I’m not sure if this counts as general aviation or historic, but here goes.
When does an item become “historic”. I am thinking what current artifacts (such as piston engines rather than complete aircraft) will be considered historic in due course. Perhaps Continentals including RR variants rather than Merlins, AWs, DHs etc. And how might one find a perhaps time-expired example for “display” purposes other than just happening to be in the right place at the right time.
Just musing, but any responses welcome.
By: Tony Hill - 3rd February 2017 at 14:51
Actually the adjective “Historic” refers to anything AFFECTING history. So an aircraft like say, the Fokker Eindecker or the Me 262 were HISTORIC from day one, as they represented a quantum shift in the particular area of interest to history.
“Historical” refers to something significant from the past which is really only significant to the viewer through the passage of time. Brown Bess, Sliced bread.
By: JollyGreenSlugg - 3rd February 2017 at 05:43
When it’s something that bored you twenty-five years ago!
By: ErrolC - 2nd February 2017 at 23:58
A F-27 Friendship has done a credible tactical approach etc at the two most recent Omaka airshows, now not flying in NZ regularly I believe.
By: J Boyle - 2nd February 2017 at 22:26
When you stop seeing them regularly. 🙂
It wasn’t all that long ago when you saw Phantoms and 727s (amongst many others) and said to yourself “…So what?”.
By: merlin70 - 2nd February 2017 at 19:53
On this Forum its “Historic” when you get positive contributions from members. 🙂
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd February 2017 at 19:43
There is no real answer you can’t even use the old ‘once it is in a museum it is a historical airframe’ otherwise the RAFs newest fighter the typhoon is historic already.
This also applies as some aircraft take so long to get to service they are 20 years old when they do it is very confusing, maybe only call it historic when it has done something history worth?
Curlyboy
By: j_jza80 - 2nd February 2017 at 19:27
I don’t think there’s a ‘one size fits all’ answer to that. It’s entirely possible to be in both categories.
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