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Reflections
<strong>Reflecting</strong> on global news, views and developments
Issue 11 Summer 2011
In this issue
USA manufacturing facility
Distribution network for the Americas
New <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> website
A tale of a tail
Basecoat/Clearcoat takes on Volcanoes
Technical Consultants
Intergard 10001: Heat resistant coating
Tigers on the prowl
Alumigrip a name you can trust
A full waterbased system
COMAC approves products
Two first's for new basecoat system
Find us on YouTube
Rebirth of a legend
Intaircoat 2011

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USA
Editorial
Chief Editor - Andrew S Richardson
Editor, Chief Writer - Marina Turion-Kahlmann
Design - Intimation Creative
Contributors
Eric Abston, Hans van Belle, Rob Biere,
Thomas Böettcher, Martijin Dieben, Teresa
Dubaniewicz, Paul Helsloot, Christian Lavoie,
Jeffery Li, Reno Reichmann, Andrew S Richardson,
Robert Rijnsburger
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Reflections Issue 11 Summer 2011
Welcome to <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>
Reflections Magazine
Contents
USA manufacturing facility 4
Distribution network for the Americas 6
New <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> website 7
A tale of a tail 8
Basecoat/Clearcoat takes on Volcanoes 9
Technical Consultants 10
Intergard 10001: Heat resistant coating 11
Tigers on the prowl 12
Alumigrip a name you can trust 14
A full waterbased system 16
COMAC approves products 18
Two first's for new basecoat system 19
Find us on YouTube 19
Rebirth of a legend 20
Intaircoat 2011 22
If you wish to be added
to our mailing list to receive
future editions, please
send an email to:
marina.turion
@akzonobel.com
An introduction from our new Global Controller, Martijn Dieben
When asked to introduce myself to all customers and
employees via this magazine, it seemed a bit overwhelming.
I have only been around for a short time and there are many
distinguished customers and over 300 staff out there, all
over the world. And that’s not counting our agents and
distributors around the globe. Nevertheless, I relish the
opportunity to say hello to you all and welcome you to
this summer issue of Reflections.
My name is Martijn Dieben, I live in Amsterdam
and have been working for <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> since
May 2008 after working in various Controlling
positions at TNT for 7 years. When it became
clear that my predecessor, Herman Lovink,
would leave <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>, I embraced
the opportunity to (try) and walk in his
footsteps. I joined <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> early
April this year and have spent a lot of my time
acquainting myself with the people and the
organization. So far, it has been a blast.
I very much look forward to meeting you,
our customers and staff, over time and
learn about your business, your wants,
needs and expectations from <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>.
We want to work together with our customers
to smooth the flow of transactions and to
the best of our ability make the interaction
between the companies constructive and
beneficial to both.
Faithfully,
Martijn Dieben
Global Controller
martijn.dieben@akzonobel.com
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USA manufacturing
facility: rich in history
and production
The manufacturing facility at 1 East Water Street, has
deep roots in the local community of Waukegan, Illinois.
Located on the waterfront of beautiful Lake Michigan, the
original facility was built in the early 1900’s and first housed
a tannery. In the mid-1930’s, Midland Industrial Finishes
opened its doors, founded by Edwin O. Robson. Midland
manufactured various coatings: can coatings, conduit
coatings, primers, and bowling lane finishes. The Dexter
Corporation purchased the business in 1963, and it became
known as Dexter Midland Finishes. It started the production
of coil coatings in the 1970’s along with all the other
coating lines.
In 1990, the Dexter Corporation acquired
Crown Metro, and the manufacturing site
grew proportionately to support the newly
acquired business. As the aerospace
coatings business grew, Dexter sold
its coil business in 1993, to <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>.
It then formed a joint venture with
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> and the JV was
called Akzo Dexter <strong>Aerospace</strong> Finishes
(ADAF). In 2000, <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> acquired
Dexter <strong>Coatings</strong> to form the current
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>.
The original building was demolished in
2005, but by that time it was only used as a
storage facility. Over the years, Waukegan has
increased its lines of production through new
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Production of
coil coatings
started
Dexter Corporation
acquire Crown Metro
Midland
Industrial
Finishes
opened its
doors
One employee has worked
at the facility for 42 years
in 2002, and Sico in 2007). A variety of
primers, topcoats, and specialty coatings are
manufactured daily.
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> believes in
investing in its people,
and it certainly shows at
this facility. The average
‘years of service’ here are
12. There is one employee
who has worked at this
facility for 42 years and
several that have more
than 30. We truly have a
great deal of experience
in producing coatings!
Original facility
built early 1900's
Original building
demolished
Sico
acquisition
2007
We ship all over the world and have to keep
up with the latest regulations. This facility
packs and ships product via truck, cargo and
passenger air, and container shipments
for sea. This is a monumental task that
requires coordination and knowledge of
continuously changing global packaging and
documentation rules as well as health, saf
ety, and environmental policies.
With hundreds of line items
shipping daily, our processes
are tested and updated
periodically to insure
requirements are followed
accordingly. The facility is
ISO 9001:2008 and
AS9100 Rev B certified.
Dexter
Corporation
purchases
Midland
Industrial
Finishes and
bevomes
known as
Dexter
Midland
Finishes
12
Average
Dexter sells
coil business
years of
service
at site
U.S. Paint acquisition
If you attend any of our training school
sessions, you will get a guided tour through
the facility and experience the history of
our coatings story. There is much to share
at this site, and we are always ready
to welcome our customers and give them
a guided tour.
Ask the expert... find out more!
Teresa Dubaniewicz
teresa.dubaniewicz@akzonobel.com

