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On 8 February 1993, Iran Air Tours Flight 962, a Tupolev Tu-154, collided in mid-air with an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft near the Iranian capital of Tehran[edit]
On 8 February 1993, Iran Air Tours Flight 962, a Tupolev Tu-154, collided in mid-air with an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft near the Iranian capital of Tehran 2.191.133.103 (talk) 11:11, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
خبر مرگت اول برو خوب مطالعه کن تو خود ویکیپدیا سوانح هوایی ایران بعد بیا ادعای دونستن از شیر مرغ تا جون آدمیزاد بکن ۱۹۹۳ یک فروند سوخو-۲۴ نیروی هوایی ایران با توپولف-۱۵۴ هواپیمایی ایران ایرتور برخورد کرد و ۱۳۴ کشته برجا گذاشت. سوخو با برخورد به دم هواپیمای مسافربری با چرخش زیاد حول محور عمودی به حالت سقوط مطلق در میآید. دم هواپیمای توپولف کنده شده و عدهای با صندلیهایشان به آسمان پرتاب میشوند. در این حادثه اشتباه خلبان سوخو دلیل بروز سانحه اعلام شد.
در ۳ فروردین ۱۳۹۰ خورشیدی یک جنگنده سوخو-۲۴ در استان فارس سقوط کرد که ۲ خلبانش از هواپیما بیرون پریدن که چتر یکی از آنان باز نشد که منجر به مرگ آن خلبان شد. در
در ۲۴ تیر ۱۳۹۳ خورشیدی، ساعت ۹:۲۰ دقیقه صبح در حوالی روستای قشقاوی در کنار دریاچه بختگان در دهستان خیر از توابع شهرستان استهبان، یک فروند سوخو -۲۴ متعلق به نیروی هوایی ایران سقوط کرد. خلبانان این جنگنده پیش از وقوع این سانحه، با موفقیت ایجکت کردند و هر دو نفر در سلامت کامل با چتر نجات فرود آمدند 2.191.133.103 (talk) 11:42, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And what would you like me to do with this information? - ZLEAT\C 14:29, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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@ZLEA, I've added all units that I were to add in Template:Israel–Hamas war infobox, but it seems kinda squished, tried multiple times to fix it, couldn't, will ya please help, anyways thanks for your kind behaviour that you showed by fixing my USERBOX M Waleed (talk) 15:28, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
all these units were taken from other articles of the battles, I wrote in edit summary, of you ask for the source of these units M Waleed (talk) 15:29, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
M Waleed Is there a discussion that led to the addition of these units to the infobox? Personally, I think the conflict has grown to the point where it might not be feasible to include a complete list of units in the infobox, and it might be better to move the list to the Israel–Hamas war article itself. That said, you might also consider creating a content fork, perhaps titled List of units involved in the Israel–Hamas war. Whatever you decide, you should probably discuss it first at Talk:Israel–Hamas war. - ZLEAT\C 17:45, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I put the units in a collapsible format and I think it should be placed as all of the idf is not involved, M Waleed (talk) 00:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To answer your question, the infobox otherwise looks fine on my device. May I ask what your screen resolution is? I'll see if I can replicate the problems you are having. - ZLEAT\C 17:48, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
the problem is that the titles, Israel Hezbollah conflict and red sea crisis, instead of being in the back start from middle M Waleed (talk) 00:33, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see it now. It was caused by a misplaced "))" which ended the "Inavsion of Gaza Strip:" bullet list after the "Red sea crisis:" section. It is fixed now. Let me know if you find any other issues. - ZLEAT\C 01:01, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ZLEA, I might sound a bit annoying but can you also fix the units on the side of Hamas, the collapsed list has its title hidden, I Mean it doesn't show up , only [Show] comes but not the title, moreover what I may add is that while you're at it also use the small template for Hamas units as well as units on other fronts. M Waleed (talk) 14:51, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
M Waleed No problem. It's fixed now, but I did notice a link to the Lone Wolf disambiguation page among the list of armed groups. Is this referring to a group called the "Lone Wolves"? If so, then the link should be changed to reflect that, even if no article currently exists (for example, Lone Wolves (Palestinian group) or similar). However, if it's referring to lone individuals not affiliated with any group, then it probably should not be grouped with actual armed groups. - ZLEAT\C 15:06, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's referring to Non affiliates and there are many articles of such lone wolf attacks I can provide in a second. M Waleed (talk) 15:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
M Waleed Unaffiliated individuals should probably be listed separately from armed groups. Perhaps they could be listed in their own section like the Palestine Police currently is. - ZLEAT\C 15:42, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Moreover also convert the size of individual units of Hamas and those of Other theatres to small size M Waleed (talk) 15:36, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy and Henschel Projekt P.75[edit]
