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Suggested Standards with tables
This data table is the product of contributions by a number of WikiProject Aircraft participants. Suggestions for changes or improvements to the current table should be made here.

When using the table, try not to include empty categories; for example, delete the "bombs" category for fighters having only machine guns, and the whole "Armament" section for civil types. On the other hand, if the data is applicable but you simply don't know it, please leave a space to remind others to fill it in. However, do not place an empty table with no information in it.

Capacity is for airliners and military transports

Power for piston engines, Thrust for jets and rockets. Of course, a few types will have both. Therefore, Thrust/Weight will also apply only to jets and rocket aircraft, and Power/Mass to propeller aircraft. Delete whatever's not appropriate.

Maximum speed may be given as a Mach number for supersonic aircraft

It a suggested project standard to have Imperial (English) units in first column for US and British aircraft and metric in first column for everyone else's. The two different orders as well as templates for different types of aircraft on the following pages are here:


 * This one has imperial units in the first column.


 * This one has metric units in the first column.

Templates currently available include versions for fixed wing piston engined, fixed wing jet, sailplanes, and helicopters in both sets of units.

Standard (base) table



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Probably best illustrated by examples:

Messerschmitt Me 163

Remember links to the page itself automatically turn to from a link Me 163  to bold Me 163

Douglas DC-6


 * Related Development are those that this aircraft were developed from, or which were developed from it. For the P-51 Mustang, Related Development would include at least the F-82 Twin Mustang, CAC Kangaroo, Cavalier Mustang and Piper Enforcer. Many aircraft will be stand-alone developments with no relatives, in which case this line should be deleted from the table. Development Series cane be used with most linear development sequences.


 * Similar Aircraft are those of similar role, era, and capability to this one. This will always be somewhat subjective, of course, but try to keep this as tight as possible. Again, some aircraft will be one-of-a-kind and this row will be inappropriate. Similar Types can be used applicable as well.


 * The Designation Series will usually be that of the aircraft's manufacturer, but aircraft of the Third Reich and the US armed services have their own series ? see List of RLM aircraft designations and List of military aircraft of the United States for details.


 * This a small suggested micro-footer thats standardized. It can be placed using msg:Aviation lists, in the form

General Characteristics

 * Crew:
 * Capacity:
 * Length: m ( ft)
 * Wingspan:  m (  ft)
 * Height:  m (  ft)
 * Wing area:  m² (  ft²)
 * Empty:  kg (  lb)
 * Loaded:  kg (  lb)
 * Maximum takeoff: kg (  lb)
 * Powerplant: Engine type(s), kN (lbf) thrust or
 * Powerplant: Engine type(s), kW ( hp)

Performance

 * Maximum speed: km/h ( mph)
 * Range: km ( miles)
 * Service ceiling:  m (  ft)
 * Rate of climb:  m/min (  ft/min)
 * Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
 * Thrust/Weight: or
 * Power/Mass:

Armament
where applicable

Note that these specifications should relate to a specific variant of the aircraft, and be labelled accordingly. Usually this will be the most famous/noteworthy/numerous one.

If a line is not applicable to a particular aircraft type, it should be omitted, for example "powerplant" for sailplanes. On the other hand, if data is applicable but you simply don't know it, please leave the line in place to remind others to fill it in.

Capacity is for airliners and military transports

Power for piston engines, Thrust for jets and rockets. Of course, a few types will have both. Therefore, Thrust/Weight will also apply only to jets and rocket aircraft, and Power/Mass to propeller aircraft. Delete whatever's not appropriate.

Maximum speed may be given as a Mach number for supersonic aircraft

It a suggested project standard to have Imperial (English) units first for US and British aircraft and metric first for everyone else's. The two different orders as well as templates for different types of aircraft on the following pages are here:


 * This one has imperial units first.


 * This one has metric units first.

Templates currently available include versions for fixed wing piston engined, fixed wing jet, sailplanes, and helicopters in both sets of units. See WikiProject Aircraft/Units for a more detailed discussion of units.

Units
There are plenty of converters to be found on-line, but if you want to do them manually, the conversion factors are:

Conversions
 * Imperial to Metric
 * m = ((inches/12)+ft) / 3.28
 * m² = ft² / 10.76
 * kg = lb / 2.2
 * kW = hp × 0.746
 * kN = lbf (thrust) / 224.26
 * km = miles × 1.61


 * Metric to Imperial
 * ft = m × 3.28 (subtract the whole number from the result, then multiply the remainder by 12 to give the number of inches)
 * ft² = m² × 10.76
 * lb = kg × 2.2
 * hp = kW/0.746
 * lbf (thrust) = kN × 224.26, or kg × 2.2 (if thrust is quoted in kg)
 * miles = km / 1.61

Overprecision for performance figures is unnecessary — most of these are approximates under specific conditions anyway, and many published figures show evidence of having already been converted between Imperial and metric and back again.
 * Don't have to worry about metric hp- 735.499 W and UK hp- 745.70 W

Thrust-to-weight ratio


 * Non-metric units. Thrust units are called pounds. Weight units are also called pounds. The result can be expressed without showing the units.


 * Metric units. Thrust units may be newtons (kN, MN etc). Weight will be kg. The result of dividing newtons by kilograms is N/kg (probably kN/kg).


 * Of the various aircraft weights, the loaded weight is the one to be used on Wikipedia when calculating thrust to weight.