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 defensemedianetwork.com Submitted by PatmygroinB t3_10lcq1k on January 25, 2023 at 11:09 PM in todayilearned 134 comments 1,661
MrPilgrim t1_j5xzn2d wrote on January 26, 2023 at 9:50 AM Somewhat related, I understand this is why they stopped paining the main fuel tank on the Space Shuttle - used to be painted white then later was left as orange Permalink 3
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