Poll: What's the plural of 'aircraft'?
What's the plural of 'aircraft'?
Poll Stats
This Poll:
- Votes: 16,746
- Comments: 56
- Added: October 2006
Comments:
What on earth are you talking about, PP? They are 'aircraft' in the plural.
Way to support your claim, Orville ;P (messing around)
But pp, you are right that air doesn't have a plural, but crafts doesn't? Did they teach you arts and _craft_ at school? Crafts is a word. Air just modifies it.
Either works.
How often do you hear the term "watercrafts"? Never! So it should be for "Aircraft"!!! End of story!!!!!!!!!
AIRCRAFT is an object and more than one object is always objects hence AIRCRAFTS
I have only heard "aircrafts" from those for whom English is a second language.
it just doesnt make sense... all the english language doesnt make sense. 4 fingers and 1 thumb?!?!?!
it just doesnt make sense... all the english language doesnt make sense. 4 fingers and 1 thumb?!?!?!
The plural is aircraft, hovercraft, space craft. But carpentry and weaving are crafts. Same word, different meanings, different plurals.
the bbc uses aircraft as plural
Somebody wrote:
"AIRCRAFT is an object and more than one object is always objects hence AIRCRAFTS"
I reply:
A "Deer" is one object, and the plural of Deer, is DEER.
I'm an English pilot and its aircraft, as long as its English English we are talking about.
The word "Aircraft" has the same plural form as singular - one aircraft, many aircraft. Same as hair, fish and deer.
See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aircra
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This is one of the worst abuses of the English language. 'Aircraft' is the same in both singular and plural.
Singular example: There is one aircraft left on the runway.
Plural example: There are many aircraft in the sky today.
There is no s EVER!
The plural is 'Aircraft', like the plural of 'sheep' is 'sheep' and 'fish' is 'fish'
"The word 'Aircraft' has the same plural form as singular - one aircraft, many aircraft. Same as hair, fish and deer." -Bones
Actually, one hair and many hairs. Fish for many of the same species, "fishes" for multiple species. Your point is well made, though - many words are the same in singular and plural forms.
English is indeed a complex language, and more beautiful for its complexity.
Aircraft is collective.
Aircraft. No s. As an air traffic controller I cannot stand hearing people say "aircrafts." But I hear a commercial here on TV where the guy keeps saying "Over the years there were several new models of aircrafts introduced." REALLY!?
aircrafts
Technically its Aircraft. However, I don't understand why it is accepted that way. This causes ambiguous meanings in some contexts which could easily be avoided if "Aircrafts" was used.
Eg: "I painted all my aircraft." - Did I paint all of ONE aircraft or did I paint multiple aircraft?
None - Other than its an embarrassment to the aviation industry
Plz answer me
So aircraft is plural form of aircraft
Do we call aircrafts fallecious?
Can't it be used
Glad I'm not the only one who picks up on this. As I learned it the SINGULAR possessive of aircraft is aircraft. However, the PLURAL possessive of aircraft is aircrafts'. To explain - "The aircraft were produced with ten seats". and "The aircrafts' ten seats were all removed. Is this not acceptable?
Hello look in the dictionary! It is aircraft! haha PP! ur so wrong!
Actually, I have heard some plural forms of "airs.' Example: When someone is puttin' on airs.(actin' highfallutin") and in Southernese as a synonym for "mistakes."(One run, three hits, no airs."
Dictionary is pretty clear. When talking about vessels the plural of craft (& compound forms of craft like aircraft) has no 's'. Only when craft is used to talk about skills or hobbies is the plural 'crafts' ever used. Of course, that does not mean some don't use crafts wrongly but that does not make it right just too common.
Ethan Samuel George
QUOTE:"Technically its Aircraft. However, I don't understand why it is accepted that way. This causes ambiguous meanings in some contexts which could easily be avoided if "Aircrafts" was used.
Eg: "I painted all my aircraft." - Did I paint all of ONE aircraft or did I paint multiple aircraft?"
Unfortunately, the plural is aircraft. Your example is poorly structured; you could have said, I painted my entire aircraft. (singular) You could have also said, I painted every aircraft. (plural)
well either could be used, in america aircrafts and in europe aircraft but on a professional or school doc you should use aircraft
If you want to use English then you have to learn it. If you modify it then it is no longer English just simply your interpretation. AIRCRAFT singular and plural.
Aircraft is what is known as a collective word like "sheep" and "deer". A particular type of aircraft is singular (airplane) so for that you would add an "s" to denote more than one.
Examples: All of the aircraft in the sky.
All of the airplanes in the sky.
The BBC doesn't generally seem to give a sh*t about grammar or "BBC English" but its reporters are terribly awkward about saying "aircraft are" when "aircrafts" comes far more naturally to the English tongue. "Crafts" is a word anyway.
Luke is right!
No 's' in aircraft unless it is possessive. Two aircraft fight using the aircraft's weapons. etc etc.
Aircraft is plural already!!! You would never say aircrafts carrier, you would say aircraft carrier!
To reiterate, aircraft is a collective noun because there is more than one type of aircraft (airplanes, balloons, blimps, drones, etc.) so the term "aircraft" can denote all types.
The same goes for watercraft for all of the same reasons.
When do you hear someone say "I saw a bunch of aircraft yesterday."
Aircrafts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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For neigh on to seventy years I have said "aircraft". In the USAF for four years and never heard "aircrafts other than in possive.
I'm with Ken: Plenty of watercrafts today the lake..... just realised I wasted time on this post. No argument.
Just seen BBC's usage by Tara McKelvey, White House reporter. Henry Cohn, I totally agree with you. I am not a native speaker, but I know it should be aircraft.
Aircraft is correct for singular and plural, as also "deer"
Usage example: "As I emerged onto the deck of the aircraft carrier, I observed two fighter aircraft at the ready on the catapults. One of these airplanes was one of the new Super Hornet aircraft that just arrived yesterday. That new airplane looked ready to take on any enemy aircraft."
Never knew this!!!
it is air craft
No, it's not, Eto.
Aircraft when applied to the Airplane is a countable noun and hence Aircrafts the plural form is ok
Aircrafts the plural form is never ok. It's wrong.
I agree with the majority that the plural of aircraft is aircraft. What puzzles me then is the use of much or many. If it is non countable, you should use much but you wouldn't say "Much aircraft are waiting to take off." Pretty sure we would say "Many aircraft" but that seems the reverse of the use of many and much.
Aircraft is a stupid word. I concede that it is its own plural, but it sounds ridiculous in a sentence. 'There were many sheep in the meadow' see, that makes sense. But 'There were many aircraft in the sky.'? Who the hell do you know that would say that?
It's very simple, if you say "aircraft", then people who know about aircraft will take you seriously. If you say "aircrafts", pilots and other enthusiasts who are in the know will assume that you're a blubbering idiot. People who say that either can be used are also blubbering idiots searching for an excuse for their stupidity. It is they who probably also say "deers" and "mooses".
It's Aircraft
The noun; aircraft has it's plural form to be aircraft
It will be aircraft
Aircraft is same in singular and plural
21 years in the USAF and it is aircraft for one and aircraft for more than one. You don't say "watercrafts" or "spacecrafts" do you? SMDH...
it is aircraft
just take it like that, as english is complex
pp
there is no plural of Aircraft,
the word is made of two seperate words,neither having plural versions
air...craft,
better to say flying metal objects,