Talk:TRW Inc./Archives/2012

Name origins

 * T = Thompson (from Thompson Products)
 * R = Dr. Simon Ramo
 * W = Dean E. Wooldridge

Good history of Dr. Simon Ramo at https://www.peterson.af.mil/hqafspc/history/ramo.htm -QuicksilverT @ 03:24, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

71.106.233.134 (talk) 05:49, 16 June 2008 (UTC)MP

The history link above is no longer active. It gave an excellent example of Ramo's System Engineering at work by shifting some of the performance burden away from the Navigation system to the Propulsion system. TyeCowan (talk) 17:07, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Ramo-Wooldridge redirect
Why does Ramo-Wooldridge redirect here? It was a separate company until the merger and should have its own entry. 192.91.147.35 (talk) 22:24, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Vela satellite translation
I used Vela satellite info from Encyclopedia Astronautica, treating it authoritative after looking up how many other Wikipedia articles reference it. Buried in my hyperlinks, I translated "dual-spin, zero-momentum attitude control system" as a dual-gimbal control moment gyroscope attitude control system with no net angular momentum. Can anyone check my translation? Overjive (talk) 02:01, 24 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overjive (talk • contribs)


 * I found answers to my questions on-line: |here and |here —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overjive (talk • contribs) 14:59, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

LucasVarity
The duration between LucasVarity being acquired by TRW and being divested by Northrop Grumman was only three years. Since this article describes a 44 (or 101) year old company, I propose grouping LucasVarity in a sub-heading under history, plus a mention in the introduction. My intent is to better describe both entities. Opinions? Overjive (talk) 21:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overjive (talk • contribs)

Ohio TRW Automotive respiratory problems
TRW purchased the plant in 1999, and responded to workers' health complaints. NIOSH gave the plant a clean bill of health in their October 2002 report, and TRW was acquired two months later. If there are health and/or legal issues now, they should be discussed in articles on TRW Automotive or NIOSH. I propose deleting mention of this issue. Opinions? Overjive (talk) 22:39, 30 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overjive (talk • contribs) --Overjive (talk) 22:45, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

The Falcon and the Snowman paragraph
Christopher Boyce's allegations of extremely lax security in TRW's Black Vault do not meet Wikipedia's standards for verifiability. I propose significant editing of this paragraph. Opinions? Overjive (talk) 00:23, 31 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overjive (talk • contribs)

Former headquarters section
This section seems to detract from the tone of the article, and I propose that it be deleted. Opinions? Overjive (talk) 11:11, 8 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Overjive (talk • contribs)

Too many blue links
I find all the blue links make the article hard to read. Most of them may be required, but 'engine', 'acquired', 'chairman of the board' for instance really do not need them, and given the density of blue links we need to remove all we can. Dougweller (talk) 19:21, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Good call. I'll nuke some. Overjive (talk) 19:57, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

TRW move to TRW Inc.
The name change to this article from TRW to TRW Inc. causes more than 300 articles to point to a disambiguation page. I have looked at most of those articles in the past and I can't remember any that should point to anything other than this article. Please justify the name change. Thanks, Overjive (talk) 04:49, 4 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Wow, you guys are addressing those links quickly. Let me know if I can help! Overjive (talk) 11:21, 4 October 2012 (UTC)