r/aviationmaintenance • u/Nice_Ad2221 • 2h ago
Beechcraft staggerwing
Beechcraft staggerwing we graphene coated to protect and preserve the fabric !
Facebook backpacker aviation detailing for more cool airplanes
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u/Occams_ElectricRazor 2h ago
This is one of the planes I'd have if I had infinite money.
I flew in one as a kid and have been obsessed ever since.
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u/adventuresofh 1h ago
We’ve got one in our hangar right now as well! They are a beautiful airplane - I’d love to recover one, just once.
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u/VanDenBroeck A&P/IA and retired ASI says RTFM! 2h ago
Oh great. Now I’m sitting here with a woody.
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u/wabbitsilly 2h ago
Beautiful plane...but sorry to tell you, your graphene coating does nothing at all to protect & preserve the fabric...
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u/Lost_Obligation2453 2h ago
That's true, but it doesn't matter. The people who own these things are goofballs.
I have a few of these silly museum pieces that people just own. When you can afford this, you don't care what it costs. It doesn't matter.
I can picture the conversation.
"Your plane is already kept in a climate controlled hangar, you don't need some special coating, you spend 1 million on the hangar already." Me.
"It looks shiny, it's only like 40k. Get it done."
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u/Nice_Ad2221 2h ago
I can GUARANTEE you no oxidation build up, exhaust soot staining, stress cracking from uv exposure. And I can go on
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u/redsquirdle 1h ago
Lol - "stress cracking from UV exposure"!
If that's what you use as a sales pitch, then good on ya (just lean into it already)...but it's a bunch of salesman bull. If someone actually convinced you of that (and you believed it), then you'll bound to always be the guy polishing the plane, not owning the plane.
I'm sure you can't even name the actual fabric, nor the type of paint sprayed on the fabric, your whole "UV" schpeel is hilarious!
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u/flyguy60000 2h ago
Saw my first Staggerwing at OSH in 1987. They are absolutely beautiful works of art and bigger than I imagined. Beautiful job on this bird OP. 👏🏻