If you thought painting a canvas or a mural was a big job, how about painting a jet? This time-lapse video shows all the prepping, spraying and frisketing involved.
It takes more than 50 gallons of paint to cover a commercial jet, and that layer adds about 400 pounds to the weight.
Some airlines have chosen a brushed aluminum finish to save on the weight and increase efficiency.
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Direct link to the Virgin Atlantic video.
A different time lapse video, painting a Delta jet using cherry pickers instead of scaffolding.
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It looks lite they are painting on the windows in the end!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how often the workers snicker at the word Virgin, scrawled all over the plane.
ReplyDeleteThat was great. Do you have a video of the painting of the Forth Bridge?
ReplyDeleteWOW! I've painted some pretty big things in my day, but never a jet airplane!
ReplyDeleteI've been unpacking my art-library lately, and I just came across 'The Art of Peter Max' (remember him?); and on pages 182-3 is a Continental Airlines Boing 777 wide-body jet he painted for the NYC 2000 celebration. Talk about a big canvas! -RQ
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