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To: rktman
That is a LOT of paint.

Primer (typically Zinc Chromate) plus paint for something like this is probably thousands of pounds. Wouldn't be surprised if a new weight-n-balance would be done as a final step.

18 posted on 07/07/2022 8:04:07 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: C210N

LOL! Yup. The first two external tanks for the shuttle program were painted with white latex paint. From #3 onward, no paint due to weight savings initiatives.


22 posted on 07/07/2022 8:25:41 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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