Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxa!houxm!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!hamilton From: hamilton@uiucuxc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Re: Aircraft Colors - (nf) Message-ID: <2466@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 04:30:42 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.2466 Posted: Tue Jul 19 04:30:42 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jul-83 19:22:07 EDT Lines: 10 #R:ihnp4:-37300:uiucuxc:10800001:000:438 uiucuxc!hamilton Jul 18 23:23:00 1983 parenthetically, sport parachutes also tend to white and pastels, even tho custom colors are popular and are often "free" (bundled into the list price). the arguments i've heard are: lighter colors mean less UV degradation of the nylon, and darker colors require larger quantities of dye, resulting in added weight and bulk (when it comes to gear weight, skydivers are anorexic). wayne ({decvax,ucbvax}!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!)hamilton