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[edit] Documentation

{{aircraft specifications}} does something, edit this line saying what.

[edit] Usage

{{aircraft specifications

|plane or copter?=<!-- options: plane/copter -->
|jet or prop?=<!-- options: jet/prop/both/neither -->

|ref=

|crew=
|capacity=
|payload main=
|payload alt=
|length main= 
|length alt=
|span main=
|span alt=
|height main=
|height alt=
|area main= 
|area alt= 
|airfoil=
|empty weight main= 
|empty weight alt= 
|loaded weight main= 
|loaded weight alt= 
|useful load main= 
|useful load alt= 
|max takeoff weight main= 
|max takeoff weight alt= 
|more general=

|engine (jet)=
|type of jet=
|number of jets=
|thrust main= 
|thrust alt= 
|thrust original=
|afterburning thrust main=
|afterburning thrust alt= 
|engine (prop)=
|type of prop=
|number of props=
|power main= 
|power alt=
|power original=

|max speed main= 
|max speed alt= 
|cruise speed main= 
|cruise speed alt= 
|stall speed main= 
|stall speed alt= 
|never exceed speed main= 
|never exceed speed alt= 
|range main= 
|range alt=
|ceiling main= 
|ceiling alt= 
|climb rate main= 
|climb rate alt= 
|loading main=
|loading alt=
|thrust/weight=
|power/mass main=
|power/mass alt=
|more performance=

|armament=

|avionics=

}}

{{Aircraft specifications}} - no parameter if applicable

{{Aircraft specifications|param}} - positional parameter

{{Aircraft specifications|name=value}} - named parameter

[edit] Example

Code	Result
{{Aircraft specifications}}	General characteristics Crew: Length: () Wingspan: () Height: () Performance
{{Aircraft specifications|param}}	General characteristics Crew: Length: () Wingspan: () Height: () Performance

[edit] See also

• Template:Aircraft specifications (edit talk links history)

[edit] Articles that do not use this template

The following articles do not use this template, for specialised reasons that do not justify changes.

• Antonov An-148

[edit] Discussion

Contents 1 Documentation 1.1 Usage 1.2 Example 1.3 See also 1.3.1 Articles that do not use this template 2 Discussion 2.1 Instructions 2.2 Adding additional sections 2.3 Old template code 2.4 Armament 2.5 Compund helicopters and gyrodynes 2.6 MPH??? 2.7 Unarmed military aircraft 2.8 internal fuel

Add issues below as you see fit, sign with ~~~~ Note: the title combines aircraft and template; hence, airtemp. It does not mean this template is temporary.

[edit] Instructions

To include this template in an article, copy and paste the outlined block, filling it in as appropriate. Some uncommon fields, such as loaded weight and useful load will be omitted if left blank. The teplate code can be inserted directly into an article by using {{airspec-imp}} for American and English aircraft, and {{airspec-met}} for all other aircraft. If you insist, you can copy-and-paste the text below instead.

Additional parameters:

• |more general= Additional general characteristics (weights, dimensions, etc.) not covered in the template. Start each line with <li>'''Name of parameter:'''.
• |more performance= Additional performance (G limits, takeoff/landing rolls, etc.) not covered in the template. Start each line with <li>'''Name of parameter:'''.
• |power original= For engine power originally measured in non-standard (for WP:Air) units such as metric horsepower (PS) for WW2 German aircraft. Format as <ref>Originally measured as # [[horsepower|PS]]</ref> and place ==Notes== {{subst:footnotes}} at the end of the article. Use this only if you have a source citing the original power output in something other than hp or kW.
• |thrust original= For engine thrust originally measured in non-standard (for WP:Air) units such as kgf for Soviet jet aircraft. Format as <ref>Originally measured as # [[kilogram-force|kgf]]</ref> and place ==Notes== {{subst:footnotes}} at the end of the article. Use this only if you have a source citing the original power output in something other than lbf or kN.
• |ref= For all references used to fill in the specifications. Use the name of the source, ie Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II, and follow it with a cite.php <ref> tag for the full citation.
• |max speed more= Used to add additional information after main units (alt units). E.g. when speed is known at a specific altitude, it can be added as "at # ft (# m)" producing "main (alt) at # ft (# m)". |thrust more, |power more, |cruise speed more=, |stall speed more=, and |range more= work in a similar fashion.

