BAE Evaluation?

[Chutedangle 1]

One of the skins for the EF-2000 is called BAE evaluation.

As I'm sure you already know. Can you help a brother out

and explain to me just what that means?

Thanks...

[Wrench 9,810]

prolly the pre-production version that BAE used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough

 

"BAE Evaluation" is pretty self explanatory -- BAE being the manufacturer, Evaluation the paint job they used to "sell" the plane

 

Personally, I'd have expected a more "hi-viz" finish, as with most prototypes
 

[Chutedangle 1]

I looked BAE up and there were a ton of explanations.

"Battle Area Evaluation" was one. Didn't think that was

right. One was a name of some corporation.

Thanks for the run down.

[Spinners 15,985]

British Aerospace - used to be abbreviated as BAe to differentiate it from British Airways.

[+russouk2004 6,958]

Evaluation paint jobs were unique,and solely for testing of a\c and best suited for photographic studies of a\c being tested..etc etc