Talk:Fireflash

Naming?

Fireflash or Fairey Fireflash ?

We use maker names on aircraft and many of the missile articles. Do we have a clear guideline_(sic) to it yet? Andy Dingley (talk) 09:36, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

At one time I found a page from WP:MILHIST that discouraged the use of manufacturer's names in missile pages, but I've never been able to find it again. However, WP:ROCKETRY, which includes all rockets and missiles in its scope, calls for pages to be titled thusly, in order of preference:

1. [Official designation] [Name] (eg PGM-17 Thor)
2. [Name] or [Official designation], if one is not available (eg. V-2)
3. [Name] (missile) or [Official designation] (missile) if one is not available, and the other is ambiguous (eg R-36 (missile)

...and nowhere does it even mention manufacturers' names as being eligible for part of the titles. Now, back late last year, I tried to move a number of articles away from (manufacturer) (name) (which is WP:AIR standard, but not missile standard) and got hollered at a bit for it - mostly over WP:COMMONNAME with regards to Bristol Bloodhound (which I, personally, found very odd since I'd never (and still haven't) commenly heard that particular missile referred to as "Bristol Bloodhound", rather "Bloodhound Mk. I" or "Bloodhound Mk. II"...). But the WP:ROCKETRY naming conventions do apply here - and their naming conventions do not incude manufacturer's name. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:53, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

I'd agree with Bloodhound (a B-prefixed name in the old school) and with Vickers Vigilant (another V- prefix) - only Forbat's book uses that name. However the Fairey Fireflash, unlike Firestreak or Red Top, I've only ever heard called just that, with the "Fairey" name. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:11, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

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