Factotumm
Factotumm t1_j6f8o72 wrote
Reply to TIL that World War One flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker became a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines and survived well into the 1970s by DAT_DROP
His autobiography is a great read. Hard to find in print these days though.
Factotumm t1_j5xqxuz wrote
Reply to comment by patco81 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
Legendary Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon ordered all his planes unpainted for the same reason. He needed every pound of lift capacity he could get for those high altitude glacier landings and the weight of the paint was substantial (forget the exact figure).
Factotumm t1_j6pahl1 wrote
Reply to TIL Robert Fripp, Guitarist and Founder of King Crimson composed the Windows Vista startup sound by International_Stay13
Stanley Jordan's Macintosh startup sound was so much more soulful.
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