Talk:General Aircraft Hotspur

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Please see: [1]] for another "take" on this article. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 12:36, 29 May 2009 (UTC).

I've responded on your talkpage, Bzuk. Skinny87 (talk) 17:48, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

.. and vice versa. FWiW, perhaps we should stay on this "common page?" Bzuk (talk) 19:32, 29 May 2009 (UTC).

There are probably too many pictures for the article - several are breaking up the side of the page in Firefox, and I think two or three at most would be sufficient. Skinny87 (talk) 20:06, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

The "standard" if there is such a thing for WP:Aircraft is five illustrations for a minor article and 10 for a major one. I am using Firefox on two different computers and don't see a problem? with the images? FWiW, I placed one image for each section and all of them are public domain photographs from either the Imperial War Museum collection or in the case of the unusual last photo, the official RCAF archives. Perhaps my sketch of the Twin Hotspur may not be of any use then. Bzuk (talk) 00:18, 31 May 2009 (UTC).

Hmmm, well it seems like the last two pictures, apart from the sketch, are cutting off the grey lines for their sections and look a bit awkward, but I guess that doesn't matter. The Twin sketch is great, but might be too much, especially where it is, in the details of the Mk II. Skinny87 (talk) 07:32, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

I did have a problem fitting the drawing in without making a mess of the sections and it looked like the only place that had sufficient "white space" was the specifications table which is all on the left side of the page, leaving the right side blank. FWiW, the diagram is labeled and the drawing is such that no one will mistake it for the information in the specs table. I am still trying to find out more about the postwar disposition of the Hotspurs, as they did end up in Canada and the United States, among other locations. Bzuk (talk) 11:09, 31 May 2009 (UTC).

(od)It's a great sketch, and thanksa for doing it, I just think it's kinda out of place, especially with a Mk II above it that would probably look better there instead; that might also allow the other two pics to be moved down slightly so they don't cut off the grey lines. They still look a bit awkward to me - I think it's because there's so little text. Skinny87 (talk) 11:27, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

No matter where the drawing is placed, it is "jarring" as it creates a big shift in the "works". The only reason I tried my hand at a Photoshop drawing was that I couldn't find a public domain image of the Twin. The Mk II above it is actually the only image in the public archives of Canada of an RCAF Hotspur so I thought it might fit better with the operators section. FwiW Bzuk (talk) 11:33, 31 May 2009 (UTC).

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Rewrote cumbersome language (removing bits like "Although originally", avoiding "predicated against" and clarifying needlessly vague "Due to limitations in its design") to clarify the point: the design was simply too small to be of use on the battlefield.

The bit about "excelling" as a trainer, well... it reads as very faint praise indeed (almost an euphemism for "failed design") but I'll let it stand. CapnZapp (talk) 10:24, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

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