When is a plane not a plane?

[spanner570]

My dad sent me a message last night from wherever he is up in the sky, to sort something out...

He said "Can you please tell your mates on the forum to stop calling an aircraft a plane, a plane makes woodshavings, nothing else!"

He's quite right, 'cos 'ees me dad... unless you count the plane that was thrown at me when I was an apprentice joiner in the early 60s...Now that WAS flying!!!

He asked me to take a picture in case there is any confusion.....The plane is on the left!!lol

Finally, he asked if I could find out from our cousins 'Across the Pond' why they call their aircraft ships?

Ron





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[Guest]

Hi Ron, I am with your Dad 99% of the time but there must be exceptions, for example Bi-Plane seems right Bi-Aircraft??? our am I taking life too seriously. Cheers Derek

[spanner570]

Hi Ron, I am with your Dad 99% of the time but there must be exceptions, for example Bi-Plane seems right Bi-Aircraft??? our am I taking life too seriously. Cheers Derek

I see your point Derek, it will be interesting to see what others think of my dad's statement...

By the way, don't open your wardrobe door tonight, there might be a big bloke in an R.A.F. uniform inside!!

[Guest]

You can tell where your dads son gets it from :grinball2:

[stona]

Hi Ron, I am with your Dad 99% of the time but there must be exceptions, for example Bi-Plane seems right Bi-Aircraft??? our am I taking life too seriously. Cheers Derek

Biplane is a description of the configuration of the wings on an aircraft (like monoplane or triplane). To be pedantic I suppose we should describe something like the Fairey Swordfish as "a biplane aircraft". The first words of many WW2 pilot manuals are a description of the aircraft and most of our favourites are described as "low wing monoplanes".

I'm with Ron on this. If you must abbreviate the word airplane to 'plane then stick the apostrophe in.

As to why the americans call their aircraft ships.........no idea!

Does anyone know anything about ships?

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

The answer to your riddle is obvious, when is a plane not a plane.... when it's a screw driver of course.

scott

[Ian M]

I was going to reply "when its a ground effect craft" but then I thought it was a bit of a smart a##e reply So I wont.