User:Fnlayson

Hello, I've been on Wikipedia since 2006. I spend my time here on aircraft and related articles (WP:Aircraft, WP:Mil history aviation), some ships, some military ground vehicles, some TV series, some WP:Spaceflight related, etc. I don't care to use userboxes. ;) With family and work obligations I do not have as much time for detailed work here these days.

• Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, T-45 Goshawk, McDonnell Douglas YC-15, Boeing YC-14, AMS Transport, C-23 Sherpa: Expand and add details, referencing.
• McDonnell Douglas DC-9/C-9/717, MD-80/MD-90, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar: Expand and add details, referencing.
• Boeing 707/720, Airbus A320 family, A340, Bombardier CRJ700, CSeries, G-IV, G-V, MRJ: Add info where possible, referencing.
• British Aerospace Harrier II, Harrier Jump Jet, Transall C-160, 737 AEW&C/P-8, F-4, Boeing 747 LCF/YAL-1: Add development, design info, & operational info, referencing.
• F/A-18, F-14, Lockheed A-12/YF-12/SR-71, YF-22/FB-22/X-44 MANTA, X-55, SR-72, F/A-XX program, F-15EX: Referencing, add info where needed.
• Sukhoi Su-24, Sukhoi Su-25‎, Su-27/Su-30/Su-34/Su-37, PAK FA/FGFA, Mikoyan MiG-29/MiG-29K/MiG-29M/MiG-35, 1.44, Kamov Ka-50, Mil Mi-28, Mi-26, and other Soviet/Russian aircraft: Add info, referencing.
• Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Sikorsky CH-53/MH-53/CH-53E, SH-3, Piasecki 16H, X-49, Sikorsky S-92/CH-148: Fill in info, referencing.
• Transcendental Model 1-G, Bell XV-15, Tiltrotor, QTR, Bell AH-1 Cobra, Bell 222, Kaman SH-2/SH-2G, OH-6 Cayuse, AH-6, SH-60 Seahawk, VXX, FVL, AAS: Add details, referencing.
• Eurocopter Tiger, Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin/Panther, EC225, AgustaWestland AW139, Agusta A129, Aérospatiale Gazelle, Airbus A330 MRTT, A400M: Add info and referencing.
• A-6 Intruder, North American AJ Savage, Northrop YA-9, F-111/EF-111A/F-111B, EA-18G Growler, Boeing X-32, NG Bomber, LRS-B program: Add info, referencing, adjust/tighten wording where possible, etc.
• Northrop F-5/T-38/F-20, A-4 Skyhawk, LTV A-7 Corsair II/YA-7F, Textron AirLand Scorpion: Summarize text, referencing, add info where needed, etc.
• Boeing X-45/Phantom Ray, A160, X-48, Phantom Eye, X-43, DARPA Falcon Project, MQ-1 Predator/MQ-1C, MQ-8 Fire Scout, and other UAVs: Referencing, add details.
• Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle, McDonnell Douglas DC-X, Atlas V, Delta IV, RS-68, Ares V, XS-1 and other space/rocket related articles: Add info, referencing, etc.
• IAE V2500, Rolls-Royce BR700, Lycoming T55, PW J58, PW2000, LEAP-X, GE T64, GE/RR F136, AATE, ADVENT, and other aero engines: Add details, referencing.
• M230 Chain Gun, GAU-8 Avenger, M61 Vulcan, M197 electric cannon, AGM-114 Hellfire, BGM-71 TOW, Hydra 70/Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, AIM-54 Phoenix: Add info, refs, summarize.
• M60 tank, FCS Manned Ground Vehicles, Ground Combat Vehicle, EFV, ACV, JLTV, and other ground vehicles: Add info, refs.

• Check {{WPAVIATION Announcements/Aircraft}}, {{WPAVIATION Announcements/Rotorcraft}}, MilHist open tasks (update main template with Article alerts page if needed)
• Also check WP:Aviation/Peer, WP:Aviat/Assess, WP:MilHist/A-Class review, WP:Aviation/Maintenance,
  WP:New articles (Aircraft), WP:MilHist/Aviat, WT:Air/Aero Engines every so often.

This user is one of the 500 most active English Wikipedians of all time. This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than 15 years.

• WP:WPAVIATION review tools, Template:Peer review tools
• Special:NewPagesFeed - Page Reviewer and Articles for Creation feed.
• Category:Pending AfC submissions
• Common tags: {{refimprove|date= }}, {{copy edit|date= |for= }}, {{notability|date= }}, {{very long|date= }}, {{stub}}

• /sandbox - Text for various helicopters, Joint Heavy Lift/Joint Future Theater Lift program(s), An-112KC, etc.

Others: User:Fnlayson/common.js, User:Fnlayson/rollback.js

• Aviation Week, Flight Global/Inter., Defense News, Air Force mag. & Daily Report, Defense Daily, AirForces Monthly news/Key Publishing

Here's my main aviation and aerospace related sources.

• Sutter, Joe and Jay P. Spenser. 747, Creating the world's first jumbo jet.... Smithsonian Books, 2006. ISBN 0060882417. ...
• Becher, Thomas. Douglas Twinjets, DC-9, MD-90, MD-90 and Boeing 717. Marlborough, UK: Crowood Press, Aviation Series, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-446-1.
• Frawley, Gerald. The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2003/2004. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2003. ISBN 1-875671-58-7.
• Frawley, Gerald. The International Directory of Military Aircraft, 2002/2003. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2002. ISBN 1-875671-55-2.
• Spick, Mike, ed. Great Book of Modern Warplanes. Osceola, Wisconsin, USA: MBI Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7603-0893-4.
• Donald, David and Daniel J. March, eds. Modern Battlefield Warplanes. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2005. ISBN 1-880588-76-5.
• Donald, David, ed. Warplanes of the Fleet. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2004. ISBN 1-880588-81-1.
• Spenser, Jay P. Whirlybirds, A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers. Seattle Washington, USA: University of Washington Press, 1998. ISBN 0-295-97699-3.
• Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
• Markman, Steve and Bill Holder. Straight Up: A History of Vertical Flight. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7643-1204-9.
• Apostolo, Giorgio. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters. New York: Bonanza Books. 1984. ISBN 9780517439357.
• Williams, Mel, ed. Superfighters, The Next Generation of Combat Aircraft. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2002. ISBN 1-880588-53-6.
• Harding, Stephen. U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing, 1997. ISBN 0-7643-0190-X.
• Norris, Guy and Mark Wagner. Modern Boeing Jetliners. Osceola, Wisconsin, USA: MBI Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-7603-0717-2.
• Eden, Paul, ed. Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft. London: Amber Books, 2004. ISBN 1904687849.
• Knaack, Marcelle Size. Post-World War II Bombers, 1945–1973. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1988. ISBN 0-16-002260-6. online copy
• Donald, David, ed. Black Jets. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2003. ISBN 1-880588-67-6.
• Thomason, Tommy H. Strike from the Sea: U.S. Navy Attack Aircraft from Skyraider to Super Hornet, 1948-Present. North Branch, Minnesota, USA: Specialty Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-58007-132-1.
• Several Warbird Tech series books, and various other books...

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