#jet clipper

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Pan American Airways, 1958

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How have I not seen this before?! Pan American World Airways existed in the world of Zootopia too! Apparently this is by Byron Howard and he posted it on his Twitter earlier this year. And he did such a good job with it! The font for Pan Animal at the top is spot on for what Pan Am used from the mid-sixties onward and, except for the “An” instead of “Am”, the blue globe tail flash is identical to the logo that graced the vertical stabilizers of Jet Clippers of that era! He even included the airline’s slogan from the sixties: “The World’s Most Experienced Airline!” And to top it off, Fru Fru looks outstanding as a Pan An stewardess!

Though I never got the chance to take a flight on Pan Am (they went bust about a year before I was born), I would argue that it is the greatest airline that's ever existed. No airline will ever come close to matching the reputation Pan Am had at it’s peak and I would have loved the opportunity to have flown for them.

Also, the ad makes reference to multiscale Clippers. I think this backs up your headcannon, @notactualusername!

Here’s a link to the original tweet: https://mobile.twitter.com/ByronPHoward/status/952240574223953920

Here’s a link to an article ZNN posted today with a collection of Byron’s work: http://www.zootopianewsnetwork.com/2018/09/very-special-art-of-day-265-featured.html

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