Interesting Airline Livery

[Russell]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/kulula.asp

[Fab Foodie]

That's just fab!

[spesh]

 

[robgul]

Those of more mature years may remember - the US airline Braniff and good old Clarksons in the UK had quirky coloured planes way back when ... I recollect a Braniff plane that was a sort of neapolitan ice cream mix - green, brown and white ... sound awful but looked good.   The cabin crew (they called them stewardesses then) also had various coloured uniforms.

Doubtless Mr Google would unearth some pictures.

Rob

[Chris S]

The pre-flight announcements in the you tube link are pretty good too.

"The toilets are fitted with smoke detectors, as well as hidden cameras for the crew's entertainment" 

[bomber]

What's a co-captain

[TimO]

I wonder if we could get ESA to paint a spacecraft up like this?  I don't think text saying ADCE¹ or OBDH² has quite the same humour value however.

Footnotes
(1) Attitude Determination and Control Equipment.
(2) On Board Data Handling.

[David Martin]

I wonder if we could get ESA to paint a spacecraft up like this?  I don't think text saying ADCE¹ or OBDH² has quite the same humour value however.

Footnotes
(1) Attitude Determination and Control Equipment.
(2) On Board Data Handling.

Painting 'this way up' on a space craft could lead to all sorts of philosophical problems..

[TimO]

Painting 'this way up' on a space craft could lead to all sorts of philosophical problems..

Well, it would work with a spacecraft stabilised using something like a gravity boom, although that''s kind of quaint by modern standards.

[microphonie]

The are more of their designs here 

Including the 'This Way Up' design...

[nuttycyclist]

The pre-flight announcements in the you tube link are pretty good too.

"The toilets are fitted with smoke detectors, as well as hidden cameras for the crew's entertainment" 

Love it!

Now there's an airline I actually want to go fly on!

[TimO]

The "This Way Up" one reminds me of the SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), of which NASA has two, both modified 747s.

One of them has the text, "Attach Orbiter Here, Black Side Down" at the attachment point, which is soimewhat amazing for an organisation which isn't really known for it's sense of humour (quite the opposite really).