Vakama905 t1_j5xhini wrote on January 26, 2023 at 5:59 AM

Reply to comment by FiercelyApatheticLad 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

I mean, you see it in F1 still. At the beginning of the 2022 season, several of the teams were running with stripped-down liveries because they were overweight.

MagicHDx t1_j60ug3s wrote on January 26, 2023 at 10:28 PM

Williams did that, hence why their car was so much carbon showing by the end lol