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Distribution network
for the Americas
The distributors in the Americas offer customers unique sources of <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> products and services. We recognize that many customers are
better served though our distributors and we view this network as an extension of our
sales and technical service teams. These distributors are well versed in our product
line, specifications and applications. A list of authorized distributors in the Americas
follows below along with contact names and some specific characteristics for each.
Many offer special services (expedited delivery, inventory management, special
packaging, etc.) so please contact them directly for more details.
Aero Colors Lake City, Florida
This distributor specializes in General Aviation and carries a full line of
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> primers, surfacers and topcoats to support the GA Market.
They have a topcoat blending facility on site and can blend Alumigrip,
Alumigrip 4200, Alumigrip Base Coat, and Eclipse.
Contact: Bill Boyd, 386-755-5560, aerocolors@bellsouth.net
Aerocoat Source Cherry Hill, New Jersey
This is a full service distributor that offers the full line of aerospace
coatings serving all markets. They have a topcoat blending facility
on site and can blend Eclipse and the “58 series” military coating.
Contact: Dick Creek, 856-428-8145,
dick.creek@aerocoat.com, www.aerocoat.com
Air Source One Ft. Worth, Texas
This distributor specializes in General Aviation and carries a full line of
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> primers, surfacers and topcoats to support the GA Market.
They have a topcoat blending facility on site and can blend Alumigrip,
Alumigrip 4200, Alumigrip Base Coat, and Eclipse.
Contact: James Johnston, 817-626-9300,
paint@AirSourceOne.com
Aviall Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia
This distributor specializes in our General Aviation product line.
They have a topcoat blending facility and can blend Alumigrip.
Contact in Dallas: Rojean Taylor, 972-586-1314,
Rojean.Taylor@aviall.com
Contact in Atlanta: Karen Horton 770-473-4983,
khorton@aviall.com, www.aviall.com/aviall
Creative <strong>Coatings</strong> Warren, Michigan
This is a full service distributor that offers the full line of aerospace
coatings serving all markets. They have a topcoat blending facility
on site and can blend the “58 series” military coating.
Contact: Ron Plonkey: 586-755-0035,
Plonkey@sbcglobal.net, www.creativecoatingsco.com
Graco Supply Wichita, Kansas, and Ft. Worth, Texas
This is a full service distributor that offers the full line of aerospace
coatings serving all markets.
Contact in Wichita: Candy Plume, 316-943-4200,
cplume@gracosupply.com
Contact in Ft. Worth: Nancy Maldonado, 817-535 3200,
nmaldonado@GracoSupply.com, www.gracosupply.com
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Johnson Supply Pensacola, Florida
This is a full service distributor that offers
the full line of aerospace coatings serving all
markets. They have a topcoat blending facility
on site and can blend Eclipse and Alumigrip.
Contact: Mark Johnson, 850-434-7103,
mjohnson2@johnsonsupplyco.com,
www.johnsonsupplyco.com
NetMRO Miami, Florida
This is a full service distributor that offers
the full line of aerospace coatings serving
mainly the MRO market. They have a topcoat
blending facility on site and can blend Eclipse.
Contact: John Kruse, 786-437-1360,
john.kruse@haasgroupintl.com
‘The’ Parts Store Fayetteville, Arkansas
This distributor specializes in General Aviation.
They have a topcoat blending facility on site
and can blend Alumigrip.
Contact: Glen Woodward,
479-521-7574, tps86@aol.com
T.C. Specialties Placentia, California
(also have a warehouse in Washington)
This is a full service distributor that offers the full
line of aerospace coatings serving all markets.
Contact: Nancy McFarland,
714-524-4490, nancy_m@tcspecialties.net,
www.tcspecialties.net
AE Blake Sales
Montreal and Toronto, Canada
This is a full service distributor that offers the
full line of aerospace coatings. English and
French are spoken here.
Contact Montreal: 514-332-4214,
montrealsales@aeblake.com
Contact Toronto: 416-431-0440,
torontosales@aeblake.com,
www.aeblake.com
Downing Products
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
This is a full service distributor that offers
the full line of aerospace coatings serving all
markets. They have a topcoat blending facility
on site and can blend Alumigrip, Alumigrip
4200, Alumigrip Base Coat, Eclipse, and
the ‘58 series’ military coating. English
and French are spoken here.
Contact: Ron Dawson, 905-828-2399,
rdawson@downingproducts.com
International Finishes
Boca Raton, Florida
This is a full service distributor that offers the
full line of aerospace coatings into Mexico
and South America serving all markets. The
owners are fluent in English and Spanish.
Contact: Mike Deacon, 561-948-1066,
mike.deacon@internationalfinishes.com

