To mark the country's Bicentennial in 1976, Braniff commissioned Alexander Calder to design a special paint scheme for one of it's 727-200s. Years before special logo jets became vogue, Calder had also painted a DC-8 in a special scheme promoting South American services. This scheme was noteworthy in that the airline's name was absent from the fuselage. The "Spirit of ‘76" flew until Braniff I's shutdown in 1982, eventually joining People Express. In the background is a 727-200 in an orange "Flying Colors" scheme.