Talk:Aircraft

The article doesn't explain the terms aerodyne and aerostat (sp?); I guess maybe the difference is analogous to the difference between dynamic and static stability in control theory? -- the dynamic version only achieves lift dynamically, but the latter version has lift statically, or intrinsically? Pagan 09:50, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)

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Create a list for aircraft flight altitude records.

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I would also note the possibility of vacuum aerostats. A rigid aerostat could use a vacuum chamber for lift, while a semi-rigid aerostat (partly) could. In these contexts, vacuum refers to lower pressure than ambient. 174.103.211.175 (talk) 00:18, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, there have been no successful attempts to create a vacuum airship. I think it's probably best to leave out hypothetical aircraft like this until the concept is proven by an example being successfully flown. - ZLEA _T\^C 01:08, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I guess the advancements aren't enough for you. 174.103.211.175 (talk) 23:22, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Do those advancements include a working prototype? While advances in materials and manufacturing techniques might mean a working vacuum airship could work, we will never know if such an aircraft can fly unless and until it is successfully flown. - ZLEA _T\^C 02:39, 21 July 2025 (UTC)