Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Furnas


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The result was   merge to Wright_Flyer_III. SarahStierch (talk) 16:39, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Charles Furnas

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He was the first airplane passenger, flying with both Orville and Wilbur Wright. Interesting, yes; notable, no. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:26, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I did give him a mention in Aviation. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:48, 22 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment. If all he's chiefly known for is in relation to his participation with the Wright Flyer III, then a redirect would probably be a good idea. (Or if you want to get specific, to Wright_Flyer_III.) So far I don't see where he's overwhelmingly notable for anything else. It's definitely amazing, but not independently notable.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 09:17, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Wright_Flyer_III. I did a search and I don't see where Furnas was independently notable outside of his famous flight with the Wright Brothers. There's enough reason to believe that this could potentially be a search term and since he was the first passenger, a redirect to the article about the Wright Flyer III would be appropriate.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 09:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:59, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:00, 22 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect: Clearly not notable enough for his own article. HairyWombat 06:07, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect, I second the suggestion of Tokyogirl79. Cavarrone (talk) 18:10, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
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