Wikidata:WikiProject Aviation/Properties
Aviation-related items need appropriate properties to add the necessary statements of data.
General edit
All aviation-related items should include statements using the following properties:
- video (P10): A relevant video if available
- audio (P51): A relevant audio if available
- said to be the same as (P460):
- significant event (P793): used to build a chronology of important events associated with the item
Labels and descriptions edit
Labels edit
For aircraft families, labels should be succinct and cover the range of the family.
For individual aircraft use one of the following, as appropriate for the aircraft in question:
- Popular name: If they have a known name, such as "Spirit of St. Louis", this an ideal label.
- Registration/Serial: If without a commonly known name, if primarily operated with a particular registration or military serial (e.g. N1234A or 99-9999), use this as the label.
- Make/Model/CN: For aircraft which have gone by several names, registrations, etc., use the name with manufacturer assigned serial (e.g. Boeing 737 c/n 1234).
Descriptions edit
For aircraft families and models, a simple, short description is best. Most descriptive elements (number of engines, seats, operators, etc.) should be added as claims instead of stuffed into the description. Elements that are valuable in the description and should be included when known include:
- Year or decade of first flight (e.g. "1967" or "1960s": This gives users a quick way to determine what period a plane is from and eliminates the need for less-well-defined 'era' or 'conflict' descriptions that are longer and could be confusing.
- Basic type/function description (e.g. "airliner" or "trainer aircraft": Do not get too detailed here, use claims to list specific roles and design elements of the aircraft. For aircraft with multiple common roles, simply use 'multi-role' or similar as opposed to listing all of their functions.
- Whether entity covers a family, series or specific model: Simply include the word family, series or model after the type/function. This is important as several families or series include a homonymous model sans suffixe which may thus have an identical label.
- Designer/Manufacturer: Include the name of the designer or the original manufacturer (as appropriate for the specific aircraft).
Examples of simple and effective descriptions include:
- 1960s airliner family by Vickers-Armstrongs
- 1974 fighter aircraft family by General Dynamics
- 1982 trainer aircraft model by Mitsubishi
For individual aircraft, use the following elements as applicable to the particular aircraft:
- Year of manufacture
- Manufacturer
- Model name
- Notable operator: If notable for a particular operator, include the operator
- Notable event: If known for a particular event (pick one, do not list several), briefly describe the event
Examples of simple and effective descriptions include:
- 1927 Ryan NXP flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first flight from New York to Paris
- 2016 Boeing 737-800 operated by American Airlines
Aircraft families and models edit
| Statement | Active Property | Use Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General Classification | ||
| Instance | instance of (P31) | Use aircraft (Q11436), aircraft family (Q15056993), aircraft model (Q15056995), or proposed aircraft (Q15061018) |
| Aircraft family | subclass of (P279) | If the subject is a version or sub-group of a larger family of aircraft, list that family item. |
| Aircraft use | has use (P366) | Add any aircraft types which the subject was designed to be or was significantly used as. Examples include fighter (Q127771), maritime patrol aircraft (Q658414), airliner (Q210932), etc. |
| Design Mission | has use (P366) | List primary missions the aircraft is designed to accomplish |
| Manufacturer | manufacturer (P176) | List all organizations which manufactured the aircraft (final assembly only for modular aircraft production), inluding licensed and unlicensed copies. |
| Designer | designed by (P287) | Lead individual or prime contractor responsible for design of the aircraft |
| Number built | total produced (P1092) | List the total number of aircraft built. Additionally, use with manufacturer (P176) to list specific totals built by each manufacturer. |
| Identity | ||
| Aircraft Registration | aircraft registration (P426) | Use for individual aircraft to list actual registration number assigned to the aircraft. This can be used as a qualifier for other statements that only apply to specific aircraft within a set. |
| Code name, Allied | Not done. | Code name assigned by the Allies to Japanese aircraft in World War II |
| Designation, Japanese | Japanese military aircraft designation (P849) | Official designation assigned by the Japanese military |
| Designation, NATO | NATO reporting name (P561) | Reporting names for Eastern Bloc aircraft assigned by NATO |
| Designation, UK Specification | Air Ministry specification ID (P799) | UK Air Ministry specification |
| Designation, UK Operational Requirement | Operational Requirement of the UK Air Ministry (P862) | UK Air Ministry operational requirement number |
| Designation, US 1962 | military designation (P798) | US military designations since 1962 |
| Designation, US Army pre-1962 | United States Army and Air Force aircraft designation (P897) | US Army/Air Force designations prior to the 1962 system |
