> making the single-seat fighter also the first supersonic aircraft manufactured in Latin America
Would the Ariane rockets also qualify as "supersonic aircraft manufactured in Latin America" in some overly pedantic way?
I mean, personally I wouldn't consider it as manufactured there (as it's only final assembly), whether French Guiana actually belongs to Latin America is also up for debate and even designating a rocket as an aircraft would be a stretch in my opinion, but I would be interested to know how it can be objectively dismissed.
mopsi•4m ago
Aircraft depend on the air for lift and/or propulsion. Rockets do not; they are not aircraft because they can operate outside of the atmosphere.
dadoum•51m ago
Would the Ariane rockets also qualify as "supersonic aircraft manufactured in Latin America" in some overly pedantic way?
I mean, personally I wouldn't consider it as manufactured there (as it's only final assembly), whether French Guiana actually belongs to Latin America is also up for debate and even designating a rocket as an aircraft would be a stretch in my opinion, but I would be interested to know how it can be objectively dismissed.
mopsi•4m ago