Simviation Forum - Why are modern aircraft painted like winnebagos?

Jun 24^th, 2006 at 6:56pm

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Why is it that all modern planes are painted up like winnebagos? I never understood that, maybe its because they are roughly the same size.

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Reply #1 - Jun 24^th, 2006 at 7:07pm

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There should be more brightly, loudly painted plains. But I think people spending a couple mil on a fancy chunk of aluminum want some guarantee that their craft won't go out of style and look ugly in a couple of years.

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Reply #2 - Jun 24^th, 2006 at 7:20pm

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It's like boats. Inless their vintage and made of wood then they're either white, or blue.

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Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2006 at 9:13pm

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It's very expensive to have a proper full-coverage or two-tone paint job done on an airplane... just like with cars, white is the cheapest.

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Reply #4 - Jun 24^th, 2006 at 9:18pm

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And white also repells heat...which is a very dominating factor.
Imaging having a black painted aircraft sitting on the ramp in the sun for hours.
Ouch.

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Reply #5 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 6:25am

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Another big factor is white doesn't show up various bumps and scrapes as much as other colours.

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Reply #6 - Jun 25^th, 2006 at 11:15am

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also easier to repaint. Takes a 1/4 of the time an elaborate scheme might take to do.

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Reply #7 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 9:48am

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exactly right. what is considered bold and beautiful paint in 2002 might be considered "shag carpet" in 2020.

for example - look at just about any original paint job from the early and mid 1970's. i see a lot of browns, puke yellows and tan colors on white. Undecided

and yes... many i have seen do contain some kind of "shag" like carpet!!!

of course now you have to redo the paint and interior which is never cheap. i would say a decent paint job on a General Aviation aircraft might run you about 8- 15 thousand bucks depending on the aircraft size and color scheme. more in some cases

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Reply #8 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 11:48am

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Polished aluminum is always in style... Grin

And I'd rather spend the time and effort buffing a plane than shelling out big bucks for a repaint.
Think of it as "sweat equity". Grin

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Reply #9 - Jun 27^th, 2006 at 8:20pm

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I have to go with rotty. I like bare metal with some accent.

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Reply #10 - Jun 28^th, 2006 at 2:52am

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oh heck yeah, bare metal all the way... of course that depends on the aircraft i suppose. Few things in this world like a bare naked airplane. Shocked

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