Talk:Vickers Valiant

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My sources give the following numbers for the different variants of Valiant Bombers: 5 x Pre-Production Valiant B.1 104 x Production Total Mk.1 divided as follows:

  34 x Valiant B.1
  11 x Valiant B(PR).1
  14 x Valiant B(PR)K.1
  45 x Valiant BK.1 (NOT designated as Valiant B(K).1)

1 x Valiant B.2 Prototype

Thierry Rotty.

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Suggest the bits on the Shorts Sperrin be transferred to a separate entry under that name. It was a bit like a large Canberra with two engines mounted one above the other in each nacelle. It wasn't even one of the V bombers!

Ian Strachan 19:28, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Article already exists at Short Sperrin. MilborneOne 19:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for rapid reply. However, the abbreviation for the company Short Brothers is "Shorts", not 'Short' because the latter implies small. The entry that you mention should be re-titled "Shorts Sperrin" and eny extra data on the Sperrin under Valiant, transferred to it.

Ian Strachan Ian Strachan 21:22, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Although the company is colloquially called Shorts this is not reflected in the official name of the products - perhaps not a discussion for the Valiant page ! Is your sugestion that the Sperrin information is removed from this page - if not then I would suggest this is for the Sperrin article. MilborneOne 11:36, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

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Yes, I am suggesting that the Sperrin info on the Valiant page, be transferred to and co-ordinated with the existing entry for the Shorts Sperrin. Logical, it seems to me. It's the Valiant entry, not the Sperrin one. I'll make the attempt, if you like.

Ian Strachan 17:43, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes I understand the whole first paragraph really belongs in V bomber or/and Short Sperrin. Have a go as anybody can make a change, somebody will allways revert it if they dont like it!.MilborneOne 19:06, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wingweb.co.uk

I run a site titled Air Vectors that covers military aircraft and gets cited here and there on Wikipedia. I don't normally touch wikipedia articles other than to correct typos and the like, but I just found out about a site named "Wingweb.co.uk" which is also cited here and there on Wikipedia (for example in this article) ... but whose aviation articles are largely or entirely downloads of Air Vectors articles -- advertized as "original content & images" though they also lifted many of my photos and artwork.

I have no fuss to make. I just want to make sure the Wikipedia community knows that Wingweb.co.uk is a ripoff operation. Cheers / MrG 4.225.208.126 02:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)