Talk:Moyes Litespeed

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Notability questioned[edit]

Wikipedia articles require that topics be notable. A topic is notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. This does not appear to be the case with the Moyes Litespeed. Much, if not all, of the information in the directory was supplied directly from the manufacturer. --Bejnar (talk) 20:18, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This glider is extensively written up in many editions of Janes All The World's Aircraft, which I don't currently have access to. This glider model has also won many world and national championships and has received much in the way of aviation press coverage as a result, so there is little doubt that it meets WP:N. You may also want to have a look at Wikipedia:Notability (aircraft) for some general information on notability of aircraft types. - Ahunt (talk) 20:27, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jane's is much better than that other directory. If the Moyes Litespeed is so wonderful, why has it not been written up in reliable, independent, hang gliding magazines? Lists of its use in winning competitions comes close to the point of original research. --Bejnar (talk) 21:03, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, it has been written up in many hang gliding magazines, I am just searching though those now, but there are hundreds of entries to go through. I am afraid you picked probably the most notable hang glider in the past 20 years to send to AFD. - Ahunt (talk) 21:17, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]