I just received the January FlyPast.
On page 18 there is a news item about the Orbis “Flying eye hospital” arriving at its new home, the Pima Air Museum for display.
In the accompanying photo the aircraft’s tail has been (crudely, but in the basic shape of the fin) blacked out.
Any idea why?
The only thing I can think of is concern over use of the group’s logo, but that doesn’t make a lot if sense for a charity.
Or was someone playing with photo editing software and the change wasn’t undone before printing?
Anyone have an explanation?
By: J Boyle - 15th December 2016 at 06:40
But again, local news reports of the arrival and shots from Pima’s website show the marked fin.
Plus, as I mentioned, the blacked out section of the photo is clearly done by a crude Photoshop-like effect. It’s not on the actual aircraft.
By: TonyT - 15th December 2016 at 01:12
Reading on the web it’s last use was near the end of Sept 2015, so they they would have removed the markings as it was probably parked up somewhere with plans to dismantle her, then subsequently donated to the museum. It’s often done as to see aircraft wrecks with your markings on is bad publicity.
By: J Boyle - 15th December 2016 at 00:36
Anyone here from the magazine? Hello…Hello, anybody here?
Does anyone from Key actually read this silly forum they sponsor? 🙂
By: antoni - 14th December 2016 at 20:51
Orbis is the oldest Polish travel agency. Founded in 1920.
By: snafu - 14th December 2016 at 17:54
Maybe someone believes that Orbis Publishing, makers of partworks (anyone remember the 216-part Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, for example?), had its own aeroplane and didn’t want to publicise it…;o)
Relax – they disappeared after being acquired by De Agostini (football stickers, and build your own… in dozens of parts mags).
By: J Boyle - 13th December 2016 at 17:22
It is common for aircraft heading for scrapping to have logos ,owners details covered,perhaps the habit just stuck regardless that it was museum bound. Heres a link to the next one,kindly donated by Fedex http://gbr.orbis.org/pages/flying-eye-hospital-uk
It’s clearly a Photoshop thing…not on the actual aircraft.
And as DaveF86 noted, the aircraft as seen in news reports and the museum website has the tail markings.
By: Flanker_man - 13th December 2016 at 11:41
Nor the DC-8 at Xiaotangshan, Beijing……..
Ken
By: DaveF68 - 13th December 2016 at 09:57
It is common for aircraft heading for scrapping to have logos ,owners details covered,perhaps the habit just stuck regardless that it was museum bound. Heres a link to the next one,kindly donated by Fedex http://gbr.orbis.org/pages/flying-eye-hospital-uk
But the Orbis DC10 didn’t
http://www.kvoa.com/story/33653939/flying-eye-hospital-makes-final-stop-in-southern-arizona
Kind of strange
By: scotavia - 13th December 2016 at 09:32
It is common for aircraft heading for scrapping to have logos ,owners details covered,perhaps the habit just stuck regardless that it was museum bound. Heres a link to the next one,kindly donated by Fedex http://gbr.orbis.org/pages/flying-eye-hospital-uk
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December 13, 2016 at 2:17 am