We've seen the renderings and the scale model, but what will the proposed Air Force One actually look like in a real-world setting? Assuming President Trump can follow through on his plan for a new livery, this should give us a good idea:
I've been sitting on this rendition for quite some time; so long, in fact, that I forgot what it was I still wanted to work on before release. I suppose it's "good enough" though.
UPDATE
In light of the recent presidential election results it's safe to assume Air Force One will now retain its historical livery:
UPDATE [March 10, 2023]
The Biden administration has selected a modified version of the traditional Raymond Loewy-designed livery for the upcoming Air Force One:
The new design differs slightly from the previous versions in that the light blue color on the underside is now a little darker and perhaps less greenish-blue, the engine cowlings are painted in the darker blue color instead of the lighter blue, and the underbelly will no longer be polished bare metal. Presumably it will be painted the same warm gray color the fuselage fairing, engine pylons, and all other composite surfaces on the wings have been coated with in the past.
The rendering also shows most of the windows on the upper level port side will not be plugged as they have been previously.
The Boeing 747-8i has a longer upper deck than the 747-200B the current Air Force One is based on, yet the upward blue curve appears to be even further forward in the new design. To my eye it looks a little less balanced but it's a minor quibble. Perhaps it was done so that the blue does not bisect any windows.
CREDIT
USAF
Boeing / Tim Stake
Image Source: AirlineReporter.com
Original Image: https://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/747-8I-DLH-1500-RC035_086.jpg
I would also like to credit Med at Airline Empires for providing the 747-8 template that was used as the basis for this work. He has made Photoshop templates for many commercial aircraft and I highly recommend anyone interested in this sort of thing to check them out.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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| Air Force One takes off in the proposed livery by President Trump. |
I've been sitting on this rendition for quite some time; so long, in fact, that I forgot what it was I still wanted to work on before release. I suppose it's "good enough" though.
UPDATE
In light of the recent presidential election results it's safe to assume Air Force One will now retain its historical livery:
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| President-elect Biden will almost certainly go with the traditional design. |
UPDATE [March 10, 2023]
The Biden administration has selected a modified version of the traditional Raymond Loewy-designed livery for the upcoming Air Force One:
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| A rendering of VC-25B featuring the new paint scheme. |
The new design differs slightly from the previous versions in that the light blue color on the underside is now a little darker and perhaps less greenish-blue, the engine cowlings are painted in the darker blue color instead of the lighter blue, and the underbelly will no longer be polished bare metal. Presumably it will be painted the same warm gray color the fuselage fairing, engine pylons, and all other composite surfaces on the wings have been coated with in the past.
The rendering also shows most of the windows on the upper level port side will not be plugged as they have been previously.
The Boeing 747-8i has a longer upper deck than the 747-200B the current Air Force One is based on, yet the upward blue curve appears to be even further forward in the new design. To my eye it looks a little less balanced but it's a minor quibble. Perhaps it was done so that the blue does not bisect any windows.
CREDIT
USAF
Boeing / Tim Stake
Image Source: AirlineReporter.com
Original Image: https://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/747-8I-DLH-1500-RC035_086.jpg
I would also like to credit Med at Airline Empires for providing the 747-8 template that was used as the basis for this work. He has made Photoshop templates for many commercial aircraft and I highly recommend anyone interested in this sort of thing to check them out.
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