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Old 27th September 2019 | 22:27
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stilton
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Originally Posted by fox niner
Dear all-knowing ppruners,
Who can explain why the 747-400 and 777 cockpits are brown, while the 737’s and 787’s are dark grey?
I personally like grey better, but who knows the deeper reason for this color choice?

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Because they used brown paint on those aircraft


Seriously I remember reading an article on this, Boeing’s research indicated that brown would make for a more restful ‘calmer’ ergonomic environment


Dunno, it certainly didn’t interfere with napping
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