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@Ahunt:@Carguychris:@M16A3NoRecoilHax: Should this incident be deleted as non-notable? This edit comment claims that the incident is notable because it has harmed the type's reputation. I cannot verify that claim from the cited sources. As far as I can tell this is just an ephemeral stunt with no lasting footprint on the aviation world. So I see no reason to post it in a section on "notable" incidents. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 15:10, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
It takes more than just routine news reports about a single event or topic to constitute significant coverage. For example, routine news coverage such as press releases, public announcements, sports coverage, and tabloid journalism is not significant coverage. Even a large number of news reports that provide no critical analysis of the event is not considered significant coverage. ... In some cases, notability of a controversial entity (such as a book) could arise either because the entity itself was notable, or because the controversy was notable as an event—both need considering." We do not regard other, comparable minor aviation incidents following which, say, a pilot's license is revoked, as notable. So we should not make an exception for this one. And if we deem the controversy to be notable, a controversy is not an accident or an incident and does not belong in that section. This is especially so here, as the incident is unrelated to the aircraft type. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 15:30, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Per "Wikiproject: Aircraft: Aircrqaft Specifications guidelines, it's recommended to use the specifications and performance data of the most common variant of a specific aircraft.
Accordingly, the "Specifications" section, realistically, should provide the specs of the main Taylorcraft model: the slower BC-12D -- which was produced by the thousands. (over 4,000 units, double the next most popular model, and nearly as much as all other models combined.), instead of the currently spec'd Model 19, which was only produced in the mere dozens.
And the vast majority were built with 65hp Continental A65 engines, not the 85hp model. So that should be the basis of article's specifications (not an 85hp model).
Model 19 was actually an 85hp BC-12D-4-85, with a fresh Type Certificate. (The later revival as the Taylorcraft F-19 Sportsman, under a different company, is documented elsewhere on Wikipedia. ~ Zxtxtxz (talk) 14:43, 17 February 2023 (UTC)Reply