[cpdiii]

I know there is a special electrical conductive like paint made here in Phx for special applications...wonder how that might work in discharging lightning??

The less paint on a plane the better so far as fuel burn is concerned. To paint an entire airplane the size of a 787 would add a few thousand pounds to the airframe. That is expensive.

[Yo-Yo]

To paint an entire airplane the size of a 787 would add a few thousand pounds to the airframe. That is expensive.

They're going to paint every inch of the 787 fuselage no matter what. Unless they want a black aircraft.