Color Schemes, the good the bad and the visible

[Ihncheol Park]

Lots of responses already there.
here is my thought.

I just tried to change the pictures of my plane to grayscale.
Some colors such as neon green just goes away.
You may want to try finding out the colors that you like to use and use
windows paint brush to make the color scheme and change the entire picture
to grayscale and see what happens.  I use MS Photo Draw to change color of
my pictures.

My BeatOn has base color of Cup Yellow.  Fuse top near canopy was painted
circus pink (couldn't find better pink at local store).  Fuse bottom is
metallic blue.

both Wing and Horizontal stab has metalic blue, circus pink, neon green
arrow strips on top with space between the colors.
Bottom has paralelograms with metalic purple I think.

I can see the plane at any angle with different light amount.

Good luck.

Ihncheol
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  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
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  Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:30 PM
  To: discussion at nsrca.org
  Subject: Color Schemes, the good the bad and the visible


  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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