Talk:Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

message: The article says Design of the Islander started in 1963 and the first prototype BN-2 first flew on 13 June 1965,
I'm sure I saw the Islander at an air display when I was at RAF Colerne about 1960. It was certainly before 1963-65 since I'd left the forces by then.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.132.114.84 (talk) 12:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Possibly a Rockwell Aero Commander.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.31.130.71 (talk) 10:45, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
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message: "The Islander is the best-selling commercial aircraft type produced in Western Europe"
Only source is the Britten-Norman website, which you can hardly call an true objective source of info. I find this hard to believe, and at least airbus with it's a320 would be the best-seller. Does anyone have any objective source on this statement that I find very hard to believe. Whale plane (talk) 15:10, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I corrected your typo in the heading, hope you don't mind. I think you are right to question this claim. Probably not good to have an unqualified claim from the company in the lead section, the external link should be converted to a reference in any case. It could be written that Britten Norman claim that it is the best selling aircraft in Western Europe (which is a fact) but whether it is or not can be decided by the reader. I was under the impression that they were only producing a small number of new aircraft and were refurbishing old airframes.Nimbus (talk) 18:02, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Toss it: As an unqualified claim, it's rather useless in an encyclopedia. Besides, the same link is already in the EL section as the company product link (and rightly so), and it's right at the top of the page if someone clicks on it. - BillCJ (talk) 18:18, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This article needs some attention, will put it on my list of things to look at. I would dispute the recent police use, sure they have been using them for a long time. Nimbus (talk) 18:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem with deletion of claim, but it could be true from a BN point of view as 1280 units is a lot for a European aircraft but it has been overtaken by the A320s nearly 2000 built. Although most of the Islanders were built in Romania which is not normally included in Western Europe. Certainly can claim to be one of the best selling European commercial aircraft. The aircraft is in current use with at least the Cheshire, Hampshire and Greater Manchester Police in the UK, certainly the Hampshire Police have used an Islander for a number of years (at least eight since the failure of the Optica) and Cheshire for five or six years so yes not recent  MilborneOne (talk) 18:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This aircraft does deserve some work but I am struggling for references, I have a published flight test on the Trislander but that's it. Needs an enthusiast. Nimbus (talk) 18:50, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Started a tidy up but still needs some work, the original badly written bits still need sorting! MilborneOne (talk) 19:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Off course I don't mind you correcting my spelling error in the heading. I'll try to come up with more sources for some of the other statements in the article, but it seems info on the Islanders is very hard to find. Whale plane (talk) 19:50, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Best-selling commercial aircraft 

message: Is it time for a separate List of Britten-Norman Islander operators article? The long list is unbalancing the article IMO. Cheers Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 19:47, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, this section has grown like topsy. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 20:52, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Bill, looks like we're both back from breaks! Don't know why it's so popular, I suppose there were lots of small operators with only a few aircraft. I'll do it now. Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 21:00, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Dont have an objections to a child article but I would suggest that as most operators of the Islander has one or two each we probably have over two thousand operators. It may be better to describe the operators in general terms in a narrative and not try to list the hundreds of operators which has been done on some aircraft types like Gulfstream IV. MilborneOne (talk) 21:05, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I also think that the Islander has been operated in most countries of the world outside of the old soviet block. You may get flag overload!! MilborneOne (talk) 21:08, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I've created the list now, what happens to it is up to whoever might like to 'mediate' it! My main intention was to restore the balance on the aircraft article page. Not really been involved in lists, guess there is room for photos (and some refernces!)in there. I would have thought an 'operator' would be an organisation with a WP article or even a red link rather than just a country as far as 'lists of' goes. Cheers Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 21:17, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Operators?

message: File:Britten Norman Islander OLT.jpg|current grounded
File:Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander, Winair - Windward Islands Airways JP5823246.jpg|proposed, inflight, pointing left, colorful, nice light
--Marc Lacoste (talk) 09:07, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: While I dont have a problem with the change of image in this case it would be polite to leave it more than three or four hours before making the change to let others comment, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 16:44, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree it's short but this one was too obvious. An open discussion is needed when it's more controversial, like if the current one is already pretty good and the proposed isn't an obvious enhancement.--Marc Lacoste (talk) 17:02, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  main photo change 

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message: PLEASE. When i added the reference for Air Flamenco and clicked the reference, Brian Shaw popped up instead of the Website of Air Flamenco. Can someone fix this issue? I tried fixing it 3 times and it didn't work. Random Tea (talk) 19:43, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
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message: Status:           	
Date:             	Monday 8 January 1996
Type:             	Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander
Operator:         	Mustique Airways
Registration:     	J8-VAK
MSN:              	436
First flight:     	1975-03-29 (20 years 10 months)
Engines:          	2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5
Crew:             	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:       	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9
Total:            	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage:  	Damaged beyond repair
Location:         	30 km (18.8 mls) SW off Bridgetown, Barbados (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase:            	En route (ENR)
Nature:           	International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Union Island Airport (UNI/TVSU), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
                  	Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB), Barbados
Narrative:
While in cruise flight at 7000 feet, the no. 2 engine failed. The pilot was unable to maintain height and the airplane gradually descended until a ditching was unavoidable. 12.45.89.131 (talk) 09:08, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Accident for the BN2