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Duncan Aviation Puts Eyes in the Sky with CJ3+ Paint Job
Robert and Karen Duncan steered a project that marked the company’ss most extensive paint work with 46 colors
Duncan Aviation painted Cessna Citation CJ3+
At the request of Duncan Aviation chairman emeritus Robert Duncan and his wife Karen, Duncan Aviation spent two years working on the design and then implementation of a CJ3+’s colorful paint scheme, the MRO’s most elaborate yet.

Duncan Aviation this week rolled out its most intricate aircraft paint job yet, transforming a white Cessna Citation CJ3+ with factory stripes into a kaleidoscope of 46 colors, with flies, flowers, and other hand-laid details that all accentuate the eyes that watch over the tarmac and pierce the skies. The artwork reflects the imagination of Duncan Aviation chairman emeritus Robert Duncan and his wife, Karen, along with the entire paint shop team, according to the MRO.

While the Duncan CJ3+, N1RD, was originally in standard livery, “Robert and Karen Duncan saw something else. They saw a blank canvas…They saw an opportunity to challenge the team, open the doors of Duncan Aviation’s new Lincoln paint hangar with a statement, and create an aircraft that could not be mistaken for anyone else’s,” Duncan Aviation explained.

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