Unusual Livery

Can we get a thread on unusual paint schemes on tactical aircraft?

>exhibition
>heritage
>aggressors
>fiction
>joint exercises
>prototypes

There are a number of reasons these multimillion-dollar aircraft get covered in the most hilarious, tacky, and colorful livery imaginable. The more outlandish and practical, the better.

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I clearly meant *IMpractical.

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Now for an actually good-looking one.

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And finally, six in one.

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Wow. I guess modern art does exist.

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Malaysian F-18D Hornet 20th Anniversary scheme.

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>modern art
Can't tell if compliment or insult.

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Australian F-18C Hornet

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Are helicopters allowed?

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RAF Eurofighter Typhoon 2015 RiAT

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US Navy F-18F Growler.

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Flip

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UH-60 Seahawk ASW Squadron

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US Marine F-18C Hornet. "Medal of Honor" scheme.

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This makes me diamonds

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Actually pretty practical I would imagine. Looks like the sea from above, looks like the sky from below.

Japanese F-15J Eagle...WHEN YOU SEE IT...

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Philippine Air Force trying out camo for their F-5's, a rare sight for me
PhAF F-5 during its retirement ceremony

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WILL YOU RECOGNIZE IT?

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>PhAF F-5 during its retirement ceremony
Meant for this

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...I don't. What is it?

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Angels on Japanese Phantom

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Malaysian Desert Scheme for S-61 Nuri. Designed and used during evacuation of Malaysian citizen during Egypt Revolution and combating Somalia pirates.

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That's an A or C model you dunce.

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Attack on titan

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S E A K I N G

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Aren't these their typical colors in search-and-rescue configuration? I thought they always used this kind of high-vis paint.

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That's some "War of the Buttons" shit right there.

T-O-R-N-A-D-O-E-S

see

Nice vig... wait

Are there any image of it flying since it got fully painted in the woodland splinter pattern?
The only ones I ever see are in the hangar when it was being done

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meep meep

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That is beautiful. Wow.

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How do they add on new paint? Do they just paint over it? I assume that would accumulate into a lot of weight over time.

F/A-18C with the old 60s/70s style Navy paint scheme

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Oh. Literally who cares then

One presumes they strip the paint first user.

Mirage IIIDA retirement 2015

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Strip paint, apply primer, apply new paint.

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hnghhh

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Greek fighters over Mt. Athos

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any more vehicles/aircraft with the playboy bunny?

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>THE NUKES
>THEY DID NOTHING

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>googly eyes

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that's a shop, though.
The original had normal eyes.