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To the person who downvoted the above without leaving a comment: Is this not the case? I know for a fact that planes whose home airport is near the ocean have
by oliveshell 7y ago
To the person who downvoted the above without leaving a comment:
Is this not the case? I know for a fact that planes whose home airport is near the ocean have more issues with corrosion.
If I'm wrong, I'd be genuinely delighted to learn how.
- 0_____0 7y agodidnt downvote you but your link is broken (lost 'g' at the end)
- oliveshell 7y agoWhoops! Fixed, thanks.
- numpad0 7y agoSo everyone knows that aluminum develops a chemically stable oxidation layer that prevents ionization, or something like that. In reality though, that layer shows zero mechanical strength. You don’t see that with aluminum products but only because they are always anodized. Without anodization or just left in the wild, aluminum develops white salt like corrosion on its skin. I have anecdotal experience of this with a PowerMac G5. It was a school computer, I got to see inside, and years later I found fingerprints of my younger self permanently engraved on it.
- handedness 7y agoThat layer also doesn't shine, something people don't take into account. A local FBO with a fleet of gorgeous airframes polishes them at a minimum of monthly, and they don't fly more than about once a month. Polished aluminum is labor-intensive to keep looking good. But I'm glad so many still take the time to do so.