Aerodynamist red wings
Had a professor bloke from oxbridge come up front ex Nicosia and explained how much fuel we could save if the peeling red wing paint was touched up...of course we knew it and Cyprus Airways often went direct in summer when we had to lob into Frankfurt, Stuttgart or Munich..they had cypriots polishing the wings at night.
We didn't mind if it meant a German lunch allowance.
30 years on and I braved BA to Dubai..red tail cone looked asthough a blind man had sprayed it without etch primer and using a dirty brush..now there's a picture for you all. How much fuel the dent the senior first officer found on his walk around is another question.
His landing was as I expected.
Fred Carno circus and proud of it.