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Old April 20th 06, 07:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default solar radiation, polished metal and white paint

A mistake in my previous posting: white paint has a solar reflectivity =
of 70 to 80%. It is the opposite property of solar absorptivity, from a =
table of which I was quoting, that is 20-30%. I hope the argument makes =
more sense now.