Aviation Logos

Shep · Post by **Shep** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:07 pm

Thought this could be interesting.

Post up some of your favorite logos or one you just find interesting.

Brewguy · Post by **Brewguy** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:23 pm

Ok, I'll bite.
Its not necessarilly a "logo" per se, but the RCAF crest has always been one of my favourites.

Ah, but here is the controversy.... is the bird an Eagle, or an Albatross?
Opinions differ on both the type of bird, and its origin.

Hedley · Post by **Hedley** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:28 pm

For the Italians in the audience:

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:33 pm

Dockjock · Post by **Dockjock** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:34 pm

Pratt logo kicks ass

bobcat18 · Post by **bobcat18** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:56 pm

My copy of The NCM manual under history and traditions says the bird on the RCAF crest is an albatross. just my two cents

monkeyspankmasterflex · Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:32 pm

Looks like it might be a seagull to me.

Tight.

Chop&Drop · Post by **Chop&Drop** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:04 am

It's an eagle! The reason for the confusion is because the RAF, formed in 1918, was made from the combination of the Royal Flying Corps (Army) and the Royal Naval Air Service (Navy). The ex-soldiers and ex-sailors had to get used to new uniforms, new insignia and new ranks. Naval airmen clamed the bird on their caps was an albatross (a sea-going bird). They wanted to keep the naval origins of the RAF alive and well. The RAF solved the mystery before WWII but the debate passed on into the RCAF.
The earliest heraldic records identify the bird as an eagle.

abc xyz · Post by **abc xyz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:16 pm

it has withstood the test of time

abc xyz · Post by **abc xyz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:29 pm

i like animals and its been a keeper for some time 2

abc xyz · Post by **abc xyz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:31 pm

this guy is always smiling

abc xyz · Post by **abc xyz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:35 pm

and who can forget Canada's favourite airline