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[EricLv2Fish]

Absolutely valid reasons, HP FA. It would take a bit of engineering to come up with a way to maintain and support such a shade. Avoiding aircraft damage and on-the-ground injuries would be paramount, but I still think it's possible to retrofit an airport with such an idea. Too bad we're not engineers.

Neccessity is the Mother of Invention, so I'm guessing someone who wants to save $$$ on energy costs is going to chew on this idea pretty soon.

Luke AFB has Parking Shade Covers for their aircraft. Much smaller jet, but a little thinking outside the box and it could be done. Without the shade covers gloves are neccessary to protect your hands from the burning metal of the aircraft. It could be done at Sky Harbor at a cost and would keep the aircraft much cooler for all involved. Going to the white livery was a very good idea for the East aircraft.

 

[hp_fa]

LOL! The AWA Boeing 757 jet is the best cockpit windows shades I have ever seen!

They have cockpit shade covers for the rest of the fleet also.

 

[Prince of PAWOBs]

We did this at NAF El Centro when working on F-14s and F/A-18s. The hangars there were built for WW2 aircraft so there was no way to get them in even halfway. We used large movable tents. You can see them in the middle of the aerial on the apron. Of course they wouldn't fit even a RJ, but....

NAF El Centro Apron "Tents"

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Now check that out! Cool post, Cagey.

Interesting idea - one needs only look at the "tent" roof at DIA to see that cantilevering something out over the parked aircraft is feasible.

Jim

Jim, you wouldn't by chance have a link showing the mechanism? I'd like to see what they use.

 

[BoeingBoy]

Here's one picture

Jim