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Tupolev Tu-85 has been listed as one of the Warfare good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
February 20, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Thurgate (talk) 01:46, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
prose: (MoS):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Comments[edit]

1. Link for DoD.

Done.

2. Link for Shvetsov design

Done.

3. Do the aspect ratio numbers need any conversion templates?

No, they're ratios.

4. Change ventral to central

No, ventral means belly-mounted, but I've linked it.

5. Suggest a link for dorsal

Done.

6. 85/2 was incorporated the lessons learned from the first aircraft. Suggest - 85/2 incorporated the lessons learned from the first aircraft,

Good catch. Thanks for the review.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:41, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow you to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns. Thurgate (talk) 01:46, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Passed. Thurgate (talk) 00:34, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]