Originally Posted by
DillMan
I'm no thermal engineer but doesn't the polished metal reflect sunlight and keep the plane cool? Or is it the other way around? I know the surface would be hot if left sitting in the sun but what about the inside?
And didn't Doogie say that if he succeeds in buying AA he would keep the name and branding?
No need to be a thermal engineer. Hot feels hot and cold feels cold. If the skin is hotter, it is transferring heat. A silver Coke can left in the Sun will get hotter to the touch than a white Coke can. Therefore, it will be transferring more heat to the inside. A mirrored surface may reflect lots of
visible light, but it still gets hot in the Sun.
Yeah, Doug said he'd keep the AA brand name. That is a no brainer since the USAir brand is probably the most hated brand in the industry, as was Alleghany before they changed names. Doug was a fool to keep the USAir name after the first buyout.
Doug isn't commenting on the livery. I am pretty confident in predicting no matter what, all those newly painted US/HP Airbuses are
not going to end up repainted in some pseudo-metallic. Jeez, they'd look like huge Platinum American Express Cards.
BTW, my reference to the musical "Mamma Mia" was that Mamma Mia (i.e.-ABBA) is so out that it's in again, like the AA logo. Now, if I only had an airline named
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