The art of being unique

Calling every Aviationtag a work of art would be going too far. But we can safely say that every tag is one of a kind. Why? That's the question we're aiming to answer in today's blog post.

On the one hand, the products we sell are brand new, but at the same time, you have to remember that they are made only from the original outer skin of what were once commercial aircraft. Some would call it "upcycling"; others would call it capturing living aviation and airline history.

The planes we use were all in operation for well over 10 years and flew several hundred thousand miles, battling wind and weather at altitudes of 10,000 m. Some even spent several years in the blazing sun at their aircraft graveyard in the Mojave Desert, inevitably leading to changes in color and variations in the texture of the aircraft's paint. Imagine your car had traveled a million miles - would it still look new? Of course not. That's also why our tags often have scratches - but those scratches weren't caused by us; they came from the plane's many hours in flight.

On most planes, aircraft skin currently consists mainly of an aluminum-copper-magnesium alloy. This is lightweight but strong. However, the trend is increasingly moving toward using composite materials (GRP, CRP).

Depending on the aircraft and which section the skin comes from, the thickness can also vary greatly. Usually, the skin is thicker on the bottom of the aircraft and between the wings than on top, where the load is also lighter, for example.