+daddyairplanes 10,261 Posted December 31, 2021 no not that kind either. this is a family-ish site https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43677/behold-the-naked-warplanes-of-tinker-air-force-base?fbclid=IwAR0M94tq5s_ZGM1whNaryY8z2TKglCdWWdsC0acVtbHOLMpl79ov3jfvK6Q 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+streakeagle 871 Posted January 1, 2022 There is a reason that polished metal finishes went away toward the end of the 1950s. The materials needed to support Mach 2 caused airplanes to start having a "patchwork" appearance when unpainted. By the 1970s, composites further complicated the unpainted colors. The F-4 Phantom was the first Thunderbird aircraft to have the all-gloss white finish because of this with the F-100D (and F-105B) being the last Thunderbirds with the natural metal finish. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+guuruu 5,910 Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, streakeagle said: There is a reason that polished metal finishes went away toward the end of the 1950s. Ofc, and it's serious reason, but .. forgive me , I love bazilius's comment . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+streakeagle 871 Posted January 1, 2022 Some more naked birds, fighter type. I suspect they aren't totally naked but have primers applied to protect the metals. For instance, the F-15A Streak Eagle has a lot more bare metal finish than the F-15 shown here. Unpainted Fighter Jets - Aviation Humor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
