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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Aircraft Colors - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 04:30:42 EDT
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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