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This guideline documents an English Wikipedia naming convention.

Editors should generally follow it, though exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on this guideline's talk page.

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The naming of articles on aircraft types should normally follow a standard format of [MANUFACTURER]-[DESIGNATION]-[NAME], for example Morane-Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret. In some cases the type may not have a designation or name, or inclusion of all these elements would not meet the common name policy. Further clarification of the policy is available on Official names.

Manufacturer: This should be the main designer and manufacturer of the type. If the type has been produced by different companies or different company names then consensus should be reached on a case-by-case basis on which to use. For example, use Supermarine Spitfire rather than Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire — although either is correct, the former is used by consensus. Be wary of using non-contemporary names like Boeing DC-3 or British Aerospace Spitfire.
Designation: This can be either the manufacturer's designation or the military designation depending on which is more common. If an aircraft has multiple designations then use the most common or none if this would cause confusion. If the exact designation of a certified aircraft is unclear because official sources differ, the Type Certificate Data Sheet should take precedence. In cases where the TCDS official designation varies significantly from the name the aircraft is marketed under, then this should be explained in the article text. (i.e. Hughes 369 is marketed as the Hughes 500, LC41-550FG is marketed as the Cessna 400).
Name: This should be the official name either given by the manufacturer or the military. Do not use nicknames or foreign reporting names, (Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 not Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed) for example. If the type has multiple names then either use the most common or none if this would cause confusion.
Child articles: Articles that are split from, or are sub-articles, of the "parent article" should, as far as is practical, retain the manufacturer-designation-name as the first part of the title and the specific topic of the article after that. For instance the main article Bell UH-1 Iroquois has a sub article Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants. An exception to this would be List of Bell UH-1 Iroquois operators, which follows standard Wikipedia-wide nomenclature for list articles.
Exceptions: Any guideline can have exceptions as some aircraft are so well-known that it makes more sense to break the usual rules. In theory, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner should be the Aerospatiale–BAC Concorde, but it is so well known as simply Concorde that it is better to use the common name.
Redirect: Whatever format is agreed or used for an article, consideration should be given to create redirects from other variations of the name.
Renaming: These guidelines should be considered when proposing the renaming of an article or the name of the article is disputed. Consideration should be given to renaming current articles when needed but they should not be renamed en masse without agreement from other editors.

