PPG Donates Coatings for C-47B Warplane Restoration
SYLMAR, CA – PPG has donated aerospace coatings to Air Heritage in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for restoring a C-47B Skytrain military transport aircraft known as Luck of the Irish. PPG provided DESOGEL™ EAP-9 adhesion promoter, DESOPRIME® HS 7233 high-solids military epoxy primer, and DESOTHANE® HS 8221 high-solids semi-gloss military and defense topcoat for Air Heritage volunteers to paint the aircraft as it looked when it flew its final World War II mission on May 28, 1945.
According to Duane Utter, PPG Global Segment Manager, Military Coatings and Defense Products, the exterior of the repainted aircraft not only has been restored to its former glory but also will benefit from technological advancements in coatings.