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"There's only one WC-135, so the plural is wrong." Wikipedia claims this: "10 original WC-135B, plus 1 converted former EC-135C. Two aircraft currently in acti

"There's only one WC-135, so the plural is wrong." Wikipedia claims this: "10 original WC-135B, plus 1 converted former EC-135C. Two aircraft currently in active service." So... is there one WC-135, or two or 10 or 11? >> the "mainstream media" is doing an excellent job regarding these reports: not reporting on them. I just checked up on CNN and I can read about "Kung fu granny", "Comic con in Saudi Arabia" and nothing about the above radiation incident. Media doing an excellent job? Maybe.

matt4077 10y ago
> "There's only one WC-135, so the plural is wrong." > Wikipedia claims this: "10 original WC-135B, plus 1 converted former EC-135C. Two aircraft currently in active service." You are right – I misunderstood the introductory paragraph of the Wikipedia article when I checked. In this case, however, I'd like to add to my nitpicking by complaining about the phrase "highly unique". I also don't get why anybody would use cnn.com, or any other TV station's website, for news. Journalism happens at Newspapers, at magazines, and in books. That's the result of economics: These formats are very constrained. They don't allow for many distinguishing features except the content itself. Whereas CNN has dozens of variables it can jiggle before even thinking about investing into investigative journalism, and ultimately it's bound to be the better business decision to spend money on a charming anchorman than a dozen people working an idea that may just go nowhere.
VLM 10y ago
The air force claims exactly 2 in active service The mission is split into aircraft operators and mission/equipment people. The aircraft operator of this model is a very small part of the overall mission, which has about a thousand people and all kinds of very fascinating gear aside from those two specific planes, I'm sure. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104494/wc-135-constant-phoenix.aspx http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Artic... http://www.25af.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6260/Article/333995/air-force-technical-applications-center.aspx http://www.25af.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6260...

matt4077 10y ago

> "There's only one WC-135, so the plural is wrong." > Wikipedia claims this: "10 original WC-135B, plus 1 converted former EC-135C. Two aircraft currently in active service." You are right – I misunderstood the introductory paragraph of the Wikipedia article when I checked. In this case, however, I'd like to add to my nitpicking by complaining about the phrase "highly unique". I also don't get why anybody would use cnn.com, or any other TV station's website, for news. Journalism happens at Newspapers, at magazines, and in books. That's the result of economics: These formats are very constrained. They don't allow for many distinguishing features except the content itself. Whereas CNN has dozens of variables it can jiggle before even thinking about investing into investigative journalism, and ultimately it's bound to be the better business decision to spend money on a charming anchorman than a dozen people working an idea that may just go nowhere.

VLM 10y ago

The air force claims exactly 2 in active service The mission is split into aircraft operators and mission/equipment people. The aircraft operator of this model is a very small part of the overall mission, which has about a thousand people and all kinds of very fascinating gear aside from those two specific planes, I'm sure. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104494/wc-135-constant-phoenix.aspx http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Artic... http://www.25af.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6260/Article/333995/air-force-technical-applications-center.aspx http://www.25af.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6260...