ORIGINAL: Evil_Merlin
Can we please stop using Wikipedia cut and pastes?
No offense, but quite a few times the info, epsecially on aircraft is innacurate or is full of bias.
With respect, I disagree. A citation is either correct or incorrect. If it is accurate, the source is of little import. If it is inaccurate, simply point out the error. The entire point of this exercise is to help educate each other; and listing background material aids the process. Could better sources be found and cited? Perhaps. But Wikipedia is easily available and convenient, and easily checked if the reader wants additional material or information.
I consulted two other sources in my above answer. Wikipedia simply gave a better and more convenient summary; so I used that. I think listing additional details adds to the process of educating each other. There may be better sources, but cutting and pasting Wikipedia, or any other source, saves a lot of typing. The alternative is to simply state the answer without attribution. How would that be better? Thanks; Ernie P.