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::: Yikes, this actually works: http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_November_2020&action=edit&preload=Talk:Next_newsletter  -[[User:Hooray|Hooray]] ([[User talk:Hooray|talk]])
::: Yikes, this actually works: http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_November_2020&action=edit&preload=Talk:Next_newsletter  -[[User:Hooray|Hooray]] ([[User talk:Hooray|talk]])
== Using Template:Convert ==
while looking at the [[Lockheed_Martin_F-35B_Lightning_II]], i noted the use of units that we could automatically have converted for us using the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Convert convert template] from wikipedia... i'm assuming that we can do that, right? so below is an example of how it would be used and how it would look... i've left the original entry in place for final result comparison...
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=== Performance Data ===
* '''Maximum Speed:''' 1,200 mph {{convert|1200|mph|kt|abbr=on}}
* '''Rate of climb:''' classified
* '''Service Ceiling:''' 60,000 ft {{convert|60000|ft|m|abbr=on}}
* '''Range:''' 1,200 mi {{convert|1200|mi|km|abbr=on}}
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::=== Performance Data ===
::* '''Maximum Speed:''' 1,200 mph {{convert|1200|mph|kt|abbr=on}}
::* '''Rate of climb:''' classified
::* '''Service Ceiling:''' 60,000 ft {{convert|60000|ft|m|abbr=on}}
::* '''Range:''' 1,200 mi {{convert|1200|mi|km|abbr=on}}
'''NOTE:''' i've copied this from my talk page to bring everything together here in one place as suggested on the forum by bugman...
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