Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft/Categories/Proposed update

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[edit] Helicopters

Don't forget Rotorcraft, which includes autogyros and helicopters. Autogyros are typically a smaller subset of rotorcraft, but fiercely defended as being rotorcraft and not merely helicopters. The FAA and ICAO treat them as a different aircraft type and the U.S. military follows that lead by defining any helicopter by aircraft type first and then by military mission. This creates some duplication of mission sets, having both fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft with a similar mission treated seperately (attack aircraft and attack helicopters), but I feel the type of the aircraft justifies this duplication of effort.

Yes, I noticed this when I was looking through Category:Aircraft. Many of the cats listed there need to be covered by this new system. I'll be working on finalising my proposal over the next few days. Thanks for your comments, Ingoolemo talk 19:30, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
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