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The aircraft painting facility at RUAG
Aviation, Munich, has repainted a Bombardier Global Express XRS on behalf of
long-time customer SBK Holding Ltd.
The design - entitled 'Carboneum' - was
especially created for the aircraft by
Didier Wolff, owner of
Strasbourg-based Happy Design Studio.
Enhanced by honeycomb patterns, the engines
show elegance and technology with the overall Ferrari grey colour adding a touch
of supremacy to the design.
Reproducing the subtle and elegant design
required the digital creation of extraordinarily detailed templates for the
honeycomb effect on the engine surfaces, the precise blending of 150 litres of
the specially-mixed, dark grey mica-metallic paint, and the hand-painting of the
woven pattern on the vertical stabilizer.
Carboneum took a total of 2500 work hours to
complete. There were 15 technical procedures which were managed continuously to
keep the delicate steps on track and the two companies surpassed each of the
numerous technical difficulties to deliver probably the most powerful design
seen on a jet aircraft.
“RUAG Aviation’s craftsmanship and painstaking
attention to every last detail allowed them to accurately reproduce my design,
especially the intricate honeycomb effect on the engines and the carbon fibre
weave pattern on the tail,” said Didier Wolff. “Hand-painting this particular
detail, while time intensive, ideally captures the innovative beauty of the
design, as well as ensures improved durability, over and above the pre-printed
adhesive foils generally used within the industry.”
Carboneum joins the fleet of Happy Design
Studio’s flying works of art, side by side with other jets, fighters, airliners
and will surely be remembered as an iconic vision of power and style throughout
the world.
All photographs: Sébastien BRILLAIS |