Hey, I was just wondering, I found out that the Mini Guppy article has been deleted, and have found your sandbox for it, are you intending to improve it to meet GNG or are using it for other articles A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A-37Dragonfly I plan on improving it with sources from my university's library. If I can't adequately do that, then I plan on incorporating it into an existing article (in fact, I would not be opposed to merging all Aero Spacelines Guppy aircraft into a single article). I have yet to get to it as the past few weeks have been crazy for me, so if you wish to work on it, feel free to do so. I consider my sandbox open to all who wish to contribute. - ZLEAT\C 00:19, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I do not plan on helping right now, but I am happy to know it is being worked on as I really like the Guppy line of planes. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Same here. I remember when I first saw the prototype Super Guppy at the Pima Air & Space Museum when I was 10 years old. That was the first time I had heard of or seen the Guppy line, and I want to spot N941NA the next time it flies to Florida. - ZLEAT\C 00:49, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm planning to eventually go there one day, but that's gonna be a little difficult as I'm on the other side of the country, nice to see someone else who likes the Guppy line as much as I do A-37Dragonfly (talk) 01:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not trying to spam your notifications or bug you, but I have this one article I made that I want deleted as I think doesn't meet GNG and doesnt have reliable sources Henschel Projekt P.75. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 01:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I know of quite a few sources that might have some information on the P.75. I'll be sure to check them out when I go for the Mini Guppy sources. - ZLEAT\C 01:07, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A-37Dragonfly I was able to find some sources for the Mini Guppy. I did not find any for the Henschel P.75, though I now realize that I might have been looking in the wrong places, so I will not give up hope on that one just yet. - ZLEAT\C 20:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, it's fine if you can't find many sources on the P.75, as there is a massive sea of WW2 German wind-tunnel designs that never flew, theres actually a website that has them all: Luft46.com, (could'nt add link because its pretty old) A-37Dragonfly (talk) 23:03, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Luft46.com is known to perpetuate debunked myths about German wunderwaffe. It is on the list of common aviation sources to avoid, as is Military Factory. I'm not saying the P.75 is one of those myths, but Luft46.com should not be used as a source for the article. I'll keep looking for sources, but you might want to WP:PROD the article in the meantime. - ZLEAT\C 23:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I didnt know Luft46 was, but after I put up the P.75 article, I found out military factory was unreliable, but i didnt know how to PROD it, I still dont know, could you help PROD it? A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just saw your PROD attempts. You might want to try Twinkle. It greatly simplifies PRODing, reverting vandalism, and many other otherwise tedious tasks. - ZLEAT\C 03:45, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I may use twinkle if I consider becoming a real editor, for now I'm fine with small edits. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:31, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is the only book i've been able to find, don't think it has much hopes of getting to GNG. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 21:26, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like it might be a good source. I could have sworn that I checked that one, but I might be mistaking it for a similarly-titled book. - ZLEAT\C 21:30, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Im assuming Tvd.im is also an unreliable source too, right? A-37Dragonfly (talk) 21:34, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It appears to be WP:SPS with no evidence that the author is a subject-matter expert, so it's probably unreliable. - ZLEAT\C 21:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, im currently adding the book source wherever possible, for now ive left the old sources in, but if you want me to remove them i can. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 21:38, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I already replaced some of the sources, so you will likely run into an edit conflict. I don't really care what you do with the remaining unreliable sources, you can leave them in for now (you might want to tag them) or replace them with citation needed tags. - ZLEAT\C 21:43, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did run into a edit conflict, but as you basically did what I was doing I just discarded my edits. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 21:45, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I also think we should consider removing "Projekt" from the titles of Henschel Projekt P.75 and Henschel Projekt P.87. I have not seen many reliable sources covering these aircraft, but most reliable sources I've seen covering other Projekts from Henschel and other manufacturers do not include "Projekt" in the designation. Since "P" already stands for Projekt, it's as redundant as "ATM machine". - ZLEAT\C 00:29, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, its not needed, ill actually go remove it now A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:32, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've actually found a lot of issues on the P.87 article, no sources at all, no image (least of the concerns), and the name, I also don't know how to change the article name. