Winnipeg Jets Logo Concept

UPDATE (6/26/11): Just added a second Winnipeg Jets logo concept. Click here to see it.

The big rumor today was that the now-official team in Winnipeg will announce their name soon, and it will indeed be the Jets. So I thought I’d give my Mechs idea a rest and come up with something Jets-themed.

What you see above is a formation of Snowbirds, Canada’s air force aerobatic team. For you ‘Mericans, these are Canada’s equivalent of the Blue Angels.

This team often does head-on flybys like this, and usually display smoke trails in their performances. And here those trails form the shape of ‘W’ for Winnipeg. Bonus: the underside of the planes, shown with the red underbellies, have white markings similar to this old Atlanta Thrashers logo, so a neat little homage despite being a coincidence.

The ‘Snowbirds in formation’ is the just the basic concept. Many variations can be done with the the theme: