Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content/oldtablestandard

Suggested Standards with tables

This data table is the product of contributions by a number of WikiProject Aircraft participants. Suggestions for changes or improvements to the current table should be made here.

When using the table, try not to include empty categories; for example, delete the "bombs" category for fighters having only machine guns, and the whole "Armament" section for civil types. On the other hand, if the data is applicable but you simply don't know it, please leave a space to remind others to fill it in.
However, do not place an empty table with no information in it.

Capacity is for airliners and military transports

Power for piston engines, Thrust for jets and rockets. Of course, a few types will have both. Therefore, Thrust/Weight will also apply only to jets and rocket aircraft, and Power/Mass to propeller aircraft. Delete whatever's not appropriate.

Maximum speed may be given as a Mach number for supersonic aircraft

It a suggested project standard to have Imperial (English) units in first column for US and British aircraft and metric in first column for everyone else's. The two different orders as well as templates for different types of aircraft on the following pages are here:

• This one has imperial units in the first column.

• This one has metric units in the first column.

Templates currently available include versions for fixed wing piston engined, fixed wing jet, sailplanes, and helicopters in both sets of units.

Standard (base) table

Aircraft name goes here
Image caption
Description
Role
Crew
First Flight
Entered Service
Manufacturer
Dimensions
Length	ft in	m
Wingspan	ft in	m
Height	ft in	m
Wing area	ft²	m²
Weights
Empty	lb	kg
Loaded	lb	kg
Maximum takeoff	lb	kg
Capacity
Powerplant
Engines
Power	hp	kW
Thrust	lb	kN
Performance
Maximum speed	Mach
Maximum speed	mph	km/h
Combat range	miles	km
Ferry range	miles	km
Service ceiling	ft	m
Rate of climb	ft/min	m/min
Wing loading	lb/ft²	kg/m²
Thrust/Weight
Power/Mass	hp/lb	kW/kg
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns
Bombs
Missiles
Rockets
Other

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Probably best illustrated by examples:

Messerschmitt Me 163

Related content
Related Development	DFS 39 - DFS 194 - Me 263 - Mitsubishi J8M - MiG I-270
Similar Aircraft	Berezniak-Isaev BI-1 - Bachem Ba 349
Designation Series	Bf 161 - Bf 162 - He 162 - Me 163 - Me 164 - FK 166 - Fi 166
Related Lists	List of military aircraft of Germany - List of fighter aircraft - List of rocket planes

Remember links to the page itself automatically turn to from a link Me 163 to bold Me 163

Douglas DC-6

Related content
Related Development	Douglas DC-4 - Douglas DC-7
Similar Aircraft	Lockheed Constellation - Boeing 377
Designation Series	DC-3 - DC-4 - DC-5 - DC-6 - DC-7 - DC-8 - DC-9
Related Lists	List of airliners

• Related Development are those that this aircraft were developed from, or which were developed from it. For the P-51 Mustang, Related Development would include at least the F-82 Twin Mustang, CAC Kangaroo, Cavalier Mustang and Piper Enforcer. Many aircraft will be stand-alone developments with no relatives, in which case this line should be deleted from the table. Development Series cane be used with most linear development sequences.

• Similar Aircraft are those of similar role, era, and capability to this one. This will always be somewhat subjective, of course, but try to keep this as tight as possible. Again, some aircraft will be one-of-a-kind and this row will be inappropriate. Similar Types can be used applicable as well.

• The Designation Series will usually be that of the aircraft's manufacturer, but aircraft of the Third Reich and the US armed services have their own series ? see List of RLM aircraft designations and List of military aircraft of the United States for details.

• This a small suggested micro-footer thats standardized. It can be placed using msg:Aviation lists, in the form {{msg:Aviation lists}}

Specifications (Variant described), (non-table)

General Characteristics

• Crew:
• Capacity:
• Length: m ( ft)
• Wingspan: m ( ft)
• Height: m ( ft)
• Wing area: m² ( ft²)
• Empty: kg ( lb)
• Loaded: kg ( lb)
• Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
• Powerplant: Engine type(s), kN (lbf) thrust or
• Powerplant: Engine type(s), kW ( hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: km/h ( mph)
• Range: km ( miles)
• Service ceiling: m ( ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Thrust/Weight: or
• Power/Mass:

Armament

where applicable

Note that these specifications should relate to a specific variant of the aircraft, and be labelled accordingly. Usually this will be the most famous/noteworthy/numerous one.

If a line is not applicable to a particular aircraft type, it should be omitted, for example "powerplant" for sailplanes. On the other hand, if data is applicable but you simply don't know it, please leave the line in place to remind others to fill it in.

Capacity is for airliners and military transports

Power for piston engines, Thrust for jets and rockets. Of course, a few types will have both. Therefore, Thrust/Weight will also apply only to jets and rocket aircraft, and Power/Mass to propeller aircraft. Delete whatever's not appropriate.

Maximum speed may be given as a Mach number for supersonic aircraft

It a suggested project standard to have Imperial (English) units first for US and British aircraft and metric first for everyone else's. The two different orders as well as templates for different types of aircraft on the following pages are here:

• This one has imperial units first.

• This one has metric units first.

Templates currently available include versions for fixed wing piston engined, fixed wing jet, sailplanes, and helicopters in both sets of units. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/Units for a more detailed discussion of units.

Units

There are plenty of converters to be found on-line, but if you want to do them manually, the conversion factors are:

Conversions

• Imperial to Metric
  • m = ((inches/12)+ft) / 3.28
  • m² = ft² / 10.76
  • kg = lb / 2.2
  • kW = hp × 0.746
  • kN = lb_f (thrust) / 224.26
  • km = miles × 1.61

• Metric to Imperial
  • ft = m × 3.28 (subtract the whole number from the result, then multiply the remainder by 12 to give the number of inches)
  • ft² = m² × 10.76
  • lb = kg × 2.2
  • hp = kW/0.746
  • lb_f (thrust) = kN × 224.26, or kg × 2.2 (if thrust is quoted in kg)
  • miles = km / 1.61

Overprecision for performance figures is unnecessary — most of these are approximates under specific conditions anyway, and many published figures show evidence of having already been converted between Imperial and metric and back again.

Don't have to worry about metric hp- 735.499 W and UK hp- 745.70 W

Thrust-to-weight ratio

• Non-metric units. Thrust units are called pounds. Weight units are also called pounds. The result can be expressed without showing the units.

• Metric units. Thrust units may be newtons (kN, MN etc). Weight will be kg. The result of dividing newtons by kilograms is N/kg (probably kN/kg).

• Of the various aircraft weights, the loaded weight is the one to be used on Wikipedia when calculating thrust to weight.