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T.C. SPECIALTIES
Placentia, California
GRACO SUPPLY
Wichita, Kansas,
and Ft. Worth, Texas
AIR SOURCE ONE
Ft. Worth, Texas
CREATIVE COATINGS
Warren, Michigan
‘THE’ PARTS STORE
Fayetteville, Arkansas
AERO COLORS
Lake City, Florida
JOHNSON SUPPLY
Pensacola, Florida
AE BLAKE SALES
Montreal and Toronto
DOWNING PRODUCTS
Mississauga, Ontario
AEROCOAT SOURCE
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Aviall
Texas, Atlanta, Georgia
INTERNATIONAL
FINISHES
Boca Raton, Florida
NETMRO
Miami, Florida
New <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong>
<strong>Coatings</strong> website...
One stop shop for
company info
You can now find the <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> new site at
www.akzonobel.com/aerospace.
The new site has been totally revamped
and as well as being in line with the new
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> ‘brand’, shows a number
of innovative new areas. It’s design is
geared towards providing customers
worldwide with an in-depth product and
communication resource.
In the easy to navigate website you find
up to date information about our wide
range of qualified coatings and paints, the
associated technical documentation,
customer support as well as information
about the paint school. You will also find
the links to, for example, Twitter, where
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> post the
latest news and information.
The website shows exciting new
applications, including an expandable
product search function which shows an
overview with features and benefits as
well as full access to material safety data
sheets, technical data sheets, brochures
and mixing guides.
Let us know what you think!

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A tale
of a tail
Illustration not to scale!
Cat tail
A380 tail
A new Basecoat paint system from <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong>
<strong>Coatings</strong>, Aerobase, with Aviox Clearcoat UVR has been
successfully tested on the tail of an Airbus A380, the largest
aircraft in the world. To give you an idea, the tail alone is
a staggering 122m². The unique tail, with <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>’s
‘Bruce’ logo, will not be seen in the air but will form part
of an exposition at Airbus factory in Hamburg.
“The right side of
the tail was painted by
professional painters and
the left side by apprentice
painters. This was a
fantastic opportunity for
them to learn the trade.”
Paul Helsloot
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>
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Salmon tail
Ask the expert... find out more!
Paul Helsloot
paul.helsloot@akzonobel.com
Thomas Böttcher
thomas.boettcher@akzonobel.com
Aircraft tails often have intricate designs
and during build they are painted earlier and
separately from the rest of the aircraft.
Airbus has a separate facility in Hamburg
specifically designed for painting these tails.
This gives the painters access to both sides
of the tail, on moving platforms. Paul
Helsloot, <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> Coating’s
Technical Consultant for Germany gave
technical support throughout the
application of the new System.
Helsloot: “The tail was a very suitable test
object for our new Aerobase Basecoat-
Clearcoat system. It is a large surface with a
pattern of white and seven different shades of
blue”, he explains. “After cleaning and sanding
our high solids chromate free primer Aviox 37124
was applied, followed by a Aerodur 42240 sealer.
This ensures that the primer stays intact when at
future maintenance the top layers needs to be
replaced (this is known as a Selective Removable
System). Aerobase was then applied to the
system, followed by the tried and tested Aviox
Clearcoat UVR.
To ensure the shades of blue were applied
precisely according to pattern, color foil layers
were used and removed after painting per
shade. The whole process was finished with the
high solids clearcoat, Aviox Clearcoat UVR.
What was very special was that the right side of
the tail was painted by professional painters and
the left side by apprentice painters. This was a
fantastic opportunity for them to learn the trade.”
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> is well represented at aircraft
manufacturer Airbus. An existing paint system
from <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> (Aviox Finish
77702) is already in use at Airbus, including on
the A380. The new Basecoat System, Aerobase
Aviox Clearcoat UVR is in the final phase of
qualification. Airbus needs to offer it’s customers,
the airlines, a paint system with very short
process times, extended durability and easy
cleaning, explained Thomas Böttcher, Country
Manager (Germany & Austria). Airbus was
very content with the results.

