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Post by machpants on Apr 8, 2014 12:06:34 GMT 12
Yeah I love that livery. Looks amazing and so different from most airliners.
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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 8, 2014 12:30:36 GMT 12
Yeah I love that livery. Looks amazing and so different from most airliners. Agreed - good brand recognition.
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Post by beagle on Apr 8, 2014 14:54:43 GMT 12
talking to civvy air craft technicians, that colour is a real pain to work on.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2014 15:51:24 GMT 12
Does it get too hot on the tarmac, Beagle?
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Post by beagle on Apr 8, 2014 16:04:46 GMT 12
na, I think it just hides stuff you would see on a typical light coloured airframe, such as leaks, but someone from air nz here might be more specific
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2014 18:18:08 GMT 12
Campbell Live is reporting on the handover of this aeroplane at the Boeing factory tonight.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2014 19:20:31 GMT 12
That Campbell Live report was great, an amazing place that hangar!
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 8, 2014 20:31:03 GMT 12
Gotta love those wingtips!!
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Post by hardyakka on Apr 9, 2014 0:02:30 GMT 12
Yeah I love that livery. Looks amazing and so different from most airliners. In that last photo it looks like a Magpie! "Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle" Photo: Bernie Leighton/AirlineReporter.com
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 9, 2014 7:41:26 GMT 12
"Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle" - Hah! I remember that book when I was a kid :-)
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 9, 2014 11:58:43 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Apr 9, 2014 12:46:19 GMT 12
Gotta love those wingtips!! Steady boy steady. You'll go blind!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 10, 2014 15:21:27 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 12, 2014 9:25:10 GMT 12
From the Los Angeles Times....Air New Zealand's black Dreamliner flies in the face of conventionBy CATHARINE M. HAMM - Los Angeles Times Travel Editor | 8:15AM PST - Friday, April 11, 2014The new paint scheme on Air New Zealand's 787-9 was completed on April 5th at Boeing in the Seattle area. — Photo: Air New Zealand.TALK ABOUT flying in the face of convention. Whereas many planes use a white or light color scheme, a newly painted Air New Zealand 787-9 is a study in black — a stunning study at that.
The Dreamliner, whose paint job was completed Saturday at Seattle’s Boeing facility, will be part of Air New Zealand’s group of 10 such aircraft but is so far the only one with the black scheme.
Starting October 15th, the craft will carry passengers on a route from Auckland, New Zealand, to Perth, Australia, and also will fly from Auckland to Shanghai and from Auckland to Tokyo.
It’s adorned with the fern, a New Zealand symbol that has its roots in Maori culture. “This particular version of the fern, the New Zealand Fern Mark, was developed by Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise,” an Air New Zealand representative said in an email.
NewZealand.com says that according to the Maori legend, the silver fern once guided hunters and warriors trying to find their way home; moonlight reflected on the silver on its underside and helped them see the path. "The silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) has come to embody the spirit of New Zealand,” NewZealand.com says. “This distinctly New Zealand symbol is considered a badge of honour by the people, products and services of our country that carry it."
Its use goes beyond just an evocative color scheme to marketing, said Randy Johnson, a professor in the aerospace department at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. “Like any other good marketing, you want to evoke positive feelings,” Johnson said. Unless aircraft color schemes are “historical, they are going to be very market and brand driven.”
The black color scheme isn’t new — Air New Zealand says it has used black before — but it is distinctive and unusual. Heat becomes an issue with a black plane, said Michael Freeman of Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. “Normally you will see an aircraft of a lighter color or white,” he said. But the black will heat up the exterior and interior, he said.
In fact, said Julie Voisin, global products manager for Sherwin Williams Aerospace Coatings, one Learjet project in which the plane was largely black required extra air conditioning units.
Besides considering marketing and heat, planners and designers must also consider the weight of the paint, weight being the enemy of fuel efficiency. Like calories, those gallons of paint (about 92 on the Air New Zealand scheme) can add up.
In the end, though, making a plane pretty might be what passengers (outside the plane) see, but there’s a greater purpose in the paint: to protect the aircraft, “which is the asset,” Voisin said. “That’s what the airline wants to last…because they’re spending millions to have that aircraft in their inventory.”The koru — Maori — on the tail fin is said to symbolize life and is an image long associated with Air New Zealand. — Photo: Air New Zealand.The fern on the aft fuselage is a symbol of New Zealand and is said to have its roots in a Maori legend. — Photo: Air New Zealand.The 787-9 is to go into service later this year and is expected to serve Auckland, New Zealand, to Perth, Australia, as well as Auckland-Shanghai and Auckland-Tokyo. — Photo: Air New Zealand.The painting took five days, Air New Zealand said. — Photo: Air New Zealand.www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-air-new-zealand-black-dreamliner-20140410,0,7809094.story
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Post by nuuumannn on Apr 12, 2014 13:10:22 GMT 12
Great images, 'NZE looks fantastic. The 787 fleet are receiving the old DC-8 regos.
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Post by beagle on Apr 12, 2014 18:12:49 GMT 12
so having a lot of new electrical systems, what have they done to overcome the heat problem with the black paint.
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Post by nzjet on Apr 12, 2014 18:35:25 GMT 12
windows that open.
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Post by beagle on Jun 2, 2014 15:35:44 GMT 12
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Post by beagle on Jun 4, 2014 15:30:02 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 5, 2014 18:59:18 GMT 12
Click on this image to download a HUGE version.... Air New Zealand's first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has taken to the skies for the first time.
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