Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Transition (aviation)


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The result was delete. Stifle (talk) 09:34, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Transition (aviation)

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This is not a technical term, just an everyday word whose meaning is always clear from the context in which it occurs. It even states that "Transition is a common term in aviation" &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 20:09, 13 November 2022 (UTC) Note: Notification of the existence of this AfD has been made at WikiProject Aviation and WikiProject Aircraft, within whose scope this article falls. - Ahunt (talk) 20:17, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge - Since we already have a disambiguation page it should be merged to Transition and then Transition (aviation) redirected there. - Ahunt (talk) 20:12, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The main disambig page disambiguates between articles on different kinds of transition. There are no such articles in the aviation list, they are just topics which mention transitions. These are not deeply technical terms ("change" often serves just as well) and we do not normally disambiguate every article that contains some common word or other. Exactly what is there left to merge across? &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 20:25, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Good point. I'll maybe have to consider changing my 'merge' below to 'delete. I'll wait to see what others have to say though. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:28, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * For one example: "transition altitude" IS a deeply technical term with a very precise meaning. It figures in lots of legally binding documents, such as the various AIPs. That it does not have its own article does not change that. Jan olieslagers (talk) 09:39, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * That's a two-word term, made up of two common words. The term might possibly deserve an article, but that isn't relevant here. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:49, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge per Ahunt &  Delete per Steelpillow. Not an 'aviation term'. A common word, used in aviation to mean the same sort of thing as it does elsewhere: the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. . AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:21, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Nothing to disambiguate. I would agree with a redirect if this primarily referred to something, perhaps translational lift, but I'm not convinced it does. MB 01:05, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete This is an ordinary word. That it's used in aviation doesn't make it suddenly special, since it's used in that field in a way that's practically identical to its everyday meaning. If there are areas where it has a very precise aviation-related meaning, it can be defined with a section (or even a sentence) within whatever article mentions it. Joyous! | Talk 21:50, 17 November 2022 (UTC)


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