Commercial Airliners

[Vince1973]

Why, if any reason are most commercial airliners white?

[buildersmate]

Minimise absorption of radiated heat from the sun?

[behappy87]

I thought of that too. I guessed it must have something to do with reflecting heat. American Airline planes look as though they have no paint on them at all - they're a shiny metallic silver. But I suppose as they're shiny they also don't absorb heat.

[jammyp2]

When it comes out of the factory the planes are white

[dazf]

let u into a little secret,,,

the mre paint that an airliner has the heaver it is,,,,

so with it having little or no paint at all will make it lighter and can go a little further without extra fuel......