User talk:LWF

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Could you please provide a little information in some of your new articles, for example who makes a weapon and when it was first introduced. Some people may want to delete your articles if they don't give enough context.

Kappa 01:02, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I will do my best, but it does not help that FAS.org uses different names, but nevertheless I will do my best. LWF 01:07, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

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Su-33

Thank you for adding the hidden message. by the way, I don't know if it's already happened, but this person added some of the same kind of stuff to other articles. It may have already been deleted but we should watch this person to see if they do any more of this. And on another note, how do you do those hidden messages? LWF 02:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

I got it out of a few articles, but the whole game/anime/comicscruft is pretty widespread. The hidden messages are simply HTML comments. The format is <!-- text -->. - Emt147 ^Burninate! 03:40, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Re: Ru to En

Hi,

Before you set on a translation, the first thing to do is collect sources. English Wikipedia has much more stringent critera regarding FAs because of inline citations. Russian article relies heavily on external links references, which is not enough for English FA criteria.

I also suggest you to post this at the WP:MILHIST portal (in Translation department), as we have several Russian-speaking people there that will be able to help you.

Cheers, Grafikm ^(AutoGRAF) 07:35, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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Appreciate clearing the vandalism from my user page. - Emt147 ^Burninate! 03:14, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

F-14

Glitch in the matrix. I was reverting the anon's addition; it got submitted after yours and the deletions got put back in. reverted--Mmx1 02:36, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

OK, what's your opinion. Should MMx keep sweeping F-14 free from any notion that the F-14 was designed for agility? Remember that F-14 test pilot has testified to this on TV. --matador300 20:55, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

F-14 edits

I folded this in from a longer sentence elsewhere. It's not mine and I would keep this: "Skilled pilots could fight smaller fighters such as the F-16, which have a higher roll rate, to a draw. " The F-14 has a slower roll rate because of the spacing of the engines (angular momentum is mass time angular velocity times radius or something like that, similar problem with P-38 vs Zero)

I would also mention that the F-14 never got the AMRAAM because a) it had the Phoenix b) by the time the Phoenix was retired, the F-14 was slated to be replaced by the F-18E anyways (I hate F/A-18E/F). (too busy to think up an insult to sling right now...) --05:49, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I would also do a bit of reseasrch, Modern Marvels says these planes will be SCRAPPED. Sounds like some admirals want to bury the F-14 so deep it will never come back, considering how many completely useless airplanes we mothball. These F-14s are like USS Missouris with wings, the little tiny ships that replaced them will never be quite the same. --05:51, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

F-15 history

Thanks for the cleanup. I hope Mmx1 doesn't mess this up, he's back to trashing Air superiority fighter, and erases any attempt to put the F-14 back on that page, sigh. See the Flight International article on the F-14 page. --matador300 01:27, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

F-5

Please put this back. I have Aviation week article on YF-17 which shows it was based on a redesigned F-5, and yes, it is quite a legacy. --matador300 19:56, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

The F-5 has long be regarded as an entry level fighter that was not suitable to frontline use the US armed forces. However, the legacy of this humble design would continue into the 21st century as the Navy's primary and only carrier based combat jet.

Since you're familiar with the LWF (I watched it in High school), what do you think of the research I just found at the Seattle Public library that the F-17 is based on the wings, leading edge extenstions and nose of the F-5? Also interesting the F-18E is almost as heavy as the F-14, F-17 and F-5 maxed at about 25,000 lbs. F-18E is 1st plane good enough to replace entire teen series, at some expense and sacrifice in some capabilities vs F-15.

--matador300 19:59, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Need your help on F-14

Hello. I'm CQJ, and I'm attempting to figure out what the deal with the F-14 article is in regards to the Mediation Cabal request. I've read the talk page several times yet can't make heads or tails of what the exact content issue is, but from reading the talk pages and the article, you might be able to help me make some sense of it. If you could swing by my talk page and shed some light on the situation, I'd appreciate it. CQJ 08:41, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

RfC on Wiarthurhu

I have filed a Request for Comment on Wiarthurhu Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wiarthurhu. as the next step to resolving the issues on the F-14 Tomcat page. Your input is requested. --Mmx1 05:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the support, I don't think the two instances you mentioned are as clear-cut evidence of personal attacks and I think there is adequate documentation of more explicit NPA violations. I'll give you a heads up if further input is required. --Mmx1 21:20, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

