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Old 20th Aug 2022, 15:41
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
That last bit is semi interesting ; "purge the fleet of thin densed chrome". There has been a (roughly) 20 year long effort among DoD activities to stop using a variety of materials (sealants, primers, conversion coatings, etc) that are chrome based. I wonder if they are changing chrome plating to {some other hard material} in its place.
I am reminded of this accident when I hear the failure mode described: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/188940
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