X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:58:10 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s11.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.86] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3407801 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:46:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.86; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from BLU130-DS6 ([65.55.116.73]) by blu0-omc3-s11.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 2 Jan 2009 07:45:36 -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: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 07:45:34 -0800 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0843_01C96CAE.18E61150" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.60.0053.2200 Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 07:45:34 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Jan 2009 15:45:36.0817 (UTC) FILETIME=[27D83A10:01C96CF1] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0843_01C96CAE.18E61150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This subject has been published in past issues of the factory newsletter = (Lancair Mail Newsletter) and Lancair Network News (precursor to the = LML). The factory recommended using light paint colors, preferably = white or pastels; no reds or metallic's for the e-glass airframes = previous to carbon fiber construction. Gary Edwards LNC2 =20 Is 140 degress to hot? I thought these skins could handle much more = than that. =20 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. Gary Edwards LNC2=20 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_0843_01C96CAE.18E61150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This subject has been published in past issues of the factory=20 newsletter (Lancair Mail Newsletter) and Lancair Network News (precursor = to the=20 LML). The factory recommended using light paint colors, = preferably=20 white or pastels; no reds or metallic's for the e-glass airframes = previous=20 to carbon fiber construction.

Gary Edwards

LNC2

Is 140 degress to hot? I thought these = skins=20 could handle much more than that.

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

If one was to paint a Lancair = silver=20 metallic paint would that affect the internal comm antennas or any = of the=20 effectiveness of the antennas in the aircraft?

=
Bryan

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