Talk:Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi

WP:MILHIST Assessment

Could probably afford some expansion, but as it stands, it's more than just a good start - picture, infobox, references... LordAmeth 17:57, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Popular Culture References

Is it worth keeping such trivia on the page? --UrsusArctosL71 (talk) 13:23, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

yes. Loosmark (talk) 14:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

"Popular Culture References" are nothing more than trivia sections renamed. They should be eliminated on ALL pages. While "which academic papers have referenced this academic paper" compilations are useful in the world of academic research, there is absolutely no significance to the fact that some work of fiction or another (such as an anime cartoon) uses the name as a character, or even a representation of a ship as part of the plot, because none of that has any actual influence on the actual ship being discussed. It is one thing to say that "many historical documentaries cover the ship's history" and quite another (and a pointless one at that) to say "a cartoon writer used the name of this ship". 76.243.106.37 (talk) 14:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Suggestions

This is a useful source: Fuchida, Mitsuo; Masatake Okumiya (1955). Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, The Japanese Navy's Story. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute.  Fuchida was aboard the carrier at Midway. The book is co-authored by a historian, and the US edition analyzes and comments on some of the original text, so it is not a purely first-person account.

The unusual portside placement of the island was intended to avoid interference with aircraft when operating with Kaga, an unsuccessful experiment. Kablammo (talk) 17:14, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

The reason for this lack of success is turbulence over the flight deck caused by the interaction of air currents around the portside island and from exhaust gases from the starboard uptakes. Kablammo (talk) 20:30, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Fuchida isn't exactly the most reliable source.  Dr. Loosmark  17:39, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

I suspect that may depend on the subject. As mentioned above, the English translation of the book has commentary in footnotes, some of which discuss factual errors. Like any source, it needs to be used with discretion, and compared with other literature. Overreliance on a few sources can be dangerous; factual errors can be found in the work of the most reputable of professional historians. Kablammo (talk) 20:30, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Catapults

Was the Akagi equipted with catapults fpr launching her airplanes. In documentaries it looks as the planes would just roll off and take off. Not using a catapult.--109.91.72.35 (talk) 00:23, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

• No, there were no catapults on Akagi. During the launch procedure the carrier sailed at full speed and was turned toward the wind. The carrier's velocity (over 50km/h) meant that the aircraft had the same initial velocity or in other words the aircraft had an airflow through its wing which transforms into lift. Then the wind blowing toward the wing added additional airflow and therefor additional initial lift. So even when the aircraft was stationary relative to the carrier it already had a considerable lift. The aircraft could then take off without any assistance. Path-x21 (talk) 18:45, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Removal of information in footnotes

I notice that a lot of the information I added in the footnotes, especially details about the carrier's CAP operations at Midway, has been removed. Was there a concern that the footnotes were too long or had too much detail? Cla68 (talk) 07:22, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes, the ACR reviewers felt that it was too much information, especially when names of non-notable pilots were given.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:58, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

OK, I would like to link to the aces' names in the footnotes, like was done in Kaga, but I will try not to put as much information on CAP operations. Cla68 (talk) 04:56, 12 December 2011 (UTC)