Dear All,
It was interesting indeed, although I do not accept these arguments, of course.
This is what caught my eye:
Among them, that Airbus Industrie, the European manufacturer of jetliners,
used the American (yes, American) system of measurement because it was more
accurate.
Just like the
Mr. Fisher ignores the higher purpose of metrication: to give the average
citizen a decimal system of measurement. He also ignores the fact that
metrication is intended to be complete and permanent.
- Original Message -
From: Han Maenen
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 13
I don't believe the Caravelle or the Airbus were ever designed in US Customary,
I believe all the design and data were in metric with USC provided to get the
airplane certified in the United States. I know this happened with the Focker
Friendship turboprop in the 50s and 60s, which was later
Today's News=Gazette announced a meeting (scheduled for Feb 16) on the STEM
Initiative as it is to be applied in a local magnet school this Fall.
An NSF grant of five million dollars over five years supports this local
initiative between the University of Illinois and a local elementary magnet
