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Other language wiki[edit]

I found this article in another language so I'll put it here:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Dynamics_Sparrow_Hawk Urban Versis 32 (talk) 23:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, there are a bunch of other sources online but the reliability of them is probably not great. Urban Versis 32 (talk) 23:05, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion[edit]

This page should not be speedily deleted because... Someone else created this draft article, and it is still being worked on my User:Urban Versis 32 --Nothosaurus (talk) 22:51, 22 March 2022 (UTC)Vahe Demirjian[reply]

Sorry, I tagged the wrong article. You're still not allowed to edit it. BilCat (talk) 22:56, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

More data[edit]

Here's some more referenced stuff that could be used:

World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers -- Aero Dynamics (N. America) Aero Dynamics Ltd, based in Seattle (USA) area, is subsidiary of North American Aero Dynamics of Vancouver (Canada). Produces Sparrow Hawk 2-seater in kit form. ^[1]

Aero Dynamics Aero Dynamics Ltd, Div of North American Aero Dynamics (Canada), Arlington WA. -- Sparrow Hawk II, IIB 1986 = 2pCmwM, 64hp Rotax 532 (II) or 90hp Norton P62 (IIB) pusher; span: 34'5" length: 17'10" load 700# v (II/IIB): 105-130/95-120/36. Chuck Herbst. Twin-boom. [N8728A]. ^[2]

Registrations (see also FAA and UK CAA websites)

G-BKHM in UK 1990s
G-BOZU in UK 1990s
N5832M in UK 1990s
N8728A in UK 1990s
N5793F in UK 1990s
N8707A in US
N23SH - uncertain if same type

References

^ Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 2nd Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, ENG, UK: Sutton Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
^ Various (2 May 2009). "American Airplanes: Ab-Ak". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

PeterWD (talk) 12:47, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Urban Versis 32 (talk) 03:06, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Image at Commons[edit]

I have now uploaded an image to Commons:

PeterWD (talk) 15:32, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Urban Versis 32 (talk) 03:06, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Information on company[edit]

Maybe we could redirect the currently-redlinked article on the company, Aero Dynamics Limited, to this page because the Sparrow Hawk was the only aircraft they ever made? Urban Versis 32 (talk) 03:35, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Was" or "Is"?[edit]

In the article, should we refer to the Sparrow Hawk as "was" or "is"? Urban Versis 32 (talk) 22:54, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Urban Versis 32 N23SH still exists as a museum aircraft. WP:AIRTENSE states that "The first sentence should be in present tense if any aircraft still exist, whether flyable or not, even if they are only in museums." Therefore, we should use "is". - ZLEA _T\^C 23:17, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Urban Versis 32 (talk) 23:24, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stub[edit]

The article is upwards of 180 words long. Should that mean that, with the topic of the article in mind, the stub tag should be removed? Urban Versis 32 (talk) 02:37, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Ahunt (talk) 22:04, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! — Urban Versis 32^KB ⚡ ^{(talk | contribs)} 02:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I was asked to look at the article by User:BilCat and realized it only needed a bit of work to be ready for mainspace, so did all that today and moved it. - Ahunt (talk) 02:06, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 2nd Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, ENG, UK: Sutton Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.

[2] Various (2 May 2009). "American Airplanes: Ab-Ak". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

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