I believe the name BABY BLUE says it all for one europa, its all about temp
really, if the colour you
plan on using doesnt vary in temp too much it should be ok. I too am looking
at yellow, but it is a very
light bright yellow, not quite a pastel colour, the temp of it in full sun
only differs by about 3 degrees C.
Now IMHO if 3 degrees is going to make a difference then its too dam hot to
be flying anyway, and the white
plane next to it will probably start to melt as well. In reference to the
phoenix A/C i would suggest that differential expansion was the issue, with
the dark areas heating and expanding faster than the white ones. I have seen
large sheets of glass shatter after they were tinted with a metalic film and
one portion of the glass
saw a shadow the rest of the sheet didnt see, more expansion on the sun
exposed bits than the shaded bits
and boom there goes a half inch sheet of toughened saftey glass.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Terry Seaver
(terrys)
Sent: Thursday, 22 January 2009 5:29 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: A/C paint other than white
<terrys@cisco.com>
Hi Frank,
There is the story of a white Europa with a dark blue stripe down the
centerline of the fuselage. On a hot day in Phoenix the heat on the
stripe warped the fuselage sides.
A Europa builder here in California had his painter put a light grey
primer on a control surface and left it in the sun to measure the
temperature. They left it out too long and it was warped by the heat.
The only composites I know of that are not painted white are the carbon
fiber ones, which for some reason are not as sensitive to heat as the
glass fiber ones.
Regards,
Terry Seaver
A135/N135TD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Frank
Kusserow
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:12 AM
Subject: Europa-List: A/C paint other than white
--> <frank@kusserow-online.com>
Dear Europhobians,
has anyone experience with outside paint other than white? My certified
POH says "must be painted white". I know some other composite aircraft
that are not painted white. Reason is, that I would like to repaint my
classic mono (white now) in yellow after installing few mods. The Katana
e.g. has a colour indicator to show the heat of the structure between
the seats. Does anyone have this kind of warning device installed?
Regards from Germany,
Frank
DEJWD, Classic Mono 912UL
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