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Why are all airplanes white?

Shark Atack Asked by funadvice over 2 years ago, 5 answers.

Why are all aeroplanes white ...?? why not any other colour ... I mean mmore than 99.999% of all aircrafts I have seen are white ... any logic .. ???

Shark Atack Answered by funadvice on Nov 16, 2007, 12:44AM
53985 answers

Yes, there is, believe it or not...

Most aircraft are white (or silver), because those are the colours which reflect light the best. If you had a black plane, for instance, it would absorb a lot of light, which would lead to the inside cabin heating up. To keep the cabin at a good temperature the air conditioning would have to work harder. The air conditioning unit would use more fuel, and because the plane needs to then carry more fuel for the aircon it needs to carry more fuel to be able to take off with the extra fuel weight. So, darker coloured plane = more fuel, and a greater cost to operate the aircraft. So that is why most aircraft are white - to save money on fuel.

Hope that explains it!

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Shark Atack Answered by funadvice on Nov 16, 2007, 05:52AM
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Sounds good to me...

Answered by keelesonnn on Nov 16, 2007, 07:02AM
22 answers

crazyyy

Shark Atack Answered by funadvice on Nov 16, 2007, 07:59PM
53985 answers

Great answer Danbob. . . . two thumbs up...

Answered by kibble22 on Nov 17, 2007, 12:25PM
24 answers

soul planes purple lol joke thatsa a movie

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