Fiberglass airplanes almost demand it. If they get too hot, the epoxy gets
hot, and gets weak. Very weak.

Yep, I fiberglass has to be a lighter color -- that makes sense.

Other airplanes get too hot to be comfortable in the summer. The heat of
being parked in the sun also lets the interior get so hot that it damages
expensive avionics.

My interior gets to over 121 degrees (the max of my panel thermometer)
every time I park outside in the summer (unless I put the window
reflectors in, of course), and my plane is white.

I suppose it would be worse if it were black, but blue or red or
silver (like the new Cirrus) sure wouldn't hurt.

I think owners are afraid of harming their resale value, and white is
the most "neutral" of all colors. I would like to see more
imagination in our aircraft -- heck, it might even attract new people
to aviation?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"