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What are these paint patches on this 787-8?
What are these paint patches on this British Airways 787-8 (G-ZBJB)?
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What are the random, differently-coloured rectangular patches on the top of this Boeing 737's fuselage?
The top section of this green-painted Boeing 737's fuselage was slightly faded and I noticed a few dark-green, rectangular patches on its top. They look like patch kits on a bicycle tyre's inner tube. ...
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What is that yellow square to the right of the main entry door of this Lufthansa A350?
My question is: is it just part of the paint job, or does this yellow square serve a purpose? I haven't seen this square on any other airlines.
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Why does the B-2 Spirit have a pattern of thin white lines?
Northrop Grumman's B-2 Spirit strategic bomber is mostly black or dark grey, but has a symmetric pattern of distinctive, thin white lines painted on its wings and fuselage. I have not been able to ...
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Is there a specific purpose for the silver "swoosh" on Air Force One?
Air Force One, just ahead of where the wing joins, has a silver "swoosh" on the bottom of the fuselage:
Air Force Two, or other congressional aircraft painted with the blue/white livery that I was ...
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What is this red dashed line between door and cockpit window?
I noticed this dashed line located between the door and cockpit window on this 737-300 while boarding this exact aircraft at Ibiza airport. It seems to have text beside it but I did not have time to ...
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