Evolution of Aircraft Paint and Livery Design

Air New Zealand McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ZK-NZP takes off at Sydney Airport.

Humble Beginnings In the first decades following the invention of the airplane, paint was expensive, heavy, and had poor adherence. For these reasons, airplane manufacturers would leave the exterior of their aircraft bare, or, with minimal markings such as titles or emblems. It wasn’t until after the Second World War that innovations in paint and…

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