To celebrate the Nation's 1976 Bicentennial, Braniff commissioned famed artist Alexander Calder to paint a Boeing 727-200 in a scheme called "Flying Colors" in 1975. Beyond its obvious beauty, this aircraft is unique for being not only one of the very first special schemed planes but also because the Braniff name was completely non existant on the exterior. Calder actually painted a few models such as this one. From there, decals were made for the actual application. However, he did paint the engine nacelles by hand. Jump to Braniff Memorabilia and Braniff Timetables pages.