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Old 17th March 2004 | 20:53
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747FOCAL
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From: Skagness on the beach
That is the reason you don't see to many black airplanes. Besides making the interior very fecking hot, it is very heavy paint and costs in fuel burn.

I can't remember the number, but American actually has a stat on how much money they save with polished vs painted planes.

Here is one to think about...... The avg plane has around 200-300 pounds of dirt and grime clinging to the surface of the entire airplane right before washing. Think about how much that costs to fly around.
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