WACK-A-n00b t1_j5xgxqy wrote
Reply to comment by hellobrooklyn in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
And only lost one shuttle to the foam falling off.
Not bad!
lurking_bishop t1_j5yieb2 wrote
What an idiotic thing to say regardless of sarcasm
hellobrooklyn t1_j5z5rgf wrote
Foam was shed from the first two flights and every flight thereafter. It’s possible paint could’ve helped keep the big chunks from separating, but it’s also possible even larger chunks could’ve come off. What’s certain is that shedding debris near fragile tiles with zero redundancy was a terrible combo and a numbers game that Columbia’s crew eventually lost, so your point is definitely valid..
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