Editing Talk:1824: Identification Chart

Clearly these are the ''flappy planes'' from https://www.xkcd.com/1322/

Birdwatchers have a technique for identifying birds by silhouette called Giss (pronounced Jizz) it stands for General Impression, size, and shape
During WWI-II peacetime birdwatchers used the same technique to spot and call or planes. Think it could be a reference to that? 
4/17/2017

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Hi, I have partially added a table, can someone who is better at tables fill it in? Thanks.[[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 04:42, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

I was in Cambridge last week and an Osprey cruised overhead at a very low altitude. Was seriously cool to see. Randall lives nearby. Perhaps that's what inspired this comic? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.94|162.158.75.94]] 06:43, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

When I saw "Hawk" I thought of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. [[User:RChandra|RChandra]] ([[User talk:RChandra|talk]]) 10:54, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
:That could also be referencing the A-4 Skyhawk (chart updated) [[Special:Contributions/172.68.65.138|172.68.65.138]]

Corrected some spellings and made the English a bit more idiomatic.  Hypersonic is usually considered Mach 5 and higher, so altered that as the SR71 was fast but not that fast. Added reference to the Hawker Sea Hawk to the Hawk discussion, but the silhouette is clearly a BAe Hawk (tailplanes different shape from A4 Skyhawk or Hawker Sea Hawk, and a jet unlike the Cessna).

[F-15]: "other jets like F-16 have filled its role. The U.S. Air National Guard is the largest operator as of now." The F-15 is a current, front-line fighter. Only older models are in the ANG.

[F-16]: "A smaller, more versatile fighter jet." Just smaller.

Could this comic be a continuation of where Randall believes we are heading?  The direction of our country, and the world?  It seems a warning.

Reminds me of a how Navajo code talkers used the names of birds in place of different aircraft (eg, the Navajo word for "hummingbird" was code for "fighter plane").[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.178|108.162.237.178]] 15:00, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Should we reference this XKCD/What-If page, which has a similar drawing: https://what-if.xkcd.com/149/

Actually, that was comparing actual birds with a plane thrown in for humour. This is different. [[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 23:44, 17 April 2017 (UTC) 

The F/A-18 is most likely an A/B/C/D variant as opposed to the E/F Super Hornet, based on the smaller LERX (leading-edge root extensions), whereas the Super Hornets have very large LERX.

== Real images of birds (and an insect) and aircrafts ==

Real silhouette of an V-22 Osprey aircraft: [[File:bell-boeing-v-22-osprey-3-silhouette.png|200px|thumb|baselinev]] --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 19:48, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

== Politics? ==

There is no reason to believe this comic is political, or that it has anything to do with Trump-induced sadness. Why force politics where it doesn't belong? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.154.64|172.68.154.64]] 07:44, 24 April 2017 (UTC)