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Old December 28th 06, 06:19 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Rick Simms
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I was wondering how much weight is added to an A/C by painting it? It
seemed to us that there would be a substantial fuel savings and an
increase in load carrying capacity if the A/C weren't painted.

We were watching the A/C coming into Louisville and one individual
noticed a couple of them did not have the entire fuslage painted, only
the tail. This started a discussion of how much weight savings there
would be if the A/C only had a minimum of paint.

Louisville is a UPS hub. Delta and Southwest are the two major
passenger carriers. All of the A/C associated with these three
carriers have a full fuslage paint job. The only carrier that we could
think of that did not have the entire plane painted was American
Airlines. They only use the carrier lettering with red & blue striping
on their A/C.


Rick Simms
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Old December 28th 06, 07:07 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Luke
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"Rick Simms" wrote in message
...
I was wondering how much weight is added to an A/C by painting it? It
seemed to us that there would be a substantial fuel savings and an
increase in load carrying capacity if the A/C weren't painted.

We were watching the A/C coming into Louisville and one individual
noticed a couple of them did not have the entire fuslage painted, only
the tail. This started a discussion of how much weight savings there
would be if the A/C only had a minimum of paint.

Louisville is a UPS hub. Delta and Southwest are the two major
passenger carriers. All of the A/C associated with these three
carriers have a full fuslage paint job. The only carrier that we could
think of that did not have the entire plane painted was American
Airlines. They only use the carrier lettering with red & blue striping
on their A/C.




Depends on the plane, the complexity of the paint job and other factors.
On a 747, a paint job can weight something like 1,100 -1,200 lbs. On a
Cherokee, something like 20 or so lbs.


Luke


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Old December 28th 06, 07:07 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Luke
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Default Painting A/C


"Rick Simms" wrote in message
...
I was wondering how much weight is added to an A/C by painting it? It
seemed to us that there would be a substantial fuel savings and an
increase in load carrying capacity if the A/C weren't painted.

We were watching the A/C coming into Louisville and one individual
noticed a couple of them did not have the entire fuslage painted, only
the tail. This started a discussion of how much weight savings there
would be if the A/C only had a minimum of paint.

Louisville is a UPS hub. Delta and Southwest are the two major
passenger carriers. All of the A/C associated with these three
carriers have a full fuslage paint job. The only carrier that we could
think of that did not have the entire plane painted was American
Airlines. They only use the carrier lettering with red & blue striping
on their A/C.




Depends on the plane, the complexity of the paint job and other factors.
On a 747, a paint job can weight something like 1,100 -1,200 lbs. On a
Cherokee, something like 20 or so lbs.


Luke


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Old December 28th 06, 09:59 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Woody
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Default Painting A/C

Just do a google search and you can find all the information you need...
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...y/fo01txt.html


"Rick Simms" wrote in message
...
I was wondering how much weight is added to an A/C by painting it? It
seemed to us that there would be a substantial fuel savings and an
increase in load carrying capacity if the A/C weren't painted.

We were watching the A/C coming into Louisville and one individual
noticed a couple of them did not have the entire fuslage painted, only
the tail. This started a discussion of how much weight savings there
would be if the A/C only had a minimum of paint.

Louisville is a UPS hub. Delta and Southwest are the two major
passenger carriers. All of the A/C associated with these three
carriers have a full fuslage paint job. The only carrier that we could
think of that did not have the entire plane painted was American
Airlines. They only use the carrier lettering with red & blue striping
on their A/C.


Rick Simms
*******************************************

Why is it that the first gray hairs in the eyebrows have to stick straight
out?



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Old December 28th 06, 09:59 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Woody
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Default Painting A/C

Just do a google search and you can find all the information you need...
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...y/fo01txt.html


"Rick Simms" wrote in message
...
I was wondering how much weight is added to an A/C by painting it? It
seemed to us that there would be a substantial fuel savings and an
increase in load carrying capacity if the A/C weren't painted.

We were watching the A/C coming into Louisville and one individual
noticed a couple of them did not have the entire fuslage painted, only
the tail. This started a discussion of how much weight savings there
would be if the A/C only had a minimum of paint.

Louisville is a UPS hub. Delta and Southwest are the two major
passenger carriers. All of the A/C associated with these three
carriers have a full fuslage paint job. The only carrier that we could
think of that did not have the entire plane painted was American
Airlines. They only use the carrier lettering with red & blue striping
on their A/C.


Rick Simms
*******************************************

Why is it that the first gray hairs in the eyebrows have to stick straight
out?



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Old December 29th 06, 12:44 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Luke
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Default Painting A/C


"Woody" wrote in message
. ..
Just do a google search and you can find all the information you need...

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...y/fo01txt.html



Excellent link Woody. Thanks.


Luke


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Old December 29th 06, 12:44 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Luke
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Default Painting A/C


"Woody" wrote in message
. ..
Just do a google search and you can find all the information you need...

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...y/fo01txt.html



Excellent link Woody. Thanks.


Luke


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Old December 29th 06, 11:54 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Highspeed
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Default Painting A/C

Air Canada thought they could save some money by taking the paint off of
their 767's. They did a trial with one of them and then decided after 6-8
months that the maintenance cost to keep the aircraft polished was more than
the fuel savings by not painting it at all. It has since been repainted.

Lars



"Luke" wrote in message
...

"Woody" wrote in message
. ..
Just do a google search and you can find all the information you need...

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...y/fo01txt.html



Excellent link Woody. Thanks.


Luke




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Old December 29th 06, 11:54 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Highspeed
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Default Painting A/C

Air Canada thought they could save some money by taking the paint off of
their 767's. They did a trial with one of them and then decided after 6-8
months that the maintenance cost to keep the aircraft polished was more than
the fuel savings by not painting it at all. It has since been repainted.

Lars



"Luke" wrote in message
...

"Woody" wrote in message
. ..
Just do a google search and you can find all the information you need...

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...y/fo01txt.html



Excellent link Woody. Thanks.


Luke




 




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