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[trainerjet]

Aren't most wings painted? Maybe they're just white or grey but they're painted, right?

I think most light airplane wings are painted, but I can't think of any transport jets (or airline paint schemes) with painted wings. They are not painted for a variety of reasons, and not just the weight factor.

 

[jobear]

Now Mesa can bid for your Delta connection contract?
Or does Delta just start looking for another FRJ carrier?

Jobear

 

[j41driver]

I think most light airplane wings are painted, but I can't think of any transport jets (or airline paint schemes) with painted wings. They are not painted for a variety of reasons, and not just the weight factor.

So what is the white stuff on my airplane that looks just like the paint on the side of the fuselage? How about the top of CMR's CRJ wings? Is that grey stuff not paint?

 

[trainerjet]

OK...I'll revise my post to mean primarily larger transport aircraft. Like the 737, MD-80, 757 or A-320.

You tell me why none of these aircraft have "white or grey stuff" on the wings?

 

[j41driver]

You tell me why none of these aircraft have "white or grey stuff" on the wings?

I have no clue...I guess I never looked that close. What are the non-weight based reasons that they aren't painted? Besides, the paint job you were looking at was a CRJ not the Airbus.

 

[j41driver]

Now Mesa can bid for your Delta connection contract?

How about you go and fu(k yourself.

 

[jobear]

J41

Not need to get ugly just asking a REAL question about the DAL contract.


Jobear

 

[j41driver]

Re: J41

Not need to get ugly just asking a REAL question about the DAL contract.


Jobear

I have no idea what the DAL contract says. As far as I'm concerned mesa (notice the lower-case) and JO can get bent.

 

[Capt. Caucasian]

OK...I'll revise my post to mean primarily larger transport aircraft. Like the 737, MD-80, 757 or A-320.

You tell me why none of these aircraft have "white or grey stuff" on the wings?

The 737 I used to fly had grey wings as do most large airliners. Also, the E145 has grey wings.

 

[Heavy Set]

Jobear,

Yeah, I guess the smiley face meant nothing? Don't be so surprised if you evoke some anger - Ornstein, your boss, is not well liked on this forum...

 

[Iceman21]

I think the painted wings would really make it stand out. Especially when seen from the air.

 

[General Lee]

When will the ACA contract expire with UAL?


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Sniper@YourFeet]

Who's been sniffing paint fumes?

I recall once reading that AA aircraft, by not having paint, save about $250,000 per year per aircraft (less fuel burn carrying that extra weight, less MX to repaint, etc)

Oh, and the reason allot of wings look grey is b/c they have oxidzied some (just like AA aircraft, some look dull grey-ish b/c they haven't been polished recently. I think leading edges are sortta' 'polished' by the microscopic crud that constantly batters them, and of course they don't get painted due to the anti-ice issues). I wonder if the wings flight controls (ailerons) have to be pre-painted in production to properly balance them (like rudders have to be hung pre-painted at the Boeing factory)

So, as long as we're talking paint - when they painted the Concorde in the Pepsi paint scheme, they actually had to fly at less than mach 2 b/c the aircraft skin would heat up too much due to the dark blue 'colour'

As far as the 'see and be seen' concept goes, I don't think they could have picked two worse colors than light blue and white, but I don't think a pilot picked those as much as a hired-gun marketing guru.

 

[jobear]

I do not Now nor have I ever worked for JO or mesa; more than one regional in the US flys Beech1900's.
trying to distance myself from :
"Jobear,

Yeah, I guess the smiley face meant nothing? Don't be so surprised if you evoke some anger - Ornstein, your boss, is not well liked on this forum..."

All I can say is EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwww!

Jobear
SKYWAY FO

 

[Tim47SIP]

PWA says no!

Now Mesa can bid for your Delta connection contract?

Mesa owns 90 seat RJ's and DALPA's contract prohibits this. Mesa wont even be considered (thank God!).