09-14-2006, 07:14 AM
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Roland V-Drummer
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Why Are.......
Russian propellers BLUE ! ?
Does anyone know why russian props are blue or are they following a trend of repulsive colours like their green cockpits ?
Cheers !
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09-14-2006, 03:21 PM
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My guess..... The russians always like to be festive so they either chose a material that is blue, or someone thought it would be funny to put a little paint on them.....
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09-14-2006, 05:09 PM
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My theory: To better tell the blades apart from the background under snowy conditions. I could imagine that during very heavy snowstorms, which are certainly no stranger to Russia, pilots had a problem with the visualization of the black&white contrast between props and wall of snow.
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09-14-2006, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DAL767-400ER
My theory: To better tell the blades apart from the background under snowy conditions. I could imagine that during very heavy snowstorms, which are certainly no stranger to Russia, pilots had a problem with the visualization of the black&white contrast between props and wall of snow.
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Great theory, sounds reasonable. 
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09-14-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DAL767-400ER
My theory: To better tell the blades apart from the background under snowy conditions. I could imagine that during very heavy snowstorms, which are certainly no stranger to Russia, pilots had a problem with the visualization of the black&white contrast between props and wall of snow.
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Interesting. I think upnorth Scandinavia like Norway and Finland has some of it's Air Force acft's prop blades painted with orange or yellow colours. That's to seperate the two colour tone, makind the blades easier to spot just like DAL767-400ER said with these russian types.
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09-15-2006, 01:49 AM
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I guess the option with the snow is pretty possible, but it may also be a part of c/s - Aeroflot's colors are blue and red and white 
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09-15-2006, 04:21 AM
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So it makes the wreckage easier to spot.
Sorry, I had to.
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09-15-2006, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by JordanD
So it makes the wreckage easier to spot.
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LOL !
Thanks guys ! the snow theory sounds like a reasonable one to me 
I guess it's no different from having yellow or white tips on black props
Cheers !
Will
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09-15-2006, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JordanD
So it makes the wreckage easier to spot.
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Colin's explaination sounds like it may be the reason, either that or they just paint things a little differently, like their cockpits.
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09-15-2006, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by pkonowrocki
I guess the option with the snow is pretty possible, but it may also be a part of c/s - Aeroflot's colors are blue and red and white |
If that were the case, the blades wouldn't be painted bright-blue, but dirt-blue  .
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09-15-2006, 09:33 AM
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Their cockpits are painted green to help produce a relaxed work area. Apparently it's a relaxing colour.
Looks like yuck to me, but it seems to work.
Dunno about their props though.
Andy
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09-15-2006, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JordanD
So it makes the wreckage easier to spot.
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That's just cruel
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09-15-2006, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by exmanx
Their cockpits are painted green to help produce a relaxed work area. Apparently it's a relaxing colour.
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I thought it was just green primer which the manufacturers didn't bother to overpaint ... same with the wheel hubs of a lot of Russian aircraft.
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09-16-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by kukkudrill
I thought it was just green primer which the manufacturers didn't bother to overpaint ... same with the wheel hubs of a lot of Russian aircraft.
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True, I noticed that on fighter aircraft as well....why is the gear green?
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09-17-2006, 11:12 PM
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Re: Milestone
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True, I noticed that on fighter aircraft as well....why is the gear green?
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Interesting. I haven't quite noticed this ever before. It's be nice to know about these stuff regarding russian acfts.
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09-17-2006, 11:19 PM
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Are you wondering why the wheel hubs are green, or a different part of the aircraft. Might be just all planes made by that particular manufactuer have green gear. I hate to be one of "those people" but Antonov's are actually Ukrainian aren't they?
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09-18-2006, 07:28 AM
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Yes, they are Ukrainia, but remember that their independence is only temporary anyway .
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09-18-2006, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by JordanD
Might be just all planes made by that particular manufactuer have green gear.
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It's not just Antonov. It's common to various ex-Soviet manufacturers.
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09-18-2006, 02:27 PM
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Their cockpits are painted green to help produce a relaxed work area. Apparently it's a relaxing colour.
And they come up with good old fashioned but effective ventilators to offset the heat generated by the electronics around.
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09-18-2006, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by uy707
And they come up with good old fashioned but effective ventilators to offset the heat generated by the electronics around.
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You mean small electric fans ?
Wait a good minute into the video and you'll see them in action..
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