Questions tagged [exact-duplicates]
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Why is this A321 spoilers question closed as a duplicate?
Do the different spoilers on an A321 extend by different amounts?
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Why is there a difference in the max spoilers extension between the A320 and A321 in a roll?
One is asking do, ...
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Should this question about cockpit painting colors be reopened as not a duplicate?
So, I saw that this question was closed as a duplicate of this question, but I don't think it should be. The second question is "why are the cockpits of Soviet aircraft painted blue-green", ...
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Why can't I close this question as a duplicate?
I was just trying to close Why did Boeing use customer codes? as a duplicate of What use was there for Boeing to include customer numbers in their aircraft model names, and why did they end this ...
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Duplicates: Should we close the new question if it's better than the old one?
This has been on my mind for a while: if a new question is similar to an old one in meaning, but asked with far more detail and focus, should it count as a duplicate or not?
If not, should the old ...
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Is the question "An airplane has an engine that pushes its flight. What force pushes a glider to fly?" really a duplicate of the noted question?
Is the question "An airplane has an engine that pushes its flight. What force pushes a glider to fly?" really a duplicate of "What produces thrust along the line of flight in a glider?
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Should the 'E195 gliding' question be closed or left open?
The question: For how long can an Embraer E195 airplane glide at malfunction?
The review ended with 3x leave open and 2x close.
The question asks if a specific plane would fall like a rock, or how ...
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Are 'aircraft identification' questions using photos eligible for duplicate voting?
Not post-specific, rather general policy, but I will use two posts as an example:
A recent question asked: What is this aircraft that has flown over my house all day?
To which I voted duplicate for: ...
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Duplicate questions that raise better answers?
Often I see duplicate questions that have great answers.
Can the original question be edited to reflect all the duplicates titles in the body as a foot note?
Can answers be migrated from the ...
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Duplicate? Let's be real please
I asked this question:
How does envelope protection work in Airbus vs. Boeing aircraft?
and it was quickly marked as "duplicate of What are the main differences piloting Boeing vs. Airbus aircraft?"
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How can I search to see if the question I am about to ask has not yet been asked?
My greatest fear is to post a duplicate question here, how can I avoid that?
Even this very question here at meta might have already been asked, how can I have this vision to see the questions that ...
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What to do when the question that is a "duplicate" does not contain the needed answer
My question has recently been closed as a duplicate of this much broader question.
While the "duplicate" question does mention altitude as well, it does not contain the needed answer. It is much ...
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What to do about the "window shades" question?
There has been a question about window shades, which has been asked on both Travel.SE and Skeptics.SE.
Why open up the window-shades before landing?
On commercial airlines, I've noticed that ...
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