| Designation, US Navy pre-1962 | United States Navy aircraft designation (P847) | US Navy designations prior to the 1962 system |
| Nickname | Pending | This should list any claimed nicknames for this aircraft |
| Short name | short name (P1813) | |
| Official name | Pending | Official name assigned by authorities for an aircraft. When specific operators have their own official name, use this as a qualifier for manufacturer (P176). |
| Description and equipment | ||
| Operating crew | crew member(s) (P1029) | Crew positions required for normal flight operations, include flight crew, weapons operators, and mission-specific crew (use qualifiers as needed) |
| Wing arrangement | subclass of (P279) | Add monoplane (Q627537), biplane (Q223818), triplane (Q118240), helicopter (Q34486), etc. |
| Undercarriage | undercarriage (P1637) | Add tricycle gear (Q2874353), land-based aircraft (Q15062149), seaplane (Q115940), flying boat (Q1153376), floatplane (Q3119075), carrier-capable airplane (Q1261534), etc. |
| Powerplant | powered by (P516) | List all engines an aircraft was equipped with. For families where versions are equipped with multiple engine versions of the same engine family, just list the engine family. For specific aircraft versions, list the exact engine model installed. |
| Armament | armament (P520) | List all armament equipped by the manufacturer or in notable modifications. List specific weapons where known, or general types (e.g. machine gun (Q12800)) where specific types are unknown or not notable. |
| Avionics | avionics (P878) | List notable avionics, radar, and other electronics equipped on an aircraft. |
| Introduced Feature | introduced feature (P751) | List any novel features that this aircraft introduced |
| takeoff and landing capability | takeoff and landing capability (P1956) | |
| Weights and Dimensions | ||
| Wingspan | wingspan (P2050) | |
| Wing area | wing area (P2112) | |
| Wing aspect ratio | Proposed | |
| Length | length (P2043) | Overall length |
| Height | height (P2048) | Overall height |
| Empty weight | mass (P2067) | Qualify with of (P642) empty weight (Q6753082) |
| Loaded weight | mass (P2067) | Qualify with of (P642) loaded weight (Q21023768) |
| Maximum takeoff weight | mass (P2067) | Qualify with of (P642) maximum takeoff weight (Q938476) |
| Maximum ballast | mass (P2067) | Qualify with of (P642) sailing ballast (Q5461048) (relevant for sailplanes) |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | speed (P2052) | Qualify with of (P642) never exceed speed (Q20973478) (VNE), stall (Q752034), minimum rate of sink (Q41599914) (applies to sailplanes), etc.. |
| Cruise speed | cruise speed (P2217) | |
| Range | vehicle range (P2073) | |
| Endurance | Future | Time an aircraft can stay aloft for |
| Payload weight | Not done. Use mass (P2067) | |
| History | ||
| First flight | first flight (P606) | Date of first flight, as accurate as is known. For aircraft families, it should be the first flight of the original prototype, and for specific aircraft versions, the first flight of that specific version. |
| Entry into service | service entry (P729) | Date aircraft began active service with its first operator. This would be the first operational service, as opposed to test and evaluation of prototypes. Additionally, add this as a qualifier to the operator (P137) statements as in regards to service dates for each operator. |
| Retirement from service | service retirement (P730) | Date aircraft was retired from active service with its final operator. As with service entry (P729) this is operational service in one of its intended or notable roles, and does not include continued operation of historical aircraft, museum aircraft, or such. |
| Replacement for aircraft | follows (P155) | When an aircraft is a direct design replacement for an older aircraft list this as a property. For aircraft versions which succeed earlier versions in the same family on the production line, also use this property. As a qualifier to operator (P137), use this to indicate the older aircraft that this aircraft was brought into service to replace. |
| Replaced by aircraft | followed by (P156) | Much like follows (P155), but in reverse, this would list new aircraft that replaced this one. |
| Conflicts | conflict (P607) | List any notable conflicts this aircraft played a role in. Use operator (P137) as a qualifier as appropriate to indicate who used it in each conflict. |
| Exhibition History | exhibition history (P608) | Any exhibitions in which preserved aircraft are displayed. |
| Fate | cause of destruction (P770) | For individual aircraft, list cause of loss |
| Records Held | record held (P1000) | List any records held by this aircraft, and add qualifiers to quantify the record and list dates held. |
| Other events | significant event (P793) | List any historical topics that pertain to the aircraft, including notable crashes. |
| Wiki Items | ||
| Image | image (P18) | List images of the aircraft. |
| Audio | audio (P51) | List audio recordings relative to the aircraft. |
| Video | video (P10) | List video media illustrative of the aircraft. |
| Commons Category | Commons category (P373) | Link relevant Commons category. |
| Subjects | statement is subject of (P805) | Add any subject articles that the aircraft may have (variants or operators, for example). |
Make sure to also link applicable commons item as well.
