It might be just to keep the color consistant too. For example, some of the American Airlines A300's have silver painted and tails and some dont. the ones that don't look a bit strange.
FWIW, the Boeing Sonic Cruiser, should it go into production, will be mostly composite. At 09:06 PM 11/19/01 -0600, rcsoar4fun wrote: >Kinda Scary. Now there will be a panic about flying on airplanes with >composites in them. A friend of mine told me a lot of the newer airliners >have thier composite parts painted silver so people don't know they are >plastic. > >Kristopher >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Breed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 8:39 PM >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Flight 587 and R/C Models > > >> Pictures >> >> http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/2001/AA587/tailcomp.htm >> >> >> RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
