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This is another esoteric subject I haven't seen covered.;)

NATO's system is standardized, obviously. What would happen in a world without NATO? How would military a/c be classified?

Would they need to be grouped by prop, turbine, pulsejet, & ramjet (if they all existed)? If so, how? The NATO system of one syllable for prop & two for jet makes sense when there are only two types, but not when there are more... (My thought was, given they're pursuits, you get Pull {piston}, Pulley {jet}, Pulserate {ramjet}, & Pulpit {pulsejet}...)

Would they be listed as fighters, pursuits, or scouts? And how would lighter-than-air be distinguished from liaison (given "zep" isn't an option...)?

Any thoughts?
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