Talk:Gotha WD.3/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Bruxton (talk · contribs) 14:31, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Review

 * I am happy to review this article. Bruxton (talk) 14:31, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I have posted some suggestions. Bruxton (talk) 19:59, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Lead

 * FYI: I prefer no citations in the lead, so my suggestion is to repeat the information and cite in the body. I always check to see that the lead summary has all information cited in the body.
 * Gothaer Waggonfabrik is mentioned in the lead but not in the body
 * I figured Gotha and Gothaer Waffonfabrik were close enough for readers to grasp that they were the same company, but I've added a parenthetical note--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:19, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Marine-Fliegerabteilung is mentioned in the lead but not in the body
 * I only use the German names on first use, and generally refer to them using the English name.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:19, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * "compared to aircraft with the more common tractor configuration with the engine in the nose and was not approved for production." not mentioned and cited in the body
 * Testing by the Seaplane Experimental Command (Seeflugzeug-Versuchs-Kommando) at Warnemünde revealed that the WD.3 was overweight and had mediocre performance. The command therefore ruled out the possibility of any further pusher-configuration aircraft.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:19, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * "its ultimate fate is unknown." not sure I see this information in the body.
 * Clarified.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:19, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Development and description section

 * "Gotha had been built a series of single-engine maritime reconnaissance floatplanes" consider that the sentence might have an extra word "been"
 * Indeed.
 * "These were unarmed scouts" consider linking or describe what an "unarmed scout" is?
 * linked
 * "In the days before the development of the interrupter gear," consider a blurb describing what this is.
 * "The booms incorporated the inner structs connecting the wings" I m not familiar with the word "structs"
 * Me neither :-( Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:22, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Operational history

 * "the same month that World War I" Consider linking WWI in the body?
 * It's a pretty short article
 * "which showed that the project was not a high priority" consider expanding upon why developing the plane in 13 months showed that the project was not a high priority.
 * Clarified
 * "WD.3 was overweight and had mediocre performance" consider explaining or describing how much heavier and how mediocre the performance in comparison or related to expectations.
 * My sources don't provide any more detail than that.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:26, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Images

 * There are two images in the article and both appear to be PD and or properly licensed and free.

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