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Basecoat/Clearcoat
takes on volcanoes!
Well, sort of…. Before April 2010 only people in Iceland (and a handful of foreigners)
knew of the Eyjafjallajokul volcano. Afterwards most of the world did. Probably only
Icelanders could pronounce it’s name properly, but half the world felt its effects in the
shape of delayed and cancelled flights.
“We all agree, those who saw the airplanes, they are
outstanding with the new system.”
It also confronted the aerospace industry with something it till then had
paid little attention to: volcanic ash. Earlier in 2011 another volcano,
Grimsvotn, erupted. It had less impact that the eruption a year before.
Nevertheless it showed that volcanoes can have a massive impact of
international travel.
Continuing it’s quest for durability as well as sustainability, Icelandair
turned to <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> to get the coatings products
that would not only give a great finish (which could handle volcanic ash
if need be) but also support the sustainability targets of the company.
The choice fell to <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>’s Aerodur 3001/3002 Basecoat/Clearcoat,
which meets both the durability and sustainability requirements of
Icelandair. (Aerodur) 10P20-44M primer was chosen for use with the
Aerodur system.
Senior Airframe/Interior Engineer, Thordur Sigfusson of Icelandair
Technical Services, was enthusiastic: “We all agree, those who saw the
airplanes, they are outstanding with the new system. It will be interesting
to see how they perform in the future.”
Icelandair, one of the 8 companies that make up the Icelandair Group,
operates Boeing 757’s and also does maintenance and technical
services for Air Finland, Air Niugini, Air Yakutia to name but a few. New
Boeing 787’s are on order. The airline aims to be the preferred airline to
and from Iceland and an attractive choice for North Atlantic travel,
committed to providing safe and efficient air travel and unique services.
Icelandair has built up an international route network with Iceland, a
sparsely populated island in the North Atlantic, as a hub. Instead of
viewing the country’s isolation as an obstacle, the company has
transformed its geographical location into a business opportunity.
Thordur Sigfusson
Icelandair Technical Services

10 Global Solutions
Technical
Consultants
You often have these
unsung heroes, people
whose importance to an
organization is hard to
measure, the people whose
value you only sometimes
realize when they are not
there and you wish they were!
Ask the experts...
Shaun Turton
shaun.turton@akzonobel.com
Rolland Massat
rollandmassat@akzonobel.com
Steve Manouch (ITW)
Mike Suhara
mike.suhara@akzonobel.com
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>’ Technical
Consultants team are a key part of our
organization and key to supporting our sales
teams throughout the world. They are
“famous” in the coatings world for their
knowledge, technical ability and relentless
dedication (at impossible hours if need be)
to support our customer case. The support
the team gives is highly appreciated by
customers the world over. There’s only one
problem, being located all over the world, they
don’t see a whole lot of each other and so
we decided, it was time for a team meeting
Steve Wilson
steve.wilson@akzonobel.com
Martin Carter
martin.carter@akzonobel.com
Dave Kingsman
davekingsman@akzonobel.com
Gus Slattery
gus.slattery@akzonobel.com
Eric Abston
eric.abston@akzonobel.com
Rob Biere
rob.biere@akzonobel.com
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for everyone to get up to speed with our latest
product offerings.
Graham Windsor, <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> director
for Asia Pacific, was asked to sponsor such
a meeting. Comments Windsor: ‘getting
everyone together was far more difficult than
you may initially think, given their workload and
locations.’ ‘Techie’ turned National Sales
Manager Martin Carter from the <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Coating’s UK Leicester office was
charged with the big task of making it all
happen. True to <strong>Aerospace</strong> style, he did.
Graham Windsor
graham.windsor@akzonobel.com
Rodney Adams
rodney.adams@akzonobel.com
Zhang JunJie
junjie.zhang@akzonobel.com
Zoran Radosavljevic
zoran.radosavljevic@akzonobel.com

