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The article doesn't explain the terms aerodyne and aerostat (sp?); I guess maybe the difference is analogous to the difference between dynamic and static stability in control theory? -- the dynamic version only achieves lift dynamically, but the latter version has lift statically, or intrinsically? Pagan 09:50, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)
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Create a list for aircraft flight altitude records.
Somebody just change every instance of "manned" to "crewed". I reverted it because, while gender equality is very laudable, the choice of alternative is technically wrong. Manned flight includes passenger-only flights, such as that of Cayley's first glider, "manned" by a boy. Per WP:COMMONNAME it also traditionally includes flights by the equally politically incorrect aviatrix, such as Amelia Earhart or Amy Johnson. let us perhaps recall that Homo sapiens, Latin for "Wise man", nowadays includes the female of the species. The sum of crew and passengers is known as the aircraft's "complement". But no biologist is seeking to reclassify us as Complementum sapiens or any such neutral euphemism. Can we please maintain technical correctness, readability and common usage here, and avoid transparent euphemisms? — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 19:57, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Use gender-neutral language – avoiding the generic he and generic she, for example – if this can be done with clarity and precision." Often, as here, it can not be. As for neologisms, the article on the neologism and WP:NEO both agree that a neologism may already have become widely accepted (and even notable enough for its own article), whereas MOS:NEO treats it as an unacceptable fringe term. Since the latter is only a guideline, while WP:MOS is policy, one must question this recommendation of the style guide. — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 07:57, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
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The article doesn't explain the terms aerodyne and aerostat (sp?); I guess maybe the difference is analogous to the difference between dynamic and static stability in control theory? -- the dynamic version only achieves lift dynamically, but the latter version has lift statically, or intrinsically? Pagan 09:50, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)
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Create a list for aircraft flight altitude records.
Somebody just change every instance of "manned" to "crewed". I reverted it because, while gender equality is very laudable, the choice of alternative is technically wrong. Manned flight includes passenger-only flights, such as that of Cayley's first glider, "manned" by a boy. Per WP:COMMONNAME it also traditionally includes flights by the equally politically incorrect aviatrix, such as Amelia Earhart or Amy Johnson. let us perhaps recall that Homo sapiens, Latin for "Wise man", nowadays includes the female of the species. The sum of crew and passengers is known as the aircraft's "complement". But no biologist is seeking to reclassify us as Complementum sapiens or any such neutral euphemism. Can we please maintain technical correctness, readability and common usage here, and avoid transparent euphemisms? — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 19:57, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Use gender-neutral language – avoiding the generic he and generic she, for example – if this can be done with clarity and precision." Often, as here, it can not be. As for neologisms, the article on the neologism and WP:NEO both agree that a neologism may already have become widely accepted (and even notable enough for its own article), whereas MOS:NEO treats it as an unacceptable fringe term. Since the latter is only a guideline, while WP:MOS is policy, one must question this recommendation of the style guide. — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 07:57, 29 August 2023 (UTC)