The strange reason new airplanes are green

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  1. Chinatown

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    The strange reason new airplanes are green | Watch
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    Many people are surprised when they see brand-new aircraft covered in green paint instead of airline colors. This video explains why manufacturers do it and how the coating helps protect the aircraft long before it enters service.
     
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  3. mjd4277

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    In two words: Corrosion protection. The green “primer” protects the fuselage during transport from the manufacturer to the final assembly line.
     
  4. OldeSkool

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    That’s just what they’re telling us. The real reason is because aliens mistake green airplanes for other aliens so they leave them alone…usually.
     
  5. rollin coal

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    Is it zinch chromate paint? That's what is typically sprayed on aluminum for corrosion resistance. I can't watch these AI generated videos they're hard to follow. Same with AI generated articles frikken run on sentences and repeating everything over a dozen times or more. I can't believe AI's actually taking real jobs.
     
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    I've seen metalsmiths priming aircraft with a dull yellowish color. Yellow zinc chromate, which is used in saltwater environments, such as aircraft squadrons on aircraft carriers.
     
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    Zinc chromate - Wikipedia
     
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    I figured that's what it was. I knew it was used on US military planes in the WW2 era and apparently for a while after. You can see it in the wheel wells and other inner areas of airplanes from that era. Or hobbyist modeling planes painting them accurately. Like all good and great things I see it causes cancer according to wiki lol
     
  9. mjd4277

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    Well I wouldn’t exactly inhale or try to eat the stuff.;)
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    Haha! You think of the best conspiracies o_ONow where could you post this to convince everyone
     
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