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From: res@ihuxn.UUCP (Rich Strebendt)
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Subject: Re: Airplanes gain weight
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Date: Sun, 19-Feb-84 23:31:41 EST
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With respect to the weight of the paint job on a jumbo jet:

A short while ago (within ~6 months) I recall seeing a brief article
that said that the paint job on a 747 weighs (after drying) either 7000
lbs, or 7 tons ... I have forgotten which.  (Only a factor of two,
either way!)

Judging from my last flight on a commercial air liner, just the smoke
in the air during that flight must have weighed an appreciable fraction
of a ton!  Had to send the clothes I was wearing to the dry cleaners
to get rid of the stink before I could wear them again.

I have no difficulty believing that an airliner could accumulate a ton
of that crud over a period of years.

					Rich Strebendt
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