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Old 05-10-2019, 09:56 PM
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Mine is mainly black, yes it gets very hot in the sun. But it is easy to see, black is the easiest colour aircraft to see according to trials.



When I got her she was black and yellow

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Old 05-11-2019, 08:41 AM
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I liked dark colors when designing my paint scheme but had the same worries.
Decided on the following. I am in Florida with a hot sun and haven't had any issues and would do it again. Arizona might be a different story.
I'm pretty sure our weather is similar since your hangar is 20 ft from mine.
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Old 05-11-2019, 09:11 AM
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Dark colors make it hard to see cracks, dents etc... But if it not will crack, why not
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Old 05-11-2019, 11:52 AM
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Two quick stories with dark paint. Having built two Titan Tornados with one black and one white, the difference in skin temperature at Sun-n-fun was so great that you could literally cook on the black one and lay your arm on the white one. The outer skins would distort inwards and make the wing look warped when in the sun.

Later, we bought my wife an RV-3 that was dark blue. Same thing happened with the wing skins on it when in the sun. After repainting the plane yellow it doesn't happen anymore. I would recommend against dark wing colors after seeing this on two planes. It isn't worth it in my opinion and I much prefer the cool to the touch skins of a lighter color. Just has to be better on the structure not to be hot as a stove burner in the sun.
There?s a flight school in Massachusetts that paints the wings dark, and the fuselage white so in the winter, the morning frost melts faster while keeping the cabin cool in the summer. Not really a concern on hangared planes as much..
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Old 05-11-2019, 11:44 PM
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I'm pretty sure our weather is similar since your hangar is 20 ft from mine.
Gee that's sweet -
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Old 05-12-2019, 08:14 AM
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I liked the idea of a black paint job as well.

I bought a 4 a few years ago that had dark blue on the wings. It was extreemly hot in the sun while the white was barely warm. This changed my mind on the scheme I had planned for my 7. I decided I did not want a dark colour on the tanks heating the fuel and possibly causing vapour lock and oil canning issues so I limited the black to the fuselage. No heat issues so far and the dark belly hides the breather mess till I get it cleaned. The guys say it is very visible in the air which is a nice bonus.

Good luck with your paint job!
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