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Harder wearing in gloss, finish lasts longer, easier to clean and goes quicker.. Additionally it gives the chaps something to do keeping it shiny.
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When the V-force switched from white to camouflage the job was a rush one and a matt finish was used. I think the coeficient of reflection for the white was IRO 0.98 whereas the camouflage was near 0.3. (I think the terms are right, the values are close and relate to the potential of the paint to attentuate the light or heat pulse IIRC).
Once the initial conversion was done there was a more leisurely repaint with high gloss polyurethane. It looked smart and would have had a much higher attenutation. It also added 4,000lbs to the AUW.
However I thought the more recent matt finishes had more to do with IR attenuation, so why the gloss?
Once the initial conversion was done there was a more leisurely repaint with high gloss polyurethane. It looked smart and would have had a much higher attenutation. It also added 4,000lbs to the AUW.
However I thought the more recent matt finishes had more to do with IR attenuation, so why the gloss?
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However I thought the more recent matt finishes had more to do with IR
attenuation, so why the gloss?
Perhaps the Sentinel systems got a little warm?
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Wensleydale, good point. We remember the white cockpits on the flying wheel barrow and the desert cam Hercs, the white top on the Dominie, the white top on the Shacks etc etc.
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Argosy = Whistling Tit ! 
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