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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Aircraft or warplane

What is the difference between words warplane and aircraft? Thanks
  

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A warplane is an aircraft designed to be used as a fighter or bomber.

  • A warplane is an aircraft designed to be used as a fighter or bomber.
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A warplane is an aircraft designed to be used as a fighter or bomber.
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This is an aircraft.
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Anonymous What is the difference between words warplane and aircraft? Thanks
Aircraft are powered flying machines in general. They can be designed for civilian or military purposes, or, both.

Warplanes are aeroplanes ("airplanes" in American English) in particular that are designed for military purposes, mainly combat. They have some other roles as we
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AnonymousAircraft are powered flying machines in general
I would call this an aircraft and it's not powered.

A GLIDER, OR SAILPLANE, is a type of aircraft that does not have an engine.
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These are non engine aircrafts, usually an aircraft has engines
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These are non engine aircraft without engines. Usually an aircraft has engines. (Aircraft is a non-count noun. We do not use the plural form.)

Yes, many types of aircraft have one or more engines.
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Thanks for the correction AlpheccaStars; I think we also can say: "these are unpowered aircraft, but aircraft usually have engines", do you agree? Also, I think I was confused between "aircraft" and "airplane"; the former is more general, the last is "a class of fixed-wing aircraft that is heavier than air, propelled by a ***** propeller..." (Encyclopedia Britannica), s
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jordicuestI think we also can say: "these are unpowered aircraft, but aircraft usually have engines", do you agree?
Yes.
There is also an intermediate class of human-powered aircraft They are powered, but do not have an engine. There aren't many examples in this category, but the Gossamer Albatross is one.
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jordicuestAlso, I think I was confused between "aircraft" and "airplane"; the former is more general, the last is "a class of fixed-wing aircraft that is heavier than air, propelled by a ***** propeller..."
Aircraft are flying machines in general. They include aeroplanes ("airplanes" in American English), helicopters and other categories of flying machines. Th

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