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The meeting took place in Bournemouth, UK,
at the ITW Industrial Finishing facility, who
graciously hosted the meeting and provided
the venue. The 17 delegates gathered from the
UK, USA, Thailand, Australia, China, France
and The Netherlands. The 3 day meeting
included presentations and talks from guest
speakers. From both <strong>Aerospace</strong> R&D groups
(Sassenheim, The Netherlands and Waukegan,
USA) Peter de Bruin and Jay Modi updated
attendees on developments in research and
development and gave the team the opportunity
to get to know new developments better.
Subjects covered in detail were Aviation
<strong>Coatings</strong> for interior & exterior use, Personal
Protection Equipment and Health & Safety in
the spray shop plus technical hands on spray
training. Steve Manouch (ITW Technical
Support Manager) supported the practical part
of the meeting on a range of aerospace coating
applications using ITW Industrial Spray
Equipment, followed by a tour of the factory.
Consultants Steve Wilson (UK) and Zoran
Radosavljevic (Netherlands) found the meeting
constructive.
“It was quite an
experience to have the
whole group together.
To get to know other
members of the team is
a good thing.”
Steve Wilson
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>
Adds Radosavljevic: “It was interesting to see
what challenges the other guys face and how
they can come up with solutions you may have
not yet thought of as well as solutions you may
have for things someone else is struggling
with. There is a magnificent pool of knowledge
in this team which we need to hold on to as
well as expand”. Wilson” “making this an
annual event may support more continuity. The
sense of being part of a global team has
increased and that will help us serve customers
even better.”
Any improvements for next time? Both Steve
and Zoran agree there was not enough time to
exchange ideas and knowledge and would
welcome more application time.
The team also took the opportunity for a
farewell to Martin Carter, who has taken up the
position of Sales Manager after a distinguished
career as a technical consultant. This took
place in the form of an old English game of
skittles, won by Paul Helsloot, who can now
also put “skittle champion” on his business
card. For those of you who don’t know what
Skittles (or nine pins) is, it’s a vague relative of
bowling and apparently your performance
improves with beer (but you did not hear that
from us!).
Heat resistant coating:
protects assets for high
heat applications
Intergard 10001 is the newest offering in the Intergard series of products for military
ground support applications. This one component HAPS (Hazardous Air Pollutants) free
high heat coating is designed for use on shot-blasted steel in a direct to metal application.
Intergard 10001 is an air dry product that provides excellent adhesion, good durability
and good corrosion resistance up to 800ºF/427°C service temperatures. The primary
use for this product will be on exhaust systems and heat exchangers. There may also
be applications to engines and turbo chargers depending on heat requirements.
The product was developed specifically for the
U.S. Army for the MIL-P-14105D specification.
Working with the advisories of the <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> U.S.A. Defense team: Pat Adams,
Will Estes and Mike Bratcher, Waukegan Senior
Chemist, Rick Bradstreet, formulated this
product to meet the new requirements of the
updated specification request. Rick was able
to meet the demanding qualification timeline
established by the U.S. Army Research Labs.
Intergard 10001 is offered in two colors:
flat black, 595B-37038/595B-37030 and
gloss silver, 595B-17178. The product is
offered as a one component product that
may be air dried or force cured. Application
may be by spray, with the recommended
thinner/reducer, or without the thinner/reducer
for brush/roller application.
For more information on this product, please see the
Technical Data Sheet and Key Performance Data on our
website: www.akzonobel.com/aerospace

12 Air Defense
Tigers on
the prowl
Every year, NATO air squadrons qualified as “Tigers”
(meaning they carry a tiger or feline in their emblem) gather
for training and to exchange ideas and procedures. Off
course there is also the element of some friendly competition.
This year’s 50th anniversary event took place in May at the
103 Cambrai - Epinoy military base in Cambrai, France,
home to the Escadron de Chasse 1/12 Cambresis.
Over 75 squadrons brought together
950 inter-Air Force members from 18
different nations. With over 100 sortees
daily, it was the biggest meeting in the
Tiger’s history.
The origin of the Tiger meeting is apparently a
little bit fuzzy. It appears to have started with
the 79th and 74th squadron RAV getting
together for whiskey and cheer in 1960.
Throughout the following years more
squadrons from more nations joined.
To commemorate the special occasion the
Cambresis squadron requested Happy Design
studio to decorate a Mirage 2000C with a
special livery.
Happy Design’s director Didier Wolff, himself
an avid pilot, wanted to specifically highlight
the spirit of fraternity which unites the different
squadrons the world over.
Commented Wolff: “Mixing this Tiger Spirit
with a necessary evolution of the usual
decorations, a turning point between the past
50 years of pioneering audacity and the next
generation with more technical focus. Fluidity,
aggressiveness and balance were the key
words which inspired the creation of what was
a challenging livery.’’
The project brought together the design
expertise of Happy Design Studio, the
application expertise of Acos-Alcen (who are
in charge of painting the Dassault military and
civil aircraft in Bordeaux), and the coatings
expertise of <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>,
Many technical challenges had to be overcome
in order to make the project happen. Stencils
and stickers had to be made on site, the
required fading effect on the total length of the
aircraft, special paint engineering so it could
be removed afterwards without deteriorating
the original camouflage livery whilst at the
same time being resistant to the extreme flying
conditions such an aircraft experiences.
All participants in this partnership understood
and experienced the Tiger Spirit, resulting in a
design success story.
For more info, check out...
www.happydesign.net
info@happydesign.net
Didier Wolff
info@happydesign.net
Tiger Meet
The Mirage 2000C flying high
Ask the expert... find out more!
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About
Didier Wolff
Didier Wolff studied at the Ecole Superieure
des Arts Décoratifs in Strassbourg and
also learned to fly aircraft at the Aéroclub
d’Alsace in 1997. So it was natural to
correlate graphic design with aviation.
He creates tailor made designs in response
to the most demanding requests and
based on the constructor’s technical
recommendations.

