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Aloha...have a look at this company...www.durabakdepot.com they have smooth and texture finish in od green,tan,forest green...I've seen a cj5 done in this...holds up to Nevada sun/desert brush quite well
Here's a GREAT video showing some really bad crosswind conditions...on both landing AND takeoff!...this is fairly long BUT worth it..at apx 6:50 watch the B-777 TRY to land...have those burp bags handy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9OAng32F0
Evergreen airways did have the largest; a 747 for fire fighting...a company near me modifies bae146 and md-87's for firefighting
here's a video of the 747 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sReRoENILks
and the md-87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFh2Wuw71VY
low flyers
I stand corrected...boeing sold (2) 747-100 aerial tankers to iran..one was lost in an accident...the remaining a/c is now one of the oldest flying -100 models...
low flyers
Here's another AMAZING shot...taken recently at an iranian airshow....shown flying together is the iaf's newest fighter:the mig-29...and the oldie's F4 and an F14....also check out the only B-747 refueling tanker Boeing still flying (iran bought 2,one crashed)!....(they did try to...
My understanding is that this was a practice flight for an airshow at nas china lake....I DID figure out a way to duplicate this shot...BUT the USA would have to restore an SR-71 to flight status then fly it to iran..as they're the ONLY one's with F-4's AND F-14's still flying!