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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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a) Is it correct to say "flight age" to refer to the time when air travel became possible?
b) And about "aviation age"?
c) And which of the two sound better?
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I would not recommend flight age . Aviation age seems better. But you need to make sure that the context is clear.
- I would not recommend flight age .
- Aviation age seems better.
- But you need to make sure that the context is clear.
- Otherwise someone might think it has to do with age of a pilot or something.
- " The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered human lighter-than-air flight on November 21, 1783, in a hot air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers.
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I would not recommend flight age.
Aviation age seems better. But you need to make sure that the context is clear. Otherwise someone might think it has to do with age of a pilot or something. Here's a good example of where it is used correctly, though it is not exactly "aviation age."
The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered human lighter-than-air flight
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