Color Schemes, the good the bad and the visible

Wed Mar 5 13:20:08 AKST 2003

Kinda looks familiar, doesn't it?

;)

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McConville [mailto:mmcconville at horizonhobby.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:15 PM
To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
Subject: RE: Color Schemes, the good the bad and the visible

I'm just curious John, where did you get those drawings? Nice scheme
though :)

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Jon Uhler [mailto:juhler at jfmolloy.com]
	Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:40 PM
	To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
	Subject: RE: Color Schemes, the good the bad and the visible

	I was thinking about altering the color order on the bottom.....

	Jon

		-----Original Message-----
		From: John Ferrell [mailto:johnferrell at earthlink.net]
		Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:39 PM
		To: discussion at nsrca.org
		Subject: Re: Color Schemes, the good the bad and the
visible

		My eyes would have a problem telling top from bottom.
The checkerboard will be percieved as gray.

		John Ferrell 
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			----- Original Message ----- 
			From: Jon Uhler <mailto:juhler at jfmolloy.com>  
			To: 'discussion at nsrca.org' 
			Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:42 PM
			Subject: RE: Color Schemes, the good the bad and
the visible

			This is the scheme I plan on using for the
focus.  Tell me what you think....

			www.torkitordorkit.net/images/Focusscheme.bmp

			The yellow will be cub yellow, the black will be
carbon  fiber look on top and black on the bottom, and the gray is
metallic titanium.

			Thoughts?

			Jon

				-----Original Message-----
				From: Terry Terrenoire
[mailto:amad2terry at juno.com]
				Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 6:36 AM
				To: discussion at nsrca.org
				Subject: Re: Color Schemes, the good the
bad and the visible

				Keith: I'm sure you will get many
indepth answers with all kinds of numbers attached to show the relative
visibility of various colors, but the bottom line is first find out what
works for you. Some people prefer yellow as a base, otheres prefer
white. Either one will work, it just depends on which your eye is more
in tune with. That covers the "light" color. next choose a "dark" color
that contrasts and compliments the base color.
				Using white opens more doors. as far as
the design, again a lot depends on your personal likes and dislikes, as
well as the amount of time you want to spend on the design. curves look
good on the ground, disappear in the air, but take longer to do than
straight lines.

				 a rule of thumb I have been applying
for 20 years is to make the wing top 50/50, light and dark, with at
least a 10% white wing tip. The white wing tip, or yellow if that is
your preference, will show up like it is lit when you pull up into
vertical.

				Just my 2 cents worth!

				Terry T.

				On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 23:30:22 -0600 "Keith
Black" <tkeithb at attbi.com> writes:

				I'm trying to decide on a color scheme
for my new Aries. In doing so my first requirement is that it be easy to
see and easy to determine orientation (level wings, etc.). After that
comes aesthetics.

				I would think as technical as pattern
flyers are many hours have been spent on studying this topic and I'm
curious as to what knowledge the members have to share on this subject.

				In looking at a many photos of modern
pattern planes I've noticed the following couple of points that perhaps
someone can comment on. Is this for form or function?

				1. Many planes have a "wedge" of color
on the top root of the wing next to the fuse. In almost every case the
wedge is wider at the front and narrow at the back, many times coming to
a point in the back. This wedge seems to be used both on planes where
the rest of the wing has lengthwise strips and planes where the rest of
the wing has a starburst. Does this wedge of color at the wing root help
visually in any way?

				2. Quite a few planes seem to leave a
white leading edge. For example, the traditional starburst pattern that
flares out to the wing tip is often and often times does not include the
leading edge. In other words, a strip on the leading edge left white (or
the base color). Does this help in visibility?

				I would think there's an entire science
behind paint schemes, colors and visibility, I'd love to learn more on
this topic.

				Thanks,
				Keith Black 

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