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Believe it or not, all styles and schemes depend on N# regulation markings. It’s best to understand your N# first, how big or small it can be and then start the design process. For example, an aircraft less than 30 years old must have an N# that is 12 inches or larger. An aircraft 30 years or older only 2 inches. An aircraft up to 180 Kts C.A.S. needs at least a 3 inch N# and if it’s faster than 180 Kts C.A.S. it must be 12 inches. For production or experimental aircraft, the N# must be placed horizontally on the tail or fuselage between the trailing edge of the wing and/or the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer or the jet engine housing (nacelles). For a rotorcraft, the N# must be placed horizontally on the cabin, fuselage, tail or the boom. And finally for experimental aircraft the markings need to be horizontally on the tail, fuselage between the trailing edge of the wing and/or the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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  • Believe it or not, all styles and schemes depend
    on N regulation markings. Its best to
    understand your N first, how big or small it can
    be and then start the design process. For
    example, an aircraft less than 30 years old must
    have an N that is 12 inches or larger. An
    aircraft 30 years or older only 2 inches. An
    aircraft up to 180 Kts C.A.S. needs at least a 3
    inch N and if its faster than 180 Kts C.A.S. it
    must be 12 inches. For production or experimental
    aircraft, the N must be placed horizontally on
    the tail or fuselage between the trailing edge of
    the wing and/or the leading edge of the
    horizontal stabilizer or the jet engine housing
    (nacelles). For a rotorcraft, the N must be
    placed horizontally on the cabin, fuselage, tail
    or the boom. And finally for experimental
    aircraft the markings need to be horizontally on
    the tail, fuselage between the trailing edge of
    the wing and/or the leading edge of the
    horizontal stabilizer.

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  • Liveries are uniforms, and airlines carry many
    types of these paint schemes. There are
    commemorative (paint or wraps celebrating a
    milestone), bare metal (old-school),
    heritage/retro (80s 2 colors and straight
    lines), regional brands (flags/countries
    colors), billboard (wide-body aircraft branding),
    cheatline (like heritage, has decorative, single,
    horizontal or multiple, band of colors applied to
    the sides of a fuselage), government (camo), logo
    (one color and logo), military (stealth),
    alliance brands (corporate identities) and jelly
    bean (multiple designs and colors).

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  • The most popular aircraft paint schemes today are
    the Jelly Bean (wave art) you see on new aircraft
    and motorhomes. The concept has no real name
    other than Jelly Bean but the idea is to make the
    vehicle look larger and blend in any
    imperfections from wear and tear, weather damage,
    sun damage and other types of blemishes. Older
    styles where just simple lines/colors and
    manufacturers learned that the more complex the
    paint scheme, the longer the vehicle keeps its
    value. If your paint on your aircraft is older
    than 10 years, you may want to consider
    repainting it. However, believe it or not, most
    large aircraft are painted white. Research has
    shown that white is a neutral color, has thermal
    benefits, doesnt fade like other pigments
    leaving the plane look newer longer (I beg to
    differ), reflects better and is the cheaper
    option. It also has titanium in it which has
    advantages for aerospace but we paint small
    planes so lets not get distracted.

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  • The most popular aircraft paint colors in the
    late 2010s are dark roasted coffee. Dark blends
    of browns and blacks are absolutely the hottest
    thing right now and we see it all over the place
    on coaches and planes. They say coffee is the new
    wine and coffee company colors are what is the
    future of aviation. Blacks and browns are
    actually a safe aviation color for FAA medical
    standards. There are guidelines for color
    perceptions and when you are flying in the air,
    light colors are harder to see than darker
    colors. You will actually start to see this trend
    play out as soon as the airlines catch up to us
    smaller paint shops who are at the cutting edge
    of design.

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  • If youre looking for a professional to paint
    your baby, then look no further than to Vert,
    Inc. We study trends and concepts while judging
    performance for aircraft with our custom designs
    which have built our legacy firmly in the
    aviation market. Not only do we know how to strip
    your plane with ease with the proper maintenance
    and eco-friendly materials, we know how to paint
    the livery with the latest in aviation trends.
    Give us a call for a free quote. Vert, Inc.
    541.678.8638 517 SE Evergreen Ave Redmond, OR
    97756, USA.
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