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+The naming of articles on aircraft types should normally follow a standard format of '''[MANUFACTURER]-[DESIGNATION]-[NAME]''', for example [[Morane-Saulnier MS.755 Fleuret]]. In some cases the type may not have a designation or name, or inclusion of all these elements would not meet the [[WP:COMMONNAME|common name]] policy. Further clarification of the policy is available on [[WP:OFFICIALNAMES|Official names]].
+;Manufacturer: This should be the main designer and manufacturer of the type. If the type has been produced by different companies or different company names then consensus should be reached on a case-by-case basis on which to use. For example, use [[Supermarine Spitfire]] rather than [[Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire]] — although either is correct, the former is used by consensus. Be wary of using non-contemporary names like [[Boeing DC-3]] or [[British Aerospace Spitfire]].
-For article titles, '''use the most common unambiguous name.''' A central tenet of wikipedia naming conventions is to give articles names that will have the greatest chance of being directly linked to within an edit window of another article. Alternative names should be listed in ''bold type'' on or near the first line of the article.
+;Designation: This can be either the manufacturer's designation or the military designation depending on which is more common. If an aircraft has multiple designations then use the most common or none if this would cause confusion. If the exact designation of a certified aircraft is unclear because official sources differ, the Type Certificate Data Sheet should take precedence. In cases where the TCDS official designation varies significantly from the name the aircraft is marketed under, then this should be explained in the article text. (i.e. Hughes 369 is marketed as the [[Hughes 500]], LC41-550FG is marketed as the [[Cessna 400]]).
+;Name: This should be the official name either given by the manufacturer or the military. Do not use nicknames or foreign reporting names, ([[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]] not [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed]]) for example. If the type has multiple names then either use the most common or none if this would cause confusion.
+;Child articles: Articles that are split from, or are sub-articles, of the "parent article" should, as far as is practical, retain the manufacturer-designation-name as the first part of the title and the specific topic of the article after that. For instance the main article [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] has a sub article [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants]]. An exception to this would be [[List of Bell UH-1 Iroquois operators]], which follows standard Wikipedia-wide nomenclature for list articles.
+;Exceptions: Any guideline can have exceptions as some aircraft are so well-known that it makes more sense to break the usual rules. In theory, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner should be the [[Aerospatiale–BAC Concorde]], but it is so well known as simply [[Concorde]] that it is better to use the common name.
+;Redirect: Whatever format is agreed or used for an article, consideration should be given to create [[WP:REDIRECT|redirects]] from other variations of the name.
+;Renaming: These guidelines should be considered when proposing the renaming of an article or the name of the article is disputed. Consideration should be given to renaming current articles when needed but they should not be renamed en masse without agreement from other editors.
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-'''Create redirects''' from all the more common alternative names. For example, the main article for the Douglas DC-3 should be at [[Douglas DC-3]]; redirects to it at [[DC-3]], [[C-47]], and [[Douglas Dakota]].
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-In general, best practice is probably Manufacturer, followed by ''either'' Number or Name, whichever seems to be more common.
-Guidelines for certain specific groups of aircraft:
-*'''US military aircraft''': Number and name. [[F-15 Eagle]], [[P-47 Thunderbolt]]. Where there is no name, or where the name is not in general use, use the manufacturer and number instead: [[Lockheed U-2]],  [[Convair B-36]], [[General Dynamics F-111]]. Where there are many names, none of them clearly the most common, use manufacturer and number: [[Curtiss P-40]], [[Douglas DC-3]].  The bold subject name starting the article should include the manufacturer in all cases.
-*'''US civil aircraft''': Manufacturer and name or number as appropriate according to common usage: [[Boeing 707]], [[Cessna Citation]], [[Cessna 172]], [[Convair 880]] (not "Convair Skylark" or "Convair Golden Arrow").  Try to avoid using name ''and'' number unless it is clearly needed for some reason.
-*'''UK aircraft''': Manufacturer and name: [[Supermarine Spitfire]], [[Hawker Fury]]. Where there is no name, or the name is not in general use, use manufacturer and number: e.g., [[Avro 504]], [[BAC One-Eleven]].
-*'''Soviet/Russian aircraft''': Design bureau and number: [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21]], [[Sukhoi Su-27]], [[Tupolev Tu-144]]. [[NATO reporting name]]s are not to be included in the article name, since they are not part of the official designation; however, in some cases, they are the designation by which the aircraft is best known in the West, and should be used as redirects to the article under the correct name.
-*'''Japanese aircraft''': Manufacturer and short designation: [[Nakajima B5N]] or [[Kawasaki Ki-61]]. Foreign reporting names like "Zeke", "Tony", "Betty" and "Kate" should be redirects to the correct name.  The designation to use is the short designations, as above, rather than 'Type 0 Carrier Fighter' or the like.  See [[Japanese military aircraft designation systems]].
-*'''Mixed origin aircraft''' such as the [[BAE Hawk]] made under licence by McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing as the [[T-45 Goshawk]], or a great many Sikorsky helicopters made under licence by Westland need to be treated on their merits. Often, two separate articles will be needed anyway &mdash; like the present [[Hawker Siddeley Harrier]] and [[AV-8 Harrier II]]. If not, primacy should usually go to the design manufacturer rather than the one making it under licence.
-*'''Special cases''': some aircraft are so well known that it makes more sense to break the usual rules. In theory, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner should be the [[Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde]], but it is so well known as just [[Concorde]] that it is better to leave it there; the [[Mitsubishi A6M]] is universally known as the [[Mitsubishi Zero]].
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