Biden Scraps Trump’s Design for Air Force One, Opts for Classic Colors

President Biden did away with Donald Trump‘s plans for a brand new look for Air Force One, and as a substitute caught with the basic aesthetic … albeit, with a bit shade — a lighter one, that’s.

The Air Force introduced a brand new paint design that’ll be utilized to POTUS’ major journey within the sky, they usually say JB has determined to stay with the OG colours which have been round for the reason that ’60s, when JFK began utilizing the jumbo jet and blue/white sample everyone knows at present.

As you possibly can see … Joe opted for a lighter blue. The means the Air Force describes it although is sort of refined … they chalk up the variations this manner … “The light blue on VC-25B is a slightly deeper, more modern tone than VC-25A’s robin’s egg blue. Additionally, the VC-25B engines will use the darker blue from the cockpit area vice the VC-25A’s robin’s egg blue.”

They additionally say there isn’t any extra polished steel on the brand new AF1 aircraft(s) — that are being manufactured by Boeing — as a result of fashionable industrial pores and skin alloys do not permit for it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

To the common bear, there does not appear to be a lot of a distinction right here — a minimum of not at first look, anyway — however the AF is insisting there are slight tweaks that make the brand new aircraft extra environment friendly and efficient. It’s additionally a bit sleeker in look … we’ll give ’em that.

Now, so far as what the ex-Prez wanted a number of years again — particularly, a totally totally different coloration scheme and design that resembled our nationwide flag — the Air Force says it wasn’t going to work out attributable to technical difficulties and time. An simple determination for Biden, it appears.

Here’s how the AF describes the issue with Trump’s desire again then … “The Air Force previously displayed a red, white, and blue livery for the VC-25B because it had been publicly expressed as a preferred livery in 2019. A thermal study later concluded the dark blue in the design would require additional Federal Aviation Administration qualification testing for several commercial components due to the added heat in certain environments.”