Template:Did you know nominations/Alfred V. Verville


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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:17, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Alfred V. Verville

 * ... that Alfred V. Verville designed the Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer (pictured), which set a world speed record in 1923 and has been called one of the twelve most significant aircraft of all time?

Improved to Good Article status by User:Nasa-verve (talk). Nominated by ThaddeusB (talk) at 15:14, 5 June 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Newly GA status, long enough and no apparent copy violations or close paraphrasing, however, the cite cannot be readily confirmed as it is from a book not online. Would Nasa-verve please add a quote parameter and page(s) to the cite:
 * John Taylor (1996). The Lore Of Flight. Barnes and Noble Books, New York. ISBN 978-0-7607-0364-9.
 * WilliamKF (talk) 22:56, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * According to his talk page, is on Wikibreak.  If he doesn't happen to log in within the next few days, AGF should apply. --ThaddeusB (talk) 01:42, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * So the cite from Lore Of Flight is not a good one and I no longer have access to that book, so I added the Popular Mechanics citation to that sentence instead and added this quote: "Verville-Sperry Racer (1922) Winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Race at Dayton, Ohio, this neat ship typified an era when designers tried, with very little money, to get maximum performance from the minimum airplane. Its clean lines, thick low wing and retractable landing gear were amazingly prophetic of World War II fighters. Does that assuage your concerns? Nasa-verve (talk) 14:52, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Too bad page 96 of the June 1961 Popular Mechanics is not part of the Google preview, but marking as accepted. WilliamKF (talk) 15:40, 6 June 2014 (UTC)