Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Pentagon Budget Reveals What The New Air Force One Paint Job Will Look Like

A rendering of the Air Force One in the Pentagon's latest budget request. Department of Defense

The light-blue color scheme was introduced in the 1960s. Department of Defense

Newsweek: Pentagon Reveals Trump's Air Force One New Paint Job Will Be Red, White and Dark Blue

Part of the defense budget proposed by President Donald Trump Monday would include replacing Air Force One with a brand new Boeing 747-8. Procuring the new aircraft under the VC-25B Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program would cost approximately $800.9 million.

With the proposed modernization of the aircraft comes a new paint scheme for Air Force One, replacing the design that has been in place the Kennedy administration in 1962. President John F. Kennedy himself help come up with the design of the plane in cooperation with industrial designer Raymond Loewy.

Trump's redesigned Air Force One would feature a red, white and blue color scheme as opposed to the current light blue and white. Some have observed a marked resemblance between the proposed new paint job for Air Force One and the planes used in Trump Shuttle, an airline owned by Trump from 1989 until 1992.

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More News On What The New Air Force One Paint Job Will Look Like

New Air Force One paint job revealed in Pentagon budget proposal -- FOX News
Pentagon budget shows what new Air Force One paint job will look like -- The Hill
The Pentagon revealed the new paint scheme for Air Force One, and people say it looks like Trump's private jet -- Business Insider

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