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Old 14th May 2014, 22:09
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barry lloyd
 
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the same old school boys
...which is a bit rich from someone who clearly has no concept of punctuation.

Bagso:

Boats will go on a ship, but ships will not go on a boat What is the difference between a boat and a ship? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk -which is how the Manchester Ship Canal got it's name.

The ability for cruise ships to call at Liverpool was only granted after a hard-won battle against Southampton(!).
BBC News - Southampton objects to Liverpool cruise industry's 'unfair' advantage


As I'm sure you're aware, Liverpool has an underground railway system,
Merseyrail Network Map
which, amongst other things, runs under the River Mersey, so trams are not a lot of use in this case.


eye2eye5:

This is the correct definition of an airframe:

The airframe of an aircraft is its mechanical structure. It is typically considered to include fuselage, wings and undercarriage and and exclude the propulsion system

As for the airports, well really I've never understood the problem. I've worked at both and they have their own pros and cons, and frankly anyone who makes comparisons between the two is comparing apples with oranges.

A little more accuracy all round would perhaps make this thread a better read.
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