I used to work for a company that painted roads and runways. The road paint was water/plastic/epoxy based. Immediately behind the paint sprayer, a nozzle released really tiny glass beads (think fine sand) that were used to reflect light to make the lines reflective.
The beads applied at airports were of a slightly larger diameter, and I can't recall what the composition was, be the beads alone were more of a brownish color.
The beads could have caused additional reflection of the magnesium alloy rim sparks. I don't know if an Airbus has them, but the King Air I'm flying does.
Oh, I definately would be making more money painting roads than I do flying. $26/hour plus OT, I miss those days.
The beads applied at airports were of a slightly larger diameter, and I can't recall what the composition was, be the beads alone were more of a brownish color.
The beads could have caused additional reflection of the magnesium alloy rim sparks. I don't know if an Airbus has them, but the King Air I'm flying does.
Oh, I definately would be making more money painting roads than I do flying. $26/hour plus OT, I miss those days.