Talk:Mode of transport

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[edit] The Comparison of different modes of passenger transport table

In Talk:Transport#Table, there is a table comparing the various transport modes. However, it was taken out of the main Transportation article on the grounds that it was considered original research (see discussion in Talk:Transport#Table for details). If someone does try to resurrect it or back it up with citable sources, then it should be moved to this article instead of the Transportation article. Ae-a 15:15, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Aircraft isn't the same as Aeroplane / Airplane

There is a contention going on about the use of Aeroplane vs. Airplane, which is of course simply a matter of national preference. However, this article, and the aeroplane article, are now using the word "Aircraft" to mean aeroplane. This is clearly incorrect. Aircraft, in the correct usage, means any man-made, powered flying machine : it includes helicopters and balloons. Sometimes the term "fixed-wing aircraft" is used; this has been made up, and is not used outside Wikipedia. It is also incorrect, as some aeroplanes have swing wings, and some aircraft that are not aeroplanes (like Gyrodynes) have fixed wings.

I've made changes to the article to reflect this.

FYI people do say "fixed-wing aircraft" outside Wpedia, even if you haven't heard it. It is, as you say, a technically weak term, although that does depend somewhat on how you interpret the word "fixed". 69.76.1.183 12:07, 11 October 2007 (UTC) Ventifact