Talk:MQ-1C Warrior

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[edit] Sky Warrior

The General Atomics website refers to this system as Sky Warrior.[1] Mr. Andreas Pasch's website refers to the aircraft as Warrior, while more updated sites refer to it as the MQ-1C Sky Warrior.[2][3][4] The only "official" reference I've seen to the Warrior-only name is an Army press release dated 2005 when the contract was awarded prior to any aircraft existing; the article said the system would be called Warrior. Typically, the Army does not name aircraft or systems officially until after delivery. The Flight Global article describes that the Block 1 aircraft has just now flown, and that deliveries of production aircraft will not occur until 2009.

If nothing else, I would recommend that this article conform to the WP:AIR pre-production naming convention for military aircraft of Manufacturer Designation (General Atomics MQ-1C) until the aircraft is delivered to the user. --Born2flie (talk) 18:36, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I found this link from 2008 in which the Army calls it the Warrior in several places. I think it'd be OK to leave the page where it is until we hear different on the designation/name. General Atomics MQ-1C would be OK with me too, even though I think it's unnecessary, but it's not worth my puttign up a fight over! - BillCJ (talk) 18:59, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

It isn't big Army that is going to name the system, it is the Chief of Aviation Branch. For instance, the I-GNAT which the Army says was to be called the Warrior-A, is now referred to in press releases and official communication as the Sky Warrior-A. So, the information paper is simply going by what it knows from the 2005 press release, as are all the other references. Then you have Jane's, a reputable source, as well as Flight Global, a fairly reputable reporting source for aviation, falling in line with GA-ASI and calling it the MQ-1C Sky Warrior. I think that the sources are mixed at best, with the older sources agreeing on Warrior, and the newer sources (sans the information paper) agreeing on Sky Warrior. I think the truth is closer to that nobody knows exactly what it will be called until the Army takes delivery and the aircraft receives its official name. --Born2flie (talk) 14:45, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thielert

Per this news release, Thielert, the company which makes the MQ-1C's engine, has filed for insolvency. This may have some effect on the program's future. There are some details of the company's financial problems in the Thielert article. - BillCJ (talk) 19:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)