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NATO Tiger Units
Full Members
ALA 15
Spain
230 Squadron
United Kingdom
21 Gruppo
Italy
Esquadra 301
Portugal
31 Smaldeel
Belgium
313 Squadron
Netherlands
N°1 Squadron
NATO
142 Escuadrón
Spain
Jagdbomberstaffel
321, Germany
Flottille11f
France
192 Filo
Turkey
814 Squadron
United Kingdom
Fliegerstaffel 11
Switzerland
211th Squadron
Czech Republic
335 Squadron
Greece
XII Gruppo CI
Italy
221 Squadron
Czech Republic
338 Skvadron
Norway
Escadron de Chasse
01.012, France
Aufklarungsgeschwader 51
Germany
Escadron de Chasse
France

14 Technical
a name you
can trust in the General
Aviation Market
The Alumigrip name has been around for
over 40 years, and <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong>
<strong>Coatings</strong> is proud to provide the General
and Business Aviation market with products
that carry this trusted brand. Alumigrip is
recognized for outstanding quality, superb
appearance and peace of mind. A list of
coating solutions follows with some of the
features noted.
Alumigrip 10P8-11
a two component, epoxy primer that provides a very smooth
finish optimizing the appearance of the subsequent topcoat.
Alumigrip 4001 Primer-Surfacer
A combination primer/surfacer formulated for application to
reactivated process primers. This unique product significantly
reduces process time by providing chrome free corrosion inhibition
and the benefits of a primer/sanding surfacer in one product.
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Alumigrip 4200
Formulated to provide the most forgiving application
parameters in high temperature and humidity conditions,
this High Solids topcoat provides a wide application window
resulting in less re-work. It is a three component, buffable,
high solids durable polyurethane topcoat that provides
premium gloss and distinctness of image (DOI).
Alumigrip
Base Coat/Clear Coat
The latest topcoat technology that has been shown to reduce
cycle time up to 40%. Used in place of Alumigrip 4200 or used
for accent colors, this buffable system provides extended
durability, superior hiding and a smooth, glass finish.
For more information on any of these
products, please visit our website:
www.akzonobel.com/aerospace
or talk to your local Sales Representative.
“<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>, which was selected to supply paint for
Greyscape's Challenger 684 private aircraft in 2001. As a consequence, the paint
finish of the aircraft was immediately, and still remains, state-of-the-art, sporting as
it does a dynamic yet sophisticated mix of metallic silver and charcoal shades,
enhanced by a stunning full-gloss clear-coat lacquer.”
Ron Dennis
Greyscape
Alumigrip in flight
Selected for Ron Dennis' Greyscape Challenger 684
Image courtesy of Stefano Rizzi

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Join the
new wave
that causes
a big splash...
Easy mixing and a long pot life generates less
waste. A VOC emission that is half that per sq.
meter of High Solids helps the user comply with
solvent emission regulations.
The Aerowave range is a fully REACH compliant
waterborne technology. The reduced chromate
containing Aerowave 2001 contains up to 75%
less chromate and means that you can greatly
decrease chromate usage compared to other
approved primers.
Up to 20% weight savings can be achieved,
contributing to lower fuel use in aircraft service.
• Easy to mix
• Easy to apply
• Quick to dry
...good for business,
kinder for the planet.
Reflections Promotion

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Full waterborne,
chromate-free exterior
system for Eurofighter
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> have been working with Cassadian (Formerly known as
EADS Defence and Security) to approve a full waterbased system for application to the
Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft.
For the first time in the history of <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> the complete exterior of
an aircraft was painted with waterbased
coatings from the Aerowave Series. This
comes on top of the Aerowave Series products
being approved for structural application and
has taken nearly 5 years of testing and trials.
The final step (application on an aircraft) was
taken with the painting of a Eurofighter Typhoon
in Germany.
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> have received
recognition from Cassadian for a number of it’s
Aerowave Next Generation Waterborne Series
products. Aerowave 2001 corrosion inhibiting
primer, Aerowave 2002, none inhibiting chrome
free primer and Aerowave 5001 Polyurethane
topcoat have been approved for the
Eurofighter platform. The specifications involved
are SP-J-513-A-0016 type 3 class A,
SP-J-513-A-0013 type 3 class A and
SP-J-513-0083 type 3 class A respectively.
The Aerowave range will help Eurofighter
reduce process times and with a VOC of

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17
Highest standards (from left to right)
Reno Reichmann, Sales Manager South
Germany/Austria (<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong>
<strong>Coatings</strong>). Rob Biere, Technical Consultant
(<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>). Hans van
Belle, Market Segment Manager (<strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>). Josef Spisla, Senior
Manager - Head of Surface Technology.
Dr. Ing. Silva Lomolino, Engineering
- Materials and Processes. Karlheinz Frei,
Surface Protection - Paintshop.
Aerowave Series
This product range utilizes the latest waterbased
technology and sets the standard for minimum
process times, reduced process cycle costs
and environmental care. Aerowave 2002 and
5001 show remarkably low VOC with ≤ 120 g/l
(1.0 lb/gal), product ready to apply.

