Hey guys - I'm new to the site - thought I'd chime in.......about 8 years late! I don't know about covering an airplane in aluminum but I remember years ago (early 1970s) when a couple of guys used to come to our site with airplanes covered with sticky sided shelf paper. Many of us would watch them fly their birds - and they did fly - and laugh at them under our breath. The joke, however, was on us as they were having a great time at MUCH LESS the expense we had in our airplanes. Man, those planes sure were ugly - just imagine seeing one decked-out in red plaid!!!