I really enjoyed this look back at my favorite extinct airline. Aviation enthusiasts really enjoyed its application onto their bare metal aircraft fleet. For any aircraft that could be polished, the Eastern brand looked amazing.
Eastern and American are the only US airlines that stuck with the bare metal as long as they could. Eastern had it until they died in '91, and American only switched once they purchased the Boeing 787, since its carbon fiber reinforced polymer could not be polished to a shine. The aviation industry was heartbroken on both counts!
Thanks for sharing this. Would there be a paint or wrap that would deliver the same effect today? And is there a danger of glare from the sun startling another plane?
I suppose an airline can choose a chrome wrap, but if you're adding the weight of the wrap, part of the benefit is missing. Schemes with lighter colors usually do the trick in terms of temperature management.
As for glare, I don't think that's too much of an issue, although it has affected my photography at times! haha
I really enjoyed this look back at my favorite extinct airline. Aviation enthusiasts really enjoyed its application onto their bare metal aircraft fleet. For any aircraft that could be polished, the Eastern brand looked amazing.
Eastern and American are the only US airlines that stuck with the bare metal as long as they could. Eastern had it until they died in '91, and American only switched once they purchased the Boeing 787, since its carbon fiber reinforced polymer could not be polished to a shine. The aviation industry was heartbroken on both counts!
Thanks for sharing this. Would there be a paint or wrap that would deliver the same effect today? And is there a danger of glare from the sun startling another plane?
I suppose an airline can choose a chrome wrap, but if you're adding the weight of the wrap, part of the benefit is missing. Schemes with lighter colors usually do the trick in terms of temperature management.
As for glare, I don't think that's too much of an issue, although it has affected my photography at times! haha