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Chinese manufacturer
COMAC approves products
from <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
COMAC C919
Design and assembly of the
aircraft will be done in Shanghai
The COMAC C919 is a planned 168-190 seat narrow
body aircraft to be built by the Commercial Aircraft
Corporation of China (COMAC). It will be the largest
indigenous commercial airliner designed (for export as
well as domestic use) and built in China.
Ask the expert... find out more!
Jeffery Li
jeffery.li@akzonobel.com
C919 image: www.connect.in.com
Its first flight is expected to take place in
2014, with deliveries scheduled for 2016.
The C919 forms part of China's long-term
goal to break the predominantly Airbus
and Boeing duopoly and will compete
against both the Airbus A320 family
as well as the Boeing 737 NG family.
Design and assembly of the aircraft
will be done in Shanghai, China, using
foreign-made engines and avionics.
For the construction of the C919, COMAC
have approved for use <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> structural
<strong>Coatings</strong>, 463-12-8, a structural primer and
21 series, a high solid epoxy structural
topcoat. The specifications in question are;
CMS-CT-202 for the primer and CMS-CT-203
for the topcoat.

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Two first’s for new
basecoat system
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> achieved two first’s for
their Aerodur Basecoat/Clearcoat system recently from
Bombardier <strong>Aerospace</strong>.
Firstly Bombardier <strong>Aerospace</strong> because
the first OEM to fully approve and QPL
Aerodur 3001 Basecoat, with Aerodur
3002 Clearcoat. Secondly the Basecoat/
Clearcoat system was approved in a
system with a full chromate free primer,
Alumigrip 4101.
Ask the expert... find out more!
Christian Lavoie
christian.lavoie@akzonobel.com
The approval will allow Bombardier to reduce
their process times, whilst being able to
offer a paint system that not only offers
enhanced durability but at the same time
is more environmentally friendly. This also
fully supports the Bombardier organisation’s
sustainability objectives.
Find us on YouTube
In the last Reflections issue we
announced that <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> Aerosapce
<strong>Coatings</strong> were ‘Tweeting’ on Twitter. We
have now built up a number of ‘followers’
and have decided to further our ‘Social
Media’ strategy by launching on YouTube.
Says Andrew Richardson, Global Market
Director, <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>
“Being on Twitter gives
us the chance to give
information to the market
just as soon as it becomes
available. We can distribute
the news easily and it
means you do not have
to wait until a pres release
is written or someone
chooses to publish. The
customer can then either
visit our new website for
more news through a link,
or contact their <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
sales Manager.”
Further more Richardson comments,
“launching on YouTube means that we can
make available more information to our
customer base. We have a number of films on
our YouTube page and we intend to link
training films to the account going forward,
meaning that our customers have enhanced
training media available to them as we launch
our next generation of coatings.”
Log on and find out more...
www.youtube.com/<strong>AkzoNobel</strong>Aero
www.twitter.com/<strong>AkzoNobel</strong>Aero
Ask the expert... find out more!
Andrew Richardson
andrew.richardson@akzonobel.com

20 History
Rebirth of a legend:
the world’s last flying
Fairey Gannet T5
Affectionately called “Janet”, XT752 was
designed and built by Fairey Aviation, UK,
in 1954. It is currently owned by Shannan
Hendricks and resides in a hangar at the
New Richmond Airport in Wisconsin,
USA. <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> is one of
the sponsors of the refurbishment of this
unique aircraft by providing its expertise
in painting processes as well as supplying
the latest Alumigrip coatings technology
to update Janet’s appearance. Eric Abston,
Field Technical Service Manager, is
consulting on this project.
Janet was the first dual control T2
Gannet “prototype” in the world and
made her first flight August 16, 1954.
Her first colors were overall silver with
yellow bands on the wings and fuselage.
These were the markings of the British
military training colors. One of the first
public displays of this aircraft was at the
famous military trade show “Farnborough”
in England, and Janet became one of
the main attractions. This plane was
designed for search and destroy
anti-submarine, and it became the main
trainer for new pilots and crew for other
T2 aircraft. Only 24 trainer aircraft were
manufactured.
Janet was called back by Fairey
Aviation in 1957 to be totally rebuilt for a
new classified military project. She was
reconstructed as a newly designed T5
dual control Gannet using new systems
and more powerful Mamba engines
developed by Armstrong Syddeley. She
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was placed into active military service
once again.
This unique aircraft changed ownership
several times over the next few years: the
Indonesian military in 1961, the British
Government that same year, the Royal Navy in
1965 where she was given a new military
registration of XT752. Janet flew in several air
shows over the years and retired in 1978 and
was stored by the Royal Navy. She was sold
to a museum in the USA, and in 1996 she flew

