Edit: The crescents on the Singapore flags aren't connected, you need to re-connect them yourselves

For Decembermin's 747 livery challenge.

Credits

747: Decembermin's 747-400
Logos: realSavageMan's SIA A350

Requested by ApplePies74

Finally Done!!

Nothing much to say really, but I quite enjoyed making this. It's much more satisfying now, with me discovering how to use fuselage slicing to make liveries. On with the description!
(singapore patriotism suddenly kicks in)

About the Singapore Airlines 747-400

In the 1980s, Singapore Airlines started operating the Boeing 747-400, allowing it to finally fly non-stop flights from Singapore to London.

The previous 747s in SIA, the 747-300s, were named "Big Top". As the -400 had a larger upper deck than its older variant, SIA christened it "Megatop". The name was placed on all SIA 747-400s until about 2003, when the new CEO of SIA redesigned the livery to remove names from all aircraft and instead make the "Singapore Airlines" name bigger.

The redesigned SIA livery.

The 747s flew until 2012, when they made their last flights with flight numbers 747 and 748.

All of SIA's intact 747s were sold off to other airlines.

Rotate: Singapore Airlines Flight 286

On 12 March 2003, SQ286 started its takeoff roll on Runway 23L at Auckland Airport. At 132 knots/ 244km/h, the first officer called out rotate, and the captain pulled the plane up. However, the plane did not lift off, and pitched all the way back until the plane's tail hit the runway. The tail scraped on the runway for about 500 meters before finally taking off, causing some serious damage.

The warning for an Auxillary Power Unit (APU) fire then sounded, prompting the crew to return to the airport and make an emergency landing. Everyone (obviously) survived, and the plane was repaired.

The damage caused to the tail.

Apparently, the first officer miscalculated the takeoff weight of the plane by about 100 tons, causing him to assume a takeoff speed that was lower than the actual one. The captain was also inexperienced on the 747-400, as he had recently transferred from another aircraft type. These, along with several other factors, caused the captain to try to take off at too low a speed, making the plane suffer a tailstrike.

Luckily, the aircraft did not stall or have any engine failures, or else it would actually have crashed.

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Livery Projects (not in sequence)

Completed liveries are in blue and linked (excluding this one)

Check the latest post for updates on this list!
Build requests that I accept will be reflected here.

Cessna 172X

• it's not a livery project but it has most upvotes

A330-300

• Korean Air Flight 631

A340-300

• Lufthansa (new livery)

A340-600

• Lufthansa

A350-900

• Singapore Airlines

A350F

• SIA Cargo

DC-8

• Kalitta Air/American International Airways Flight 808

CV-990

• Spantax Flight 400

737-3000 Quadjet

• RCP Gov.t Presidential Plane

777-100

• RCP Airways (fictional)

777-300

• Cathay Paciic

A310-300

• Singapore Airlines Flight 117

747-400

• Singapore Airlines Flight 286

787-9

• Scoot

A320-200

• Jetstar Asia

C919

• Air Koryo

D-03-100

• Silver Group (ISA)

Tu-154

• Polish Air Force Flight 101

Tu-334

• Prototype Livery
• RCP Express

(not very) Weekly War Machines

• ordinary cardboard box
• Angel of Death