==Specifications (<!-- variant -->) ==
{{airtemp|

<!-- please answer the following questions -->
|plane or copter?=<!-- options: plane/copter -->
|jet or prop?=<!-- options: jet/prop/both/neither -->

<!-- Now, fill out the specs.  Please include units where appropriate (main comes first, alt in parentheses). If an item doesn't apply, leave it blank. For instructions on using |more general=, |more performance=, |power original=, and |thrust original= see [[Template talk:Airtemp]]. -->
|crew=
|capacity=
|length main= ft  in
|length alt= m
|span main= ft  in
|span alt= m
|height main= ft  in
|height alt= m
|area main= ft
|area alt= m
|airfoil=
|empty weight main= lb
|empty weight alt= kg
|loaded weight main= lb
|loaded weight alt= kg
|useful load main= lb
|useful load alt= kg
|max takeoff weight main= lb
|max takeoff weight alt= kg
|more general=

|engine (jet)=
|type of jet=
|number of jets=
|thrust main= lbf
|thrust alt= kN
|thrust original=
|thrust more=
|afterburning thrust main= lbf
|afterburning thrust alt= kN
|engine (prop)=
|type of prop=
|number of props=
|power main= hp
|power alt= kW
|power original=
|power more=
   
|max speed main= mph
|max speed alt= km/h
|max speed more=
|cruise speed main= mph
|cruise speed alt= km/h
|cruise speed more=
|never exceed speed main= mph
|never exceed speed alt= km/h
|stall speed main= mph
|stall speed alt= km/h
|stall speed more=
|range main= mi
|range alt= km
|range more=
|ceiling main= ft
|ceiling alt= m
|climb rate main= ft/min
|climb rate alt= m/s
|loading main= lb/ft²
|loading alt= kg/m²
|thrust/weight=
|power/mass main= hp/lb
|power/mass alt= kW/kg
|more performance=

|armament=
}}

[edit] Adding additional sections

Simply end the line with a closing parenthesis and carriage return, starting the next line with an additional bullet (*), to create a new non-template line.

[edit] Old template code

<h3>General characteristics<h3>
* '''Crew:''' {{{crew}}}{{airtemp-capacity-{{{include 'capacity' field?}}}|capacity={{{capacity}}} }}
* '''Length:''' {{{length main}}} ({{{length alt}}}){{airtemp-span-{{{plane or copter?}}}|span main={{{span main}}}|span alt={{{span alt}}} }}
* '''Height:''' {{{height main}}} ({{{height alt}}}){{airtemp-area-{{{plane or copter?}}}|area main={{{area main}}}|area alt={{{area alt}}} }}
* '''Empty weight:''' {{{empty weight main}}} ({{{empty weight alt}}})
{{qif
  |test={{{loaded weight main|}}}
  |then=* '''Loaded weight:''' {{{loaded weight main}}} ({{{loaded weight alt}}})
  |else=
}}
{{qif
  |test={{{useful load main|}}}
  |then=* '''Useful load:''' {{{useful load main|}}} ({{{useful load alt|}}})
  |else=
}}
* '''Maximum gross takeoff weight:''' {{{max takeoff weight main}}} ({{{max takeoff weight alt}}}){{airtemp-engine-{{{jet or prop?}}}|
|engine (jet)={{{engine (jet)}}}
|type of jet={{{type of jet}}}
|number of jets={{{number of jets}}}
|thrust main={{{thrust main}}}
|thrust alt={{{thrust alt}}}
|engine (prop)={{{engine (prop)}}}
|type of prop={{{type of prop}}}
|number of props={{{number of props}}}
|power main={{{power main}}}
|power alt={{{power alt}}}
}}