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Ownership
over the
years...
The Fairey Gannet T5
is currently owned by
Shannan Hendricks
Janet
As she is now,
after 57 years of
various types of
service and paint
schemes!
again at the Oshkosh air show in Wisconsin.
After Oshkosh, the museum was forced to
close its doors, and this aircraft was put into
storage once again.
Ms. Hendricks has owned this aircraft since
2004 and is quite enthusiastic to see it fly once
again in all its glory. Her goal is to have it
restored to superior operation and appearance
so that it may be shown across the
globe in various air shows. You may
follow Janet’s story and refurbishment at:
American Museum
1996
Royal Navy
1965
British Government
1961
Indonesian Military
1961
www.faireygannetxt752.com. The history of
this aircraft is featured on TV’s History Channel
Monster Moves showing the aircraft’s move
from Goose Bay, Newfoundland, to the New
Richmond Airport so look for the show at one
of your local stations.
We have decided to highlight Janet’s “before”
picture now so you can see what this plane
looks like after 57 years of various types of
service (and after several different paint
schemes). Look for an updated “after” picture
in a future Reflections article to learn about the
various processes and products being used to
breathe new life into this legendary aircraft.
Ask the expert... find out more!
Eric Abston
eric.abston@akzonobel.com

22 Human Interest
Intaircoat 2011
Delegates from renowned OEM’s such
as Airbus, Boeing and EADS, as well as
coating manufacuturers presented new
products and processes as well as
showing potential applications for the
aircraft coatings industry. Various
airlines and OEMs, such as KLM, Air
France, Delta Airlines, Lufthansa, Airbus
and Boeing reported on their practical
experiences and gave ideas for future
developments in aircraft coating.
Delegates discussed new technologies
for sustainable and environmentally
friendly process, composites in aircraft
(both the benefits and challenges) as
well as new basecoat technology and
trends in decorative exteriors.
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>’ Maud
Khelstovsky gave a very interesting talk
explaining the evolution of <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>
and how the environment and need for
increased process times will shape new paint
systems over the next decade. Maud showed why
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> will have two
Basecoat/Clearcoat systems; Aerodur 3001/3002
aimed towards Boeing and Bombardier OEM
requirements and Aerobase/Aviox Clearcoat
UVR aimed towards Airbus OEM requirements.
Both systems are also undergoing approval
to AMS3095 meaning that they can both be
used by Airlines who operate mixed fleets.
Maud went on to explain how <strong>AkzoNobel</strong>
are working towards full chromate free
maintenance systems that will meet
AMS3095, both with a chrome free
pretreatment under the Metaflex brand and
also as a ‘direct to metal’ chrome free primer.
Currently approved AMS3095 ‘chrome free’
systems actually use a chromate conversion
coating and going forward this will not be
allowable under legislation in many parts of
the world.
In various workshops participating delegates
dealt with aerospace related topics of today
and tomorrow. It was a unique chance to
discuss and network with international
counterparts. Andrew Richardson, Global
Market Director, helped to Chair one such
workshop along with Elden Eltizer from
Boeing, on the subject of ‘Improved
Inspection Methods’. This gave the delegates
the chance to debate how the new paint
systems would have to be judged in terms of
inspection in the paintshop.
The pre-conference tutorial "Basics of aircraft
coating" provided the delegates with a
profound base knowledge on the theoretical
background of aircraft coating, facilitating
and enhancing their understanding of the
high-level presentations during the main
conference.
Running parallel to the conference, the
adjacent exhibitors´ forum offered the ideal
opportunity to get in personal contact with
the most important suppliers of the aircraft
coating industry.
After a hectic first conference day, there
was some “down” time and a chance to relax
and chat with other delegates at the
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> Coating sponsored
‘Intaircoat Night’. Guests enjoyed an evening
in the historical atmosphere of the “roaring
twenties” aboard the ship “Kapitein Kok”.
Which toured up around Amsterdam’s
harbours, whilst delegates ate, drank and
made new aquaintencies.
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> EMEA’s
director John Griffin, was delighted with the
conference. He commented:
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From 17 to 19 May delegates gathered in Amsterdam for Intaircoat 2011 under the
motto “Sustainable and environmentally friendly: Latest trends in Aircraft Coating”.
The next Intaircoat will take
place in the spring of 2013.
Keep an eye on the website:
www.intaircoat.com
for details.
“This is my first Intaircoat and I am pleased to say I find it
an intimate forum for the <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> community
that fosters a healthy exchange of ideas. This exchange
is key to promoting new innovations and developments
which will produce sustainable solutions for the future”.
John Griffin
<strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>

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Above: Carla Statema welcomes
a guest to the Intaircoat night
Left: John Griffin
(far right) joins
discussions
Human Interest 23

Catch us at the
following Trade Shows...
DoD Corrosion
Conference 2011
Palm Springs, CA
July 31 – August 5 2011
www.nace.org
Air Force
Corrosion Conference
August 16 - 18 2011
Warner Robins AFB, GA
www.afcpo.com
Aircraft Interiors Expo
Seattle, WA
September 12 - 14 2011
www.aircraftinteriorsexpo-us.com
DSEi London
London, United Kingdom
September 13 – 16 2011
www.dsei.co.uk
MRO Europe
Madrid, Spain
September 27-29 2011
www.aviationweek.com
NBAA 64th Annual Meeting
& Convention (NBAA2011)
Las Vegas, NV
October 10 – 12 2011
www.nbaa.org
Dubai Air Show
Dubai
November 13 – 17 2011
www.dubaiairshow.aero
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