Originally Posted by
englishal
Why do people have white aeroplanes?
Unfortunately composite can and will be damaged due to heating by solar rays.
My glider has orange wingtips and the difference is huge... it goes from the slightly-warm of the white gelcoat to impossible-to-keep-a-hand-on of the orange strips.
I wonder how hot it could become if it was darker!
However darker colors can be considered for the undercarriage.