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Atlas Air Paint Issues
Here are a couple of photos i have taken recently of Atlas Air, one taken this morning. As you can see the paint work towards the rear of the aircraft is quite bad. I thinking they should change contractors:rolleyes:
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/IMG_3848.jpg N412MC http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/IMG_3553.jpg N492MC |
hear hear tony!
I have N492MC in Sydney on 2/4 and the paintwork still wasn't that great...hopefully the paintwork doesn't reflect the companys reputation.. |
They have always been pretty bad but those shots are some of the worst I've seen.
Do Atlas still fly to SYD regularly??? S. |
That's terrible!
Is the paintwork bad enough to adversely impact laminar airflow and therefore increase drag/fuel burn? It looks like it to me but I'd be interested in an expert's opinion.
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And again...look at the leading edge of the fin! :eek:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6297917 |
Poor girl, in need of an 'Extreme Makeover'. Nice photo BTW Andrew.
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Cheap pre-paint preparation
I wonder what costs more - the extra fuel burned from allowing turbulent air flow to burnish the paint off or a conventional "sanding back" before a re-paint?
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http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/trimedAA.jpg |
The reason why the paint has come off is due to the surface not being treated and cleaned properly. The paint hasn't adhered to the airframe and thus why it has come off. Basically to fix the problem they need to strip and repaint the aircraft again. That is what happens when you pay for a "Cheap" paint job.
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N409MC also had paint issues, but not as bad as N412MC.
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6298019&nseq=24 I shot her just a few weeks ago and she's now wearing a fresh coat of paint (will find and attach a pic later). |
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Ah thanks Kieran. :) Andrew, great shot, a keeper!! |
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Atlas
I saw one of the Atlas aircraft in Sydney a couple of months ago with the bad paint job.
However, N418MC seems to have intact paintwork. http://myaviation.net/?pid=01371486 I would have thought with aircraft looking shabby with peeling paint would make people think I am not using that company. |
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