Airplane Unpainted article

[Plazus]

Randy,

You already have another thread on this exact same topic. Why create another one?

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,359596.0.html

[FLS]

Randy,

You already have another thread on this exact same topic. Why create another one?

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,359596.0.html

One is a discussion, the other is a wish. They seem similar because wishes tend to be discussed. 

[Randy1]

If you mean that article you linked it was too general to really compare anything. What was clear was that polishing makes aircraft faster and polished and painted is as fast as polished and "unpainted" with wax or clear coat.

No it was not.  A different test all together.  All B17 test.  No fighters.  All these test came out around the time of the AF rewrote the airplane paint specs in 44.

[Randy1]

Randy,

You already have another thread on this exact same topic. Why create another one?

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,359596.0.html

This was first then the wish.  Two different things.

[FLS]

No it was not.  A different test all together.  All B17 test.  No fighters.  All these test came out around the time of the AF rewrote the airplane paint specs in 44.

Do you have a link for that?

[Randy1]

Do you have a link for that?

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/B-17/B-17G_42-97656_Eng-47-1722-A.pdf

[GScholz]

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/B-17/B-17G_42-97656_Eng-47-1722-A.pdf

According to that the B-17 was fastest with paint.

[FLS]

Thanks for the link Randy. I know the site but I've focused on the fighters.

[Randy1]

Thanks for the link Randy. I know the site but I've focused on the fighters.

Your welcome.  Lots of interesting information for sure.