Template:Infobox aircraft: Difference between revisions

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Goal

This infobox is used to summarize an aircraft's key points.

Usage

Add the following piece of code at the top of the article. Empty fields will not be shown. Check articles using this template to see how everything works and should look.

{{infobox aircraft
| name           = 
| image          = 
| alt            = 
| image2         = 
| alt2           = 
| type           = 
| liverydbid     = 
| authors        = 
| fdm            = 
| fgname         = 

| status-fdm     = 
| status-systems = 
| status-cockpit = 
| status-model   = 

| status         = 

| development    = 
| download       = 
}}

All parameters are optional.

Basic data

name: Name of the aircraft

image: Screenshot of the aircraft

alt: Caption for the screenshot

image2: Additional screenshot, preferably a cockpit screenshot

alt2: Caption for the second screenshot

type: Type of aircraft

liverydbid: Livery database id of the aircraft

authors: List of authors of the aircraft

fdm: FDM of the aircraft

fgname: The name of the aircraft to use when launching FlightGear from the command line

development: Link to development repository

download: Download link

Aircraft status

Instead of a custom "status" text, you can use the aircraft rating system. The overall status is auto-calculated and will be displayed. If you use the aircraft rating system, remove the |status = line.

See Aircraft rating system for instructions on how to rate your aircraft.

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 |data1    = {{{type|}}}
 |label2   = Author(s)
-|data2    = {{{authors|}}}
+|data2    =
+{{{authors|}}}
 |label3   = FDM
-|data3    = {{{fdm|}}}
+|data3    =
+{{{fdm|}}}
 |label4   = --aircraft=
-|data4    = {{#if:{{{fgname|}}}|<tt>{{{fgname|}}}</tt>}}
+|data4    =
+{{#if:{{{fgname|}}}|<tt>{{{fgname|}}}</tt>}}
 |label5   = Status
 |data5    = {{#if:{{{status|}}}|{{{status}}} | {{#if: {{{status-fdm|}}} | {{#ifexpr: {{#expr: {{{status-fdm|}}}+{{{status-systems|}}}+{{{status-cockpit|}}}+{{{status-model|}}} }} > 17 | Advanced production | {{#ifexpr: {{#expr: {{{status-fdm|}}}+{{{status-systems|}}}+{{{status-cockpit|}}}+{{{status-model|}}} }} > 15 | Production | {{#ifexpr: {{#expr: {{{status-fdm|}}}+{{{status-systems|}}}+{{{status-cockpit|}}}+{{{status-model|}}} }} > 11 | Early production | {{#ifexpr: {{#expr: {{{status-fdm|}}}+{{{status-systems|}}}+{{{status-cockpit|}}}+{{{status-model|}}} }} > 8 | Beta | {{#ifexpr: {{#expr: {{{status-fdm|}}}+{{{status-systems|}}}+{{{status-cockpit|}}}+{{{status-model|}}} }} < 9 | Alpha |  }} }} }} }} }} | }} }}
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 == Usage ==
-To use this infobox, simply add the following piece of code at the top of your article. You do not have to fill in all the forms. If one is empty, it won't be shown. Just add as much information as you can find. Check other articles to see how everything works and should look.
+Add the following piece of code at the top of the article.  Empty fields will not be shown.  Check [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Infobox_aircraft|articles using this template]] to see how everything works and should look.
+ <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''infobox aircraft'''
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''name''           =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''image''          =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''alt''            =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''image2''         =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''alt2''           =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''type''           =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''liverydbid''     =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''authors''        =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''fdm''            =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''fgname''         =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''status-fdm''     =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''status-systems'' =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''status-cockpit'' =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''status-model''   =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''status''         =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''development''    =
+ <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''download''       =
+ <nowiki>}}</nowiki>
-<pre>
+All parameters are optional.
-{{infobox Aircraft
-|name 			=
+=== Basic data ===
-|image 			=
+; name:  Name of the aircraft
-|alt 			=
-|type 			=
+; image:  Screenshot of the aircraft
-|liverydbid		=
-|authors 		=
+; alt:  Caption for the screenshot
-|status 		=
-|fdm 			=
+; image2:  Additional screenshot, ''preferably a cockpit screenshot''
-|fgname 		=
-|download 		=
+; alt2:  Caption for the second screenshot
-|development 		=
-}}
+; type:  Type of aircraft
-</pre>
+; liverydbid:  [[FlightGear livery database|Livery database]] id of the aircraft
+; authors:  List of authors of the aircraft
+; fdm:  [[Flight Dynamics Model|FDM]] of the aircraft
+; fgname:  The name of the aircraft to use when launching FlightGear from the command line
+; development:  Link to development repository
-=== Adding a second image ===
+; download:  Download link
-Optionally a second image can be added via:
-<pre>
-|image2			=
-|alt2			=
-</pre>
 === Aircraft status ===
-Instead of a custom "status" text, you can also use the available [[Formalizing Aircraft Status|official status system]]. The overall status is auto-calculated and will be displayed. Remove the <tt><nowiki>|status =</nowiki></tt> line if you use the official system and add the following lines, each with a rating on a scale of 0 to 5.
+Instead of a custom "status" text, you can use the [[aircraft rating system]]. The overall status is auto-calculated and will be displayed. If you use the aircraft rating system, remove the <tt><nowiki>|status =</nowiki></tt> line.
-See [[Formalizing Aircraft Status]] for instructions on how to rate your aircraft.
-<pre>
-|status-fdm		=
-|status-systems		=
-|status-cockpit		=
-|status-model		=
-</pre>
+See [[Aircraft rating system]] for instructions on how to rate your aircraft.
+<!--
 === Ready icons ===
 Several icons are available to indicate certain capabilities of the aircraft. You can add up to five icons to one aircraft. Separate them with slashes.
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 |ready			= aerotow/aircraftmonth/airrefuel/bombable/dualcontrol/rembrandt/spacetrip/thermal
 </pre>
+-->
 }}