> making the single-seat fighter also the first supersonic aircraft manufactured in Latin America
Would the Ariane rockets also qualify as "supersonic aircraft manufactured in Latin America" in some overly pedantic way?
I mean, personally I wouldn't consider it as manufactured there (as it's only final assembly), whether French Guiana actually belongs to Latin America is also up for debate and even designating a rocket as an aircraft would be a stretch in my opinion, but I would be interested to know how it can be objectively dismissed.
*AIR*craft are craft that need & use air. Rockets not only do not need air, they prefer a lack of air. So they are not aircraft. They are spacecraft (they are designed for and prefer space)
Would the Ariane rockets also qualify as "supersonic aircraft manufactured in Latin America" in some overly pedantic way?
I mean, personally I wouldn't consider it as manufactured there (as it's only final assembly), whether French Guiana actually belongs to Latin America is also up for debate and even designating a rocket as an aircraft would be a stretch in my opinion, but I would be interested to know how it can be objectively dismissed.