By: Cking - 16th December 2009 at 19:19
Clean and inspect it regularly, like the rest of the fleet! You would imagine that there was some laquer or varnish used but there aint. All the fleet started out that shiney but the surface of the alclad dulls with time due to oxidation. It is in fact a very thin layer of surface corrosion. To shine one up you basicaly remove this thin layer of oxidation. If you did it often enough you would polish your way through the skin though! That is why AA doesn’t do it every week. This finish will last a few years but will be slowly revert to the same dull silver as the rest of the fleet.
I wonder what colour the AA plastic pigs will be?
Rgds Cking
By: Ren Frew - 15th December 2009 at 12:20
So what do they do to keep corrosion down ? And what does that weigh ?
By: Bmused55 - 15th December 2009 at 08:07
Full body Paint on that size jet is about 300-400lbs. 2 pax. worth.
767 winglets are proving to be massive saving on Fuel (According to Air NZ)
I have not seen data on the 757.
You beat me to it.
Excellent looking jet IMO, great pics.
By: old shape - 15th December 2009 at 01:06
I’ve been told they have to DRAIN fuel off it after every flight!;)
Rgds Cking
Full body Paint on that size jet is about 300-400lbs. 2 pax. worth.
767 winglets are proving to be massive saving on Fuel (According to Air NZ)
I have not seen data on the 757.
By: Cking - 14th December 2009 at 09:24
With those winglets and no actual fuselage paint to weigh it down …it must be the cheapest ship to run in the AA fleet
I’ve been told they have to DRAIN fuel off it after every flight!;)
Rgds Cking
By: steve rowell - 14th December 2009 at 08:50
With those winglets and no actual fuselage paint to weigh it down …it must be the cheapest ship to run in the AA fleet
By: RichardC - 13th December 2009 at 14:42
Nice shots. That is one shiny plane.
By: Ren Frew - 13th December 2009 at 13:40
Kinda think it would look better if they reinstated the red,white and blue cheatlines from the end of the One World logo to the rear of the aircraft…
By: Cking - 13th December 2009 at 11:52
Hi all,this ship dropped in yesterday….enjoy.:D
Pitty they couldn’t have one with a huge scab patch on though!
I remember they sent one of their “New” 767 through a few summers ago. I WAS diificult to look at close up due to the sun light!
Rgds Cking
By: PMN - 13th December 2009 at 11:05
No one EVER understands the words that come out of your mouth Nichols.
Good job I typed them them!
Spalding = Fail.
Paul
By: A Spalding - 13th December 2009 at 10:44
Fair point but you know what I mean!
No one EVER understands the words that come out of your mouth Nichols.
As failed to mention earlier Neil, great images. 🙂
Adam
By: PMN - 12th December 2009 at 19:05
Show me one that’s not 🙂
Fair point but you know what I mean!
Paul
By: A Spalding - 12th December 2009 at 18:59
That is one sweet looking 75!
Show me one that’s not 🙂
Sunshine & Manchester?! Not something you usually hear in the same sentence.
By: TRIDENT MAN - 12th December 2009 at 17:37
MAN I suspect!
It was indeed,Friday moring with dare i say it Sunshine…lol
By: LBARULES - 12th December 2009 at 16:15
That looks great! The weather over at MAN looks alot better than it was later on!
By: PMN - 12th December 2009 at 15:22
Where was it at?
MAN I suspect! That is one sweet looking 75!
Paul
By: Bristol_Rob - 12th December 2009 at 14:38
Thats one Flashey Jet
Where was it at?
Nice shots
Rob
🙂
By: Newforest - 12th December 2009 at 14:22
Why? Where? You would need sun glasses if the sun was shining!:D
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