Museum aircraft wishes and why airships count

Which ten aircraft would the group like to have survived as museum exhibits?

The early choices are Blackburn Blackburn and Graf Zeppelin. The list is incomplete, and the airship choice prompts a distinction between aircraft and aeroplanes.

Blackburn Blackburn and the original Graf Zeppelin airship are proposed as desired museum exhibits. Graf Zeppelin prompts a playful dispute about whether rigid airships count as aircraft. The eventual distinction is that an airship belongs to the broader aircraft category even though it is not an aeroplane using lifting surfaces to stay aloft. Powered flight and forward motion over the ground are also separate matters: strong headwinds can prevent either an airship or a slow aeroplane from making progress. The requested ten-aircraft list remains incomplete.