X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:57:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s27.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3402847 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:15:54 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.102; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from BLU130-DS7 ([65.55.116.73]) by blu0-omc3-s27.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:15:16 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [68.186.114.52] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Metallic Paint X-Original-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:15:12 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01DF_01C96995.F4D0FBB0" In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.60.0053.2200 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:15:12 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Dec 2008 17:15:16.0776 (UTC) FILETIME=[04E5D280:01C969D9] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01DF_01C96995.F4D0FBB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't know about the antenna effectiveness, but I would be concerned = about the skin temperature reaching the transition temperature while the = plane is sitting in the summer sun on the tarmac. Structural failure = would be my concern. In a test, the factory measured their red (non-Metallic) 320 skin = temperature at 140 degrees.=20 Gary Edwards LNC2=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bryan Wullner=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: [LML] Metallic Paint If one was to paint a Lancair silver metallic paint would that affect = the internal comm antennas or any of the effectiveness of the antennas = in the aircraft?=20 Bryan ------=_NextPart_000_01DF_01C96995.F4D0FBB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I don't know about the antenna effectiveness, but I would be=20 concerned about the skin temperature reaching the transition = temperature=20 while the plane is sitting in the summer sun on the=20 tarmac.  Structural failure would be my concern.
 
In a test, the factory measured their red (non-Metallic) 320 = skin=20 temperature at 140 degrees. 
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2 
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If one was to paint a Lancair silver metallic paint = would that=20 affect the internal comm antennas or any of the effectiveness of the = antennas=20 in the aircraft?=20

Bryan
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