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:39, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We should probably find some more sources before we commit to page moves. We would have a stronger argument in favor of the moves if we have sources to back them up. - ZLEAT\C 00:53, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have another source, but the source I have for the P.87 actually had more info on it than I thought, maybe even a diagram (I'm really not sure, just there was a diagram on it, but it's probably not worth going after it) A-37Dragonfly (talk) 01:05, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'll also start looking for some sources, But I dont think i will be able to add too many as I don't have a large library near me, so I'll have to stick to online sources or books I can find online. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 00:58, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Turns out my university's library has a source we can use. It also has a few with brief mentions, but not nearly enough information for our purposes. Between this and the online sources, I think we might have enough to replace the existing unreliable sources. - ZLEAT\C 03:23, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The brief mentions sources may not be suited for the article, but when we try to move the pages to remove "projekt", I think those would help, they dont use projekt right? A-37Dragonfly (talk) 19:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They do not. - ZLEAT\C 19:23, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, are the sources with brief mentions reliable? A-37Dragonfly (talk) 19:26, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They are. They just don't cover the P.75 in any detail. - ZLEAT\C 19:27, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So we could make a argument showing unreliable sources like Luft 46, Military factory, and TVD.IM use projekt, and reliable ones do not. A-37Dragonfly (talk) 19:28, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unreliable sources are not usually taken into account during page moves. I still have yet to see any reliable source use Projekt, so I don't know that removing it would be likely to be challenged. - ZLEAT\C 19:32, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, so right now its really just adding sources to the P.87 and P.75 articles A-37Dragonfly (talk) 19:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have moved both articles. - ZLEAT\C 20:13, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just have 1 more thing, its about the Mini Guppy article, there were 2 Turbines versions built, and they both flew but the first turbine, N111AS, crashed in testing, N112AS was never pressed into service I believe, but what happened to it after, was it broken up for scrap like the Pregnant Guppy? Did it continue testing and decided not to be put into service? A-37Dragonfly (talk) 21:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have yet to find any information on the history of N112AS other than its FAA registration details. Many sources claim that only N111AS was built, but that's clearly not true as it was registered with the FAA. The only other information I have found, as well as what seems to be the only image of the aircraft online, is from this X post, which I have serious doubts about its reliability and accuracy. - ZLEAT\C 22:08, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, while I was l searching for what happened to N112AS I came across those, Its probably best to assume after the N111AS crash, It was possibly deemed unsafe and scrapped A-37Dragonfly (talk) 23:31, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We can't include that in the article without sources, but I do think that's plausible. - ZLEAT\C 01:43, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't talking about adding it to the article really, I guess we wont be able to know for sure A-37Dragonfly (talk) 02:52, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks for your work in saving the Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy from deletion. I believe this PROD was poorly conducted, and even might not have been proposed in good faith. That said, thanks to your action, Wikipedia has ended up with a stronger article because of it! Thank you! Rlandmann (talk) 22:04, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rlandmann Thanks. I had actually PRODed the article at the request of the creator as it was entirely sourced from unreliable sources. I had previously checked my university's library for sources but found nothing, though I still plan to double check because I might have missed some sources. - ZLEAT\C 00:10, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes! I understood what had happened with the P.75. As a general rule, in practice, an individual aircraft type (even an unbuilt one) will almost always pass GNG. It might just be tricky to get to the sources!
As for the Mini Guppy, it was PRODed by an IP, but one with an editing pattern that resembles that of a tendentious editor of the distant past. As for carrying out the PROD, I assume good faith, of course, but it should have been manifestly evident to the admin who actually performed the deletion that this was not a PROD candidate! Anyway, I'm just glad it's back where it should be! --Rlandmann (talk) 01:12, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]