So you're siding with MMx??? His research and conduct are, well, I can't say it here. --matador300 21:58, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I think that somewhere in the RfC there should be a mention of the small dispute of whether or not Boyd, (who thought the F-14 was not maneuverable) is a better source than the sellers ( test pilot, engineering VP) because that is a genuinely good question. Which source should we treat as more reliable, the company, or the man who developed E-M (now used as an industry standard)?--LWF 02:31, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

(copied from my talk page...we can talk here; I keep it on my watchlist). The RfC is on user conduct, not for debating the content. If and when this makes it back to a content dispute, that is a very valid point. I have stepped back from editing the F-14 articles so as not to ignite a content dispute, but I will back up the consensus of other editors with respect to that page. --Mmx1 02:37, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Okay, didn't realize the RfC was for conduct only. If I need to tell you anything from my talk page, I'll just put your username in the description.--LWF 02:43, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Hey LWF, I don't understand your siding with MMx1. Did you condone removing the F-14 as an air supeirority fighter, or dismissing all publications up to a book by Janes and the engineering manager of the F-14 as invalid sources, or his logic that partial omission of maneuverability from two open source articles (one even stated swing-wing made it more maneuverable than without) that the F-14 was therefore not designed to be maneuverable? Even Mmx1 conceded his errors on the design for maneuverability and air superiority point, and those errors have not resurfaced. I'm the first editor to successfully challenge bullying behavior and fix these errors, I should be getting medal for doing this instead of being the one put on trial, sheesh. --matador300 14:36, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I side with him because I have information that shows, that when compared to its contempories, that it is not the "unsurpassed dogfighter" that everything in existance makes it out to be. Remember my quote from Boyd? The man who created the Energy-maneuverability theory, he ran the numbers on the F-111, and was the first to tell the USAF that the F-111 would die very quickly in a dogfight. He'd also ran the numbers on the F-14, and you know what? Lo and behold, the F-14 was not a good dogfighter, it was far too heavy to be an effective dogfighter, and if you load it up with fuel tanks and heavy missiles like the phoenix, it's even worse. And while its swing-wings may improve low speed maneuverability, dogfights don't take place at such low speeds. A skilled pilot will only dogfight as a last resort, and then he will try and end it quickly. Besides, most of the time it won't be one on one, in which case flying at such low speeds is likely to get you killed. By the way, I prefer information that actually cites its sources. It's why I prefer FAS and the book Boyd in this case. Besides, they're not trying to sell me cheap cable.--LWF 16:29, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Yeesh. The point was not whether it was the best dogfigter, it was whether it was designed to be one. The engineering VP and Flight magazine said so. And whether it was an air superiority fighter. Again the 1969 Flight magazine said so. You LIKE Mmx1's tactics (listed on my userpage??)

If that's the case why couldn't you and Mmx1 agree that the article should say something along the lines of the F-14 was designed primarily as an interceptor with some secondary dogfight capability. Although not as much as if it were a dedicated fighter. By the way, I find it interesting that you talk about his tactics, while you're the one calling him a bastard.

Coram's Boyd

Some parts I thought you might find interesting (from the hardcover, if you don't have it at the moment or the same edition I can type it later):

• p204; 5th paragraph of Chapter 14.
• p.231, right after the quote you posted about the F-14, "Navy admirals strongly discourage simulated battles between the F-14 and the latest Air Force fighters. But those engagements occasionally take place. And when they do, given pilots of equal ability, the F-14 always loses."

I'd like to do some independent verification before inserting the content anywhere, but it is quite interesting reading. Planning on incorporating some of the A-X/A-10 stuff later tonight. --Mmx1 20:20, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I have the hardcover edition. I just decided to keep the quote short, plus I decided Matador might balk at some of that. --LWF 15:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

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Images

Could someone help me. I uploaded a picture I took at the National Air and Space Museum, and I can't put it on the X-1's page. If anyone could give me instructions on how I would really appreciate it. LWF 01:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Added it; feel free to edit and use as a template. The parameters should be self-explanatory. A fuller explanation: Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax--Mmx1 02:02, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll have to look at the extended image. LWF 02:12, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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Now only have i realized my mistake. anyway, i felt this would add more interest on the Ohka article. --Justox dizaola 07:25, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks for the advice. I'd never actually seen those in that form before. That'll be a big help. LWF 04:35, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

No problem! Also, if you catch someone after he's already done a lot of vandalism, or if he's done really serious vandalism like trashing user pages, you can use {{blatantvandal}} or in extremely serious cases {{test4im}}. You can find a complete list of templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. -- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 04:38, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Now, in order to work these do I just type what's in the interior barackets or what? LWF 04:48, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Ok, let's say for example someone just says "hi!" in the Mikoyan MiG-29 article. You can send him this:

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Request for comment

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