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Offline Big Sky Modeler

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Question on 5-color French airplanes
« on: October 07, 2021, 01:20:06 AM »
Does anyone know if the underside colors (Ecru and Blanc Bleute) had aluminum powder added to the mix or not?
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Offline kensar

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Re: Question on 5-color French airplanes
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2021, 09:46:40 PM »
Early French planes were doped yellow and did not have aluminum powder in the dope.  Later planes (mid 1916 and later, I believe) did have the aluminum powder mixed with the yellow dope, which, on aging turned more of a biege color. 
At least, this is what I remember from my research on SPADs.

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Re: Question on 5-color French airplanes
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2021, 02:32:49 AM »
The funny thing is I have read it both ways, yes and no, when talking about the 5 color scheme's undersides. ( From reliable sources)  IIRC the SPAD XIII Data File says yes but I will need to double check.
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