One of the things that is in short supply at the moment is freighters, this one on the Irish register ( EI) is being towed out to the apron, she is a white tail, ie her previous airline existance has been painted over..
At the end of leases aircraft are stripped and returned normally to white, so the next user can add their scheme, this however has just had the scheme overpainted which is unusual.
Windows on an aircraft are a weak point, easily damaged, expensive to maintain and not needed on a freighter, so they are replaced with metal panels instead, this is one of the give aways on freighters. She also has had a freight door conversion on the forward port side.
Irish STU by Tony Taylor, on Flickr
Irish Stew by Tony Taylor, on Flickr
At the end of leases aircraft are stripped and returned normally to white, so the next user can add their scheme, this however has just had the scheme overpainted which is unusual.
Windows on an aircraft are a weak point, easily damaged, expensive to maintain and not needed on a freighter, so they are replaced with metal panels instead, this is one of the give aways on freighters. She also has had a freight door conversion on the forward port side.
Irish STU by Tony Taylor, on FlickrIrish Stew by Tony Taylor, on Flickr
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