[ARC5] [Milsurplus] ARC-5 Receiver Question

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

What was the purpose of the paint in the first place? Protection from corrosive elements such as salt spray?

Maybe the Army determined that the AAF would not operate in such a corrosive environment so they saved money and weight by deleting the paint job.

The Navy ARC radios continued to be painted so the corrosive environment theory makes sense.

Mike N2MS


[snip]

> I don't know of anyone who has ever found any written documentation that
> any short cuts were taken because of short expected life of the equipment
> (and
> the associated aircrew).  Apparently no one was ever stupid enough to put
> that attitude into writing.  How would you like to be in the first few
> aircraft to get unpainted radios and be told that it was because you
> weren't going
> to survive long enough for the lack of paint to matter?


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