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Wow, that was confused of me. Sorry. --[[User: | Wow, that was confused of me. Sorry. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:04, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
:It's funny when you finally make a slip, April :) --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 22:12, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | :It's funny when you finally make a slip, April :) --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 22:12, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
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Generally "Heavy," when used in reference to an aircraft in the real world, means the ship is carrying cargo or passengers and wouldn't be part of the true name. Therefore Colonial One's original name would simply have been "Colonial 798." This is made even more clear when you consider where the transport's name is first heard: a radio transmission between its pilot and (I believe) Galactica, which is exactly the time when such jargon would be used. {{unsigned|Pint}} | Generally "Heavy," when used in reference to an aircraft in the real world, means the ship is carrying cargo or passengers and wouldn't be part of the true name. Therefore Colonial One's original name would simply have been "Colonial 798." This is made even more clear when you consider where the transport's name is first heard: a radio transmission between its pilot and (I believe) Galactica, which is exactly the time when such jargon would be used. {{unsigned|Pint}} | ||
:"Colonial Heavy 798" would be a call sign or flight number, not a hull number. In the real world, the "Heavy" designation is used by air traffic controllers for large craft, such as the executive 747s that Colonial One is based on. In the future, please sign your username with four tildes, like so: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and don't flag substantive edits as "minor". --[[User: | :"Colonial Heavy 798" would be a call sign or flight number, not a hull number. In the real world, the "Heavy" designation is used by air traffic controllers for large craft, such as the executive 747s that Colonial One is based on. In the future, please sign your username with four tildes, like so: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and don't flag substantive edits as "minor". --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:29, 21 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::April, you are correct. Further, the designation of "heavy" is applied when an aicraft is over a certain weight, regardless of whether it is laden with passengers or cargo. The usage is important to remind controllers to allow extra separation between "heavy" aircraft and other aircraft following, because heavy aircraft generate increased wake turbulence, a significant danger to following aircraft. (There may be other reasons for using the "heavy" designation.) [[User:Esjones|Esjones]] 12:06, 25 June 2007 (CDT) | ::April, you are correct. Further, the designation of "heavy" is applied when an aicraft is over a certain weight, regardless of whether it is laden with passengers or cargo. The usage is important to remind controllers to allow extra separation between "heavy" aircraft and other aircraft following, because heavy aircraft generate increased wake turbulence, a significant danger to following aircraft. (There may be other reasons for using the "heavy" designation.) [[User:Esjones|Esjones]] 12:06, 25 June 2007 (CDT) | ||