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Do you know the answers to these questions?
1. What country was the first to employ strategic bombing? 2. When did they do it? 3. Who did they bomb? 4. What aircraft did they use? So tell us! WDA end |
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![]() "Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message . .. "W. D. Allen" wrote: 1. What country was the first to employ strategic bombing? Germany, IIRC 2. When did they do it? First world war 3. Who did they bomb? The United Kingdom 4. What aircraft did they use? None. They used Zeppelins. Initially but they switched to Gotha's when the Zeppelins proved vulnerable and inefficient. Keith |
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![]() "Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message . .. 4. What aircraft did they use? None. They used Zeppelins. Zeppelins are aircraft. |
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Juergen Nieveler wrote
Zeppelins are aircraft. No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air- vehicles. From FAR Part 1 Aircraft means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Bob Moore |
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![]() Bob Moore wrote: Juergen Nieveler wrote Zeppelins are aircraft. No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air- vehicles. From FAR Part 1 Aircraft means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Yeah, like that lawn chair w/ balloons. ![]() |
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![]() "Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message . .. No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air- vehicles. Airships are aircraft. "Aircraft" refers to a vehicle that can fly, no distinction is made between heavier-than-air and lighter-than-air vehicles. |
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Bob Moore wrote:
Juergen Nieveler wrote Zeppelins are aircraft. No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air- vehicles. From FAR Part 1 Aircraft means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Yup, an airship is an aircraft as is an airplane, but an airship an airplane. Or, to quote the FAR under definitions, "'Airship' means an engine-driven lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered." "'Airplane' means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by dynamic reaction of the air against the wings." Guy |
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Gordon wrote:
Bob Moore wrote: Juergen Nieveler wrote Zeppelins are aircraft. No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air- vehicles. From FAR Part 1 Aircraft means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Yeah, like that lawn chair w/ balloons. ![]() But of course: "'Balloon' means a lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine-driven." Works for the FAA, and me;-) Guy |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Juergen Nieveler" wrote in message . .. No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air- vehicles. Airships are aircraft. "Aircraft" refers to a vehicle that can fly, no distinction is made between heavier-than-air and lighter-than-air vehicles. Yup, an airship is an aircraft as is an airplane, but an airship an airplane. Or, to quote the FAR under definitions, "'Airship' means an engine-driven lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered." "'Airplane' means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by dynamic reaction of the air against the wings." |
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