Talk:Alenia C-27J Spartan

SOCOM user?

Has it been disclosed which specific branch of SOCOM is to receive the reassigned aircraft? This could affect the "operators" listing. If it were USASOC, for instance, wouldn't the US Army be considered a user by extension? Or if it's AFSOC then the US Air Force could still be considered a user, right? 131.123.21.34 (talk) 20:02, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

All I've seen to this point is SOCOM. - BilCat (talk) 20:05, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

They are used by the Army for Special Operations training. 67.199.215.79 (talk) 05:26, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

HC-27 or just C-27?

This USCG page suggests the Coast Guard's aircraft are just called C-27.Nigel Ish (talk) 23:25, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Not a reliable source but images https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=USCG%20Medium%20Range%20Surveillance%20Aircraft of the USCG C-27s have "HC-27J" painted in the serial block on the rear fuselage. MilborneOne (talk) 08:02, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

An H prefix for an aircraft is exclusively for Helicopters, a fixed wing plane cannot have a H prefix designation, i.e: CH-47, UH-60, AH-64 etc. Even if the picture was to believed that would just be the US Coast Guards designation then. This is not a US aircraft, and the designation by the Manufacturer is C-27J. KarmaKangaroo (talk) 21:03, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Actually, no. See 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system#Modified mission: "H: Search and rescue, MEDEVAC". Hope that helps. BilCat (talk) 01:18, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

• Yes, H can be a mission modifier (e.g. HC-) or a vehicle type (H-) depending on where the letter is used. Regards -Fnlayson (talk) 19:31, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

MOS:NUMNOTES Mixing spelled-out numbers and figures in the same sentence

@Fnlayson: I just wanted to explain my revert of your last edit. Please read MOS:NUMNOTES. "Comparable values should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently: patients' ages were five, seven, and thirty-two or ages were 5, 7 and 32, but not ages were five, seven and 32." I think that this used to say "in the same sentence" and I don't know why that would have changed. I really don't think that the MOS intends that an entire paragraph or article must have ALL figures or ALL spelled-out numbers if there is a mixture of cases. Cheers! Holy (talk) 19:30, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

I had thought that writing single digit numbers as words was the primary requirement, but missed or forgot MOS:NUMNOTES. -Fnlayson (talk) 19:35, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

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