Rich Ahrens wrote in news:477be7de$0$1115$804603d3
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"John Mazor" wrote in
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Ron Wanttaja writes:

Hay-el, if you use that as a criteria, the Shuttle doesn't go into
outer space, either. You get measurable atmospheric drag out to
1000 km or more.
Yes.

The internationally-agreed boundary for space starts is at 100 km.
100 km above the surface of the sun is still a pretty wild place.
Which international agreement did you have in mind?
If your familiarity with Wikipedia extended beyond authoring
articles
on flypaper and being rejected for editor status, you'd know the
definition as set by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karman_line

Bwawhawhahwhahwh!

You're kidding about the flypaper, right?

No, he isn't. Too bad Anthony doesn't take his own advice with which
he
edited the UNICOM entry. He wrote, "Flight simulation trivia doesn't
belong in a real-world discussion of aviation."


And it doesn't get more trivial than him.


Bertie