 747 it must be quite a task.

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10-29-2002, 05:35 PM	#2
Travis Campbell Insane Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Detroit, Michigan (Roughly) Age: 27 Posts: 1,067	Alot of times, an artist is hired to design a scheme, then, a group of workers apply that scheme in either the airline's or manufacturer's paint hanger. Usually a base color is laid down first then the other colors are applied over it. In some cases, like Qantas' F-1 747-400 and some British Airways World Tails, a decal is used instead, and then sealant is applied to make sure it stays on at the high speeds of everyday flying. The decals are printined out in sections and applied to a spot determined mathmatically on the fuselage, like putting a giant puzzle together. This reminds me of something funny I observed regarding paint removal. On friday evening, I flew from Detroit to St. Louis on an American Airlines (ex-TWA) MD-80. It was in American's colors, except, on the wingroot right before the port wing, was a strip of TWA's cheatline about a foot and a half long and five inches wide, I had a little bit of a laugh, though, no one else boarding knew why...

10-30-2002, 02:05 AM	#3
Westjetter Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Age: 27 Posts: 2,650	Not very easily!