1 December 2008, 10:16 PM
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Ace of Aces & Old Bone
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Originally Posted by mgtaylor
Whew Thank goodness !! Ercu is French for Natural Linen. Thank you Bruno. I was following Stephen's Quote: Yours Mike
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Actually Mike the term "ecru" was also a name applied to a linen coloured paints that were applied to metal or fabric surfaces. Take for instance the Spad VII had one type of oil based paint on the forward fuselage and cowling areas. The fabric areas were covered in another paint that was only similar in colour. CDL was the term where a clear covering sealed the fabric.
On CDL airframes you can see the shadows of the internal structures backlit by sunlight. Fabric "Ecru" was a solid opaque paint that did not react to sunlight by allowing shadows to be seen.
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Last edited by StephenLawson; 1 December 2008 at 11:14 PM.
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