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QANTAS have changed the tail kangaroo again mainly because of the 787 composite material that cant be painted any colour other than white and something to do with the a380 as well .
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/stor ... 53,00.html

I like it, much more streamlined.

Did you watch Channel 7 news too.

oops wrong forum, sorry, no didnt see it on the news,had to go to work. 8-)

mainly because of the 787 composite material that cant be painted any colour other than white

Err.... Yeah right. That sounds slightly unrealistic to me.

mainly because of the 787 composite material that cant be painted any colour other than white

Err.... Yeah right. That sounds slightly unrealistic to me.

Quite. That would see the 787 order book disappear do to zero, considering the tail is generally the most visible symbol of an airlines brand (just ask British Airways!)...

The tail is not what i ment its the rear part of the fuesleage where the legs hang down but i was quoting someone else and i have asked him where he got his info and i am waiting for a response.

Lets put it this way, if this magical composite material can be painted white, then it can be painted any colour under the sun.

Euuuch...we spent how much making Skippy hop forwards? And the end result is crap. I'm going to miss the old Qantas logo - I have spent 14 years with that old livery. Its time to move on...

Lets put it this way, if this magical composite material can be painted white, then it can be painted any colour under the sun.

Here is a wikipedia link that has a bit about the logo about halfway down

"On 24 July, 2007, the airline unveiled it's fifth and latest iteration of the logo, redesigned primarily to deal with technical issues arising from changes to the shape of airline tails and surface areas on stabilisers being designated as no paint areas.[48][49]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas

And this link talks about the a380 tail and mentions the paint problems with the composite material

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 62,00.html

It says that it's difficult to paint. Most likely it's too expensive. With aeroplanes you can't just slap on a bit of hammerite.