A newbies impression of the 109 and spit

[Al Schlageter]

How does the civilian aviation relate military aviation?

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by Al Schlageter

How does the civilian aviation relate military aviation?

and in wartime as well.

anyone who's had any contact with the military will know for sure that peace time rules and war time rules are not the same. Safety levels are somewhat different.

[Crumpp]

and in wartime as well.

The only exemption from the convention is the navigation rules for state aircraft in wartime.

In short, it says you don't have to file a flight plan or notify customs if you are at war with a convention signing nation to overfly their airspace with state aircraft.



I don't think airplanes were an issue the last time the United States and England went to war.

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

I don't think airplanes were an issue the last time the United States and England went to war.

lost me on that one, but i am willing to concede that point.

[Crumpp]

Safety levels are somewhat different.

The rules for airworthiness remain the same.

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

The rules for airworthiness remain the same.

i don't disagree that the rules are the same.

i just don't believe they are adhered to in the same way.

[Crumpp]

IIRC, the War of 1812 was the last time England and the United States declared war on each other, Fruitbat.

Airplanes were not an issue in that war.

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

IIRC, the War of 1812 was the last time England and the United States declared war on each other, Fruitbat.

Airplanes were not an issue in that war.

i'm aware of that, i just don't understand what relevance that has to do with the price of fish.

[Crumpp]

i just don't believe they are adhered to in the same way.

Of course they were adhered too. Dead is dead. It does not matter if the enemy kills you or the airplane.

Not only that, if you suddenly had everyone in your force going out breaking airplanes, what are you going to fight the enemy with while all your airplanes are getting fixed? Idiots making airplane noises on the ground because they think they know more than the designers?

You guys read a few anecdotes from a very small group who gambled and won. You don't get the wartime feedback from the 85% who lost because they are not around to tell you, "Hey, that did not work like I thought it would."


Those rules and operating limits define the airworthiness of the aircraft. Within those limits, you are flying an airplane, outside of them you are no longer in an airplane but a trainwreck headed for disaster.

[bongodriver]

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