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Retlaw · 17-12-2011, 21:45

[quote=Boeing Guy;956587]Okay :
312,000 Active General Aviation Aircraft, including Business Jets. 17,770 Passenger Aircraft 89,129 Military Aircraft 26,500 Civil Helicopters 29,700 Military Helicopters.
According to Flight International in service today worldwide.

How many firearms have done humanitarian good?
You cannot win this discussion, weapons are primary designed to kill, end of.

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Since avaiation took off there has been more aircraft built for warfare than for civilian use.
How many Spitfires Hurricanes, Blenhiems, Lancasters, Messerschmitts, Dorniers, Heinkels, Zero's etc, in just WW2 never mind all the other fights.
The first aircraft to carry more than one person were in WW1, first as Observers & Spotters, then when they started being shot at they armed themselves, first with shotguns, then with Rifles, and eventually Lewis, and Vickers Machine Guns.
As for Humanitarian use, ask a drowning sailor about line throwers, they are converted firearms.
You started it, by attacking one of my former hobbies.

Retlaw.

17-12-2011, 21:45	#15
Retlaw I am Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington. Posts: 4,627 Liked: 601 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Fastest gun alive [quote=Boeing Guy;956587]Okay : 312,000 Active General Aviation Aircraft, including Business Jets. 17,770 Passenger Aircraft 89,129 Military Aircraft 26,500 Civil Helicopters 29,700 Military Helicopters. According to Flight International in service today worldwide. How many firearms have done humanitarian good? You cannot win this discussion, weapons are primary designed to kill, end of. : Since avaiation took off there has been more aircraft built for warfare than for civilian use. How many Spitfires Hurricanes, Blenhiems, Lancasters, Messerschmitts, Dorniers, Heinkels, Zero's etc, in just WW2 never mind all the other fights. The first aircraft to carry more than one person were in WW1, first as Observers & Spotters, then when they started being shot at they armed themselves, first with shotguns, then with Rifles, and eventually Lewis, and Vickers Machine Guns. As for Humanitarian use, ask a drowning sailor about line throwers, they are converted firearms. You started it, by attacking one of my former hobbies. Retlaw.