Doesn't white paint also makes the work of detecting cracks due to metal fatigue easier?
It's a question. I don't know but I vaguely remember something about this. Maybe I'm totally misguided..
I was told that planes are white (generally) because they were invented before the advent of color photography.
I doubt it but it's worth mentioning...
And that Hind helicopter is really great. THAT is custom painting.... 15 coat lacker maybe? Chrome plated turbine casing?
A pair of big, pink, furry dice hanging on the rear view mirror?