Individual aircraft edit
For specific aircraft, use the following properties. Label should be the name of registration.
| Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform) | N103NA <instance of> aircraft | - |
| instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform) Add P31 with the item for the specific model of the aircraft. This will provide all technical specs of the aircraft | N103NA <instance of> Douglas DC-3 | - |
| aircraft registration | P426 | String | aircraft registration: identifier assigned to an individual aircraft by civil aircraft registry | N103NA <aircraft registration> N103NA | - |
| said to be the same as | P460 | Item | said to be the same as: this item is said to be the same as that item, though this may be uncertain or disputed List all registrations of the same aircraft, can also be added as alias | C5-FBS <said to be the same as> N4713U | - |
| country | P17 | Item | country: sovereign state that this item is in (not to be used for human beings) As determined by the country of registration of the aircraft | N103NA <country> United States of America | - |
| operator | P137 | Item | operator: person, profession, or organization that operates the equipment, facility, or service List can include several operators. | N103WF <operator> Carson Helicopters | item operated |
| inception | P571 | Point in time | date of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619 Year manufactured | N103NA <inception> 1945 | - |
| image | P18 | Commons media file | illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image) | N103NA <image> N728G (6818952364).jpg | - |
| Commons category | P373 | String | Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:") Add also as sitelink | N103NA <Commons category> N103NA (aircraft) | - |
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Operators edit
- instance of (P31): Detail the type of operator (airline, air force, etc.)
- callsign of airline (P432): identifier used in radio transmissions to refer to the subject airline
- image (P18): Illustrative images of the operator's aircraft and facilities, ideally including a good depiction of any livery or other unique and notable facilities
- logo image (P154): Logo of the operating organization
- flag image (P41): Flag of the operating organization
- coat of arms image (P94): Coat of arms of the operating organization
- IATA airline designator (P229): for airlines
- ICAO airline designator (P230): for airlines
- mascot (P822): For units in particular, list if they have a mascot.
- allegiance (P945): for units, list their subordination.
- airline hub (P113): airport that serves as a hub for an airline
- airline alliance (P114): alliance the airline belongs to
- item operated (P121): aircraft operated
- airline accounting code (P5703): IATA accounting code for airlines
Industry edit
- Instance of (P31): Detail the type of company (aerospace company, research company)
- Industry (P452): Aerospace
- Image (P18): Illustrative images of the company's key facilities
- Logo image (P154): Logo of the industrial organization
Airports edit
- instance of (P31): Detail the type of airport (international airport, airbase, etc.)
- IATA airport code (P238):
- ICAO airport code (P239):
- FAA airport code (P240):
- located in time zone (P421):
- image (P18): Illustrative images of the airport, ideally including a ground-side image of the terminal, images of any unique architecture or design of the terminal or other facilities, and a satellite or aerial image showing the layout of the airport
- image of design plans (P3311): Airport diagram or runway diagram
- has facility (P912): List notable facilities located at the airport
- place served by transport hub (P931): List significant cities served by the airport if the airport is not located within them
- runway (P529):
- aerodrome reference point (P2786): Official coordinates of the airport. Value can be found from Aeronautical Information Services of the country where the airport is located.
- elevation above sea level (P2044):
Systems edit
Engines edit
- Subclass of (P279): Detail the type of aircraft engine; for version, indicate the parent type of engine.
- Image (P18): An illustrative image of the engine
- manufacturer (P176):
- source of energy (P618):
- record held (P1000): Any records held by this engine
- engine configuration (P1002): List the engine configuration such as V8 or 9-cylinder radial, etc.
Armament edit
- Subclass of (P279): Detail the type of weapon; for version, indicate the parent type of weapon.
- NATO reporting name (P561):
- Image (P18): An illustrative image of the weapon
- ammunition (P739)
Avionics edit
- Subclass of (P279): Detail the type of system
- NATO reporting name (P561):
- Image (P18): An illustrative image of the system
- World War II Allied name: aircraft name given by Allies to Japanese aircraft
- Allegiance: for pilots and other aviation personalities who serve a particular country
- Commander: for air forces and other military organizations
- Specifications: Various properties for different specifications...basically all waiting for number datatypes to be allowed.