Talk:Tiltrotor

Cleanup

I've added cleanup tags because I feel the author's got a chip on their shoulder and they're constantly comparing tiltrotors to helicopters and constantly telling us that helicopters are overall better. While it would perhaps be valid to have a "comparison with other V/STOL aircraft" section, it's inappropriate in the main segment - things like the second and third paragraphs are what's needed here - facts and description so we can get an idea of what a tiltrotor is; not comparison with other aircraft, and far less conclusions on these comparisons (again, at least not in the main body of the article). -- Scott Wilson 14:18, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Trivia?

For the record, first woman to fly a tiltrotor was Jean Tinsley. Trekphiler 01:10, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Revert Advert?

The external link removed by Mr. Wilson was to the only hour long documentary ever made on the history, evolution, technology and performance of tiltrotor aircraft. It contains interviews with experts ranging from the V-22 program manager to NASA X/V-15 test pilots and FAA certification and rulemaking authorities, some now-deceased. The link is no more an advert than those to Bell or Boeing, both commercial enterprises. The documentary was produced in 1987 during the height of the XV-15 program and is illustrated with footage of the X/V-3, X/V-15 and animations of the then as yet un-built V-22 Osprey. It even has images of possible future civil tiltrotor airliners. This is a historical reference not available in any other medium anywhere. I respectfully request you leave the external link intact.

Aerospacenews.com 02:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It may be a fantastic documentary, but you still have to pay to get it. The whole point of external links is to give readers access to extra information, something the Boeing page gives for free - indeed, this is its primary purpose. This link does not; it's prime purpose is to get people to buy your product. Wikipedia is not the place for this. --Scott Wilson 10:21, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- From the very reference you cite: "External links to commercial organizations are acceptable if they can serve to identify major corporations associated with a topic (see finishing school for an example). Please note Wikipedia does not endorse any businesses and it does not set up affiliate programs."

- Surely the finishing schools in that example charge their students. Tiltrotor and The Future is the only documentary ever made about the evolution of convertiplane technology, how tiltrotor became the solution for transport (vs. attack) aircraft, the major test programs, problems and outlook. If someone is looking at these articles they clearly are interested in detailed information. Again, this is a 60 minute documentary. It was not sponsored by Boeing or Bell. It is not a commercial. It is a unique information resource. Books cost money. Trade show white paper proceedings often cost money. The fact that one must buy the video if they want to is not an excluded criteria nor a reasonable test in this situation. You are denying those looking for more information on this topic the ability to find a singular resource. Furthermore, there is a link on the V-22 (see Israel considers V-22 acquisition) article to Janes with four paragraphs of information (less than half the article) followed by this text "End of non-subscriber extract." Aerospacenews.com 14:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The finishing schools are because they are important examples of finishing schools; one can see how they present themselves; you get that information for free. Aerospacenews.com is not an important example of a tiltrotor - the equivalent for tiltrotors or the V-22 would be the manufacturers. I'm not saying that your documentary is a commercial either - I'm sure it's not - it is the commercial for the documentary that is the problem. Similarly, the Jane's link provides some information - including some that is unavailable in the article - while yours provides none. Finally, at Wikipedia:External links note that item ten of 'links to normally avoid' says that you should not link to a website that you own or maintain, as there is a clear conflict of interests, notwithstanding section six which says that you should not link to sites which require payment for the relevant content to be accessed. --Scott Wilson 16:03, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

Support: The Quad Tilt Rotor article (complete with misspelled title) is very short, and at this time the concept is really just a footnote in tiltrotor history. The article has existed for just over a year, but is still very small. Until such time as a company seriously puts forth a proposal (beyond an article in tech magazines), this is not likely to change. In addition, the Tiltrotor article is not that big itself, so there is plenty of room for its expansion in the future. - BillCJ 04:46, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support for now...though I have a feeling this will need to be demerged at some point. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 06:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

The article may well need to be de-merged at some point, but I don't beielve it will be in the next 4-5 years. With as much touble as opponents of the V-22 (for "saftey reasons") have given, I can't see a QTR being developed for the military any time soon. Ten-20 years from now, it's quite possible though. - BillCJ 18:33, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it should be merged, at this point there are to many others. Would that mean lumping the XV-15 the V-22 and the BA-609 as well as this aircraft all on one page? Each of these aircraft has its own merits. While it's true that this aircraft, probably will not exist as a even a prototype for at least 10 more years I think it still deserves a page. Plus it definately has merit as the most original and fastest of the jhl concepts.