Timeline for Why is the forward fairing of the pylon very shiny and metallic in appearance in A350?
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| Oct 2 at 23:24 | answer | added | ymb1 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 18, 2023 at 7:19 | comment | added | ocirocir | It is also specifically covered during manufacturing: flickr.com/photos/131621852@N02/33312795343 | |
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| Mar 18, 2023 at 15:13 | history | edited | Vikki |
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| Nov 16, 2022 at 17:55 | comment | added | John K | Titanium requires elaborate processes to get paint to stick, acid etching, sometimes sandblasting. They may just leave the paint off BECAUSE it's titanium or stainless (more likely) so they can leave it unpainted without worrying about corrosion. | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 14:47 | comment | added | sophit | @JohnK: that's titanium, right. Is it really difficult to be painted? The Blackbird was definitely painted :) | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 13:42 | comment | added | John K | It's not heated. It's probably made of a material that is difficult to obtain paint adhesion, say titanium or some grade of stainless, or doesn't need paint because it's a corrosion resistant material and they are saving a few ounces, or some other reason known only to insiders. | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 11:05 | comment | added | sophit | @757toga from this picture it seems to be riveted. | |
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| Nov 16, 2022 at 1:40 | history | edited | Jpe61 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 16, 2022 at 0:25 | answer | added | Juan Jimenez | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 15, 2022 at 22:45 | comment | added | sophit | It is definitely the first panel of the engine pylon and is indeed left unpainted. Would be interesting to know why. | |
| Nov 15, 2022 at 21:37 | comment | added | jwh20 | I don't really know the answer but if you note, all the other "leading edge" surfaces on the A350 are unpainted. That part appears to be a leading edge also. The nose is not a painted metal object but rather a plastic radome that likely has the color embedded in it. My theory is that they leave these unpainted so that you don't get a ragged effect as the paint wears or chips off over time. | |
| Nov 15, 2022 at 18:03 | history | edited | Bianfable | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 15, 2022 at 17:56 | history | asked | karthikeyan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
