European Union Air Force roundel

[AndrewF]

Here's my take on the subject:

[Old Wombat]

The lower centre roundel looks like a crash test marker.

[AndrewF]

  yes, it does - it could have a double use in case of accidents ... I based it on the European Naval Pennant:

Despite not having a civil ensign, the EU's Fishery Inspection teams display a blue and yellow pennant. The pennant is flown by inspection vessels in EU waters. The flag is triangular and quartered blue and yellow and was adopted according to EEC Regulation #1382/87 on 20 May 1978.

[NARSES2]

Your bottom left would be my take, with a EU Flag for the tail marking ?

[AndrewF]

I think the yellow star on blue would be considered too American... I would go more for top centre - it's an abstracted version of the circle of twelve gold stars. Twelve stars is too cluttered for a roundel though. If you squint your eyes, the stars eventually merge together to make a gold circle. All the others are too close to existing roundels (Finland, Malaysia, Taiwan, US and UK) or the crash test marking
The EU flag could work as a tail flash, but I like the Chile-esque blue rudder with one gold star...

[TheChronicOne]

Top Left.

[NARSES2]

I think the yellow star on blue would be considered too American... I would go more for top centre - it's an abstracted version of the circle of twelve gold stars. Twelve stars is too cluttered for a roundel though. If you squint your eyes, the stars eventually merge together to make a gold circle. All the others are too close to existing roundels

I follow your points there 

[Old Wombat]

yes, it does - it could have a double use in case of accidents ... I based it on the European Naval Pennant:

Despite not having a civil ensign, the EU's Fishery Inspection teams display a blue and yellow pennant. The pennant is flown by inspection vessels in EU waters. The flag is triangular and quartered blue and yellow and was adopted according to EEC Regulation #1382/87 on 20 May 1978.

So, why not go for a pennant type aircraft marking? It's worked for the Norwegians, Hungarians & Mexicans.

While we're at it, flag type markings have been fine for quite a number of (admittedly smaller) air forces & the Poles.

It's just better to keep the markings simple for easier, faster recognition.



Or there's the top right image with inverted-colour quarterings.

[AndrewF]

So, why not go for a pennant type aircraft marking? It's worked for the Norwegians, Hungarians & Mexicans.

I'm not a big fan of triangular/pennant aircraft markings to be honest - I'm more of a traditionalist 

[zenrat]

How about this one.  Has to be aligned so that is is always pointing at the UK.
TheFinger by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

We'd have to retort with a red, white & blue version pointed back at them..............

[AndrewF]

This is what I have come up with - a gold 12-pointed star, but with shorter 'arms' than the Taiwan/Malaysia star. On a blue roundel. I tried the EU flag on the tail, but it isn't very visible, so a fin flash might be better:

[AndrewF]

Low-visibility version, and a different scheme with an actual roundel (the 12 stars abstracted into a ring) and a star rudder marking (French, Italian, Spanish style). I also thought that EUAF squadrons might have links to previous famous squadrons of each nation, so a JG71 emblem on the tail as well:

[AndrewF]

And as the UK might still be part of the EU when all this is going on  ... here's an RAF-inspired version:

[megamoto]

The same design as the Polish Air Force but in blue and yellow.