<h3>Performance<h3>
* '''Maximum speed:''' {{{max speed main}}} ({{{max speed alt}}}) 
{{airtemp-cruise-{{{jet or prop?}}}|cruise speed main={{{cruise speed main}}}|cruise speed alt={{{cruise speed alt}}} }}
{{qif
  |test={{{never exceed speed main|}}}
  |then=* '''Never exceed speed (V<sub>NE</sub>):''' {{{never exceed speed main}}} ({{{never exceed speed alt}}})
  |else=
}}
{{qif
  |test={{{stall speed main|}}}
  |then=* '''[[Stall speed]]:''' {{{stall speed main}}} ({{{stall speed alt}}})
  |else=
}}
* '''Range:''' {{{range main}}} ({{{range alt}}}) {{airtemp-climb/ceiling-{{{jet or prop?}}}|ceiling main={{{ceiling main}}}|ceiling alt={{{ceiling alt}}}|climb rate main={{{climb rate main}}}|climb rate alt={{{climb rate alt}}} }}{{airtemp-loading-{{{plane or copter?}}}|loading main={{{loading main}}}|loading alt={{{loading alt}}} }}{{airtemp-loading-{{{jet or prop?}}}|thrust/weight={{{thrust/weight}}}|power/mass main={{{power/mass main}}}|power/mass alt={{{power/mass alt}}} }}
{{airtemp-mil-{{{include 'armament' field?}}}|armament={{{armament}}} }}

- Emt147 ^Burninate! 05:37, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Armament

I have developed a superior armament section of the following form. It specifies {{{guns}}}, {{{rockets}}}, {{{missiles}}}, {{{bombs}}}, and {{{other armament}}}. The armament section will appear if any of these parametres exist.

{{qif
 |test={{boolor5|{{{guns|}}}|{{{rockets|}}}|{{{missiles|}}}|{{{bombs|}}}|{{{other armament|}}} }}
 |then=<h3>Armament<h3>{{qif
  |test={{{guns|}}}
  |then=<li>'''Guns:''' {{{guns}}}
  |else=}}{{qif
  |test={{{rockets|}}}
  |then=<li>'''Rockets:''' {{{rockets}}}
  |else=}}{{qif
  |test={{{missiles|}}}
  |then=<li>'''Missiles:''' {{{missiles}}}
  |else=}}{{qif
  |test={{{bombs|}}}
  |then=<li>'''Bombs:''' {{{bombs}}}
  |else=}}{{qif
  |test={{{other armament|}}}
  |then={{qif
   |test={{boolor4|{{{guns|}}}|{{{rockets|}}}|{{{misiles|}}}{{{bombs|}}} }}
   |then=<li>'''Other:''' {{{other}}}
   |else={{{other}}} }}
  |else=}}
 |else=}}

Emt talked me out of this one, but I have brought it back in altered form: it can now be overridden by specifying |armament= and typing a fully formatted armament section. Ingoolemo ^talk 17:21, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Compund helicopters and gyrodynes

Just tried using this for the Fairey Jet Gyrodyne and obviously can't do wingspan AND rotor or two propellors off one engine.GraemeLeggett 14:45, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Wingspan is relatively easily solved:

|plane or copter?=plane

...

|span main=10 m
|span alt=33 ft)
* '''Wingspan:''' 100 m (330 ft

I would incorporate this into the template, but there are so few aircraft to which it applies that I don't consider it applicable.

Your second complaint could be dealt with easily, but I propose a more complex solution. Since propeller information is often included in our souce material, it would be worth adding it to our template. I will raise it on WT:Air. Ingoolemo ^talk 03:45, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MPH???

Is there a particular reason why Wikipedia articles about aircraft are so fond of describing all speeds and ranges in statute miles (per hour), and why the documentation for this template encourages this?

In most aircraft, knots and nautical miles are the preferred units of speed and distance.

The template ought to at least be capable of supporting two "_alt" fields, if all three units are to be supported.

72.49.72.57 17:48, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what articles you've been looking at, but at least half should give the statistics in statute miles, nautical miles, and kilometres. This is, in fact, the standard you will find at WP:Air/PC. Ingoolemo ^talk 05:33, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unarmed military aircraft

Using this template with armament=None results in poor formatting, see WC-135 Constant Phoenix#Specifications. Is there a better way to do this? It would be nice to be able to specify unarmed, rather than just not having an armaments section at all. Brianhe 07:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I would say Armament: None shows it quite well, but the "none" could do with formatting with a bullet like the other elements. GraemeLeggett 11:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] internal fuel

Can someone show me how to add an internal fuel line to the template, thanks.

Wikipedia isn't a Pilot's Operating Handbook; does internal fuel really add that much for the casual reader? If someone wants to look up more detail on the aircraft, our articles should have links to resources with more information. ericg ✈ 16:33, 2 December 2006 (UTC)