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[edit] Welcome

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[edit] Beechcraft 1900 article

Thanks for the kind words. I saw the request for peer review and thought I might be able to help a little. You and the other contributors had put together so much good information; what I was doing was easy compared to that effort. I didn't quite get through the whole article last night; I'm still going to look at the Performance and Airlines/operators sections, within the next day or two. I think it would be nice to split the powerplant and propeller information into the sections on the particular models, but I left that for later. Happy editing! SkipperPilot 02:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1900 note

Thanks for dropping the note over on my talk page...sure, I'm happy to help (especially since I'm an old 1900 hand myself, maintenance side, though, Amflight for 9 years - I helped design and get FAA-approved the "Amerifreighter" cargo conversion). First off, the image...it's a fair-use image, so it will probably get removed at some point, because it doesn't really meet fair-use criteria...I'm sure a similar free image can be found...you can even shoot one yourself next time you're in the front office. Second, there's no problem at all with using the AFM as a resource, just footnote it like you would any other source. I'd suggest a footnote at the end of each paragraph that has substantial info from the AFM. If you're not familiar with footnoting, the first time in an article that you use a reference, you can name it, so you'll footnote text will look like this: <ref name="1900AFM">''full afm title'', Raytheon Aircraft Corporation, Revision date:XX-XX</ref> and the each subsequent time you add a foot note using the same reference, you can abbreviate the way it's coded by simply typing: <ref name="1900AFM"/>. Hope that helps a bit, and feel free to ask more. Akradecki 02:20, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] USAF 1900

Don't know if this is worth mentioning, but the USAF has more than the UD serialed C models. They operate at least one earlier, UB-42, which wears completely civie colors and has civie reg N20RA. It taxied past me this morning at Mojave, I grabbed a pic thinking it was N-G's corporate bird, but checking the registration shows it's owned by the Department of the Air Force. I've uploaded the pic to commons, Image:Airforce-b1900-N20RA-070201-01cr.jpg if you want to see it. Akradecki 05:46, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I know that the military has other 1900s, including some -Ds. Didn't know about the UB, tho. I will work the pic. in, and find a place to comment on that. Interesting that although there was a designated UD series, many of the military 1900s are basically converted civilian a/c. Mikepurves 07:02, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, missed that, thanks for dropping it over on my message page. At the momnent, I'm upgrading the C-12 Huron page to detail all the variants. Akradecki 21:18, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks for the link...I've updated the page. Akradecki 15:40, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] C-12J2?

Mike, an IP editor posted some unsourced info on the C-12 Huron article about the Army operating 1900Ds under the C-12J2 designation. There was no citation, and I can't find any info on the web or in my DoD sources about a "J-2" variant. I've reverted, but put an explanation at Talk:C-12 Huron inwhich I also ask if anyone can come up with supporting refs for the J-2. As you seem to be the resident 1900 guru, I thought I'd solicite your input. Thanks! Akradecki 17:37, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Mike, If I'd known it was you, I would have contacted you directly, first! A Beech/RAC poster can be cited as a publication, something like "Beechcraft Time Line", published by RAC, and the date (most posters have printing info in small print). Did the poster give any info as to when the J2 entered service? My DoD pub is dated 2004, so if might be something more recent. Having a number after the second letter is actually non-standard for DoD designations, so the J2 might be a colloquial designation either within the Army, or within RAC. One question to find out is whether the Army owns the -D models, or if they're leased from RAC...RAC is big on leasing, and the military is getting more and more into leasing civilian aircraft (such as the Army's TH-67 helos). If they're leased, it might be an informal designation only. Akradecki 15:56, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beechcraft_1900

Is there any chance you can expand the references to give the source and date last retrieved - although this is probably only possible on the web references? Thanks, RHB Talk - Edits 21:58, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beechcraft 1900 GA on hold

On Hold — Notes left on talk page. Nehrams2020 04:16, 3 March 2007 (UTC)