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User currently offlineLU9092 From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 65 posts, RR: 1
Posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2179 times:

Maybe even Skydrol?

http://goo.gl/Wb276

Seems a coating like this, especially if it adheres more or less permanently, would have myriad applications in aviation. How many Captian's shirts would be saved every year?  

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User currently offlinePhen From Ireland, joined Oct 2007, 295 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2156 times:

How many A.netters immediately thought of AF when they read the title?  That does look promising, but would it add a lot of weight to the aircraft as paint does?


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User currently offlineLU9092 From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 65 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2153 times:

Quoting Phen (Reply 1):
That does look promising, but would it add a lot of weight to the aircraft as paint does?

Wondered that, myself. It occured to me that this stuff could probably replace the top coat of paint, and there wouldn't be any dirt to add drag and weight.

The mind kind of boggles when you consider the possibilities. One use that everybody will applaud is in the lav.

A bit off topic, but what if you coated a submarine with this stuff?

User currently offlineEA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12562 posts, RR: 64
Reply 3, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2058 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting Phen (Reply 1):

How many A.netters immediately thought of AF when they read the title

Or Mary Poppins?  


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