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in reply to Aviation Librarian

Is there some reason why passenger planes started out all metallic and then gradually got more and more covered in paint?
in reply to FediThing 🏳️‍🌈

@FediThing one of the reasons that modern aircraft are completely painted as it acts as a protective layer for the surfaces of the aircraft skin. Many of them aren’t even metal anymore. Some are completely composite.