mdrejhon 8 #1 February 28, 2006 Hi, I have now created a new Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_wind_tunnel Everyone, please go proofread it for me. (You can see that I am the author of that article by clicking on the History tab, and you'll see my name listed) This is a free encyclopedia, and it did not have any information about vertical wind tunnels. Damn shame, so I added one! Table Of Contents: - Bodyflight - Types of Vertical Wind Tunnels - History - External Links I have linked to the Bodyflight Network (two links) as well as Aerodium, Skyventure, and Vertical Wind Tunnel Corporation. (I suspect these are the "big 3" of modern recreational VWT's, with SkyVenture being the main one) I am wondering if I can get a permission-granted or public domain photo or two of a windtunnel building (i.e. Skyventure Orlando), as well as one or two photos of humans flying in mid-air. Or you can add those to the article yourself if you know how to edit a Wikipedia article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #2 February 28, 2006 Very cool, definitely needed after Sunday's telecast.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #3 February 28, 2006 As a contributor to Wikipedia... I've added a link to the vertical wind tunnels article to the Wikipedia 2006 Closing Ceremonies article, which is now featured on Monday's "In The News" on the Wikipedia Main page. Hopefully this brings more traffic, since Bodyflight Network is now only two clicks away from the Wikipedia main page for today Also, I've added disambiguation links in the existing "tunnel rat" article (Vietnam), as well as in Wikipedia's parachuting article. I have added these Wikipedia search terms to automatically redirct to the Vertical Wind Tunnel article: vertical wind tunnel VWT bodyflight wind machine indoor skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunnelfly 0 #4 February 28, 2006 Quote...Aerodium, Skyventure, and Vertical Wind Tunnel Corporation. (I suspect these are the "big 3" of modern recreational VWT's, with SkyVenture being the main one) I guess you forgot Bodyflying AG, Switzerland www.bodyflying.com. After building/rebuilding 5 tunnels, of which 4 are still operational, I think you can count them to the "big ones"... No.1 reason NOT to be an astronaut: ...You can't drink beer at zero gravity... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #5 February 28, 2006 Added bodyflying. Wikipedia Editing Instructions (anybody can edit a Wikipedia article): 1. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_wind_tunnel 2. Click "edit this page" (works anonymously). 3. Add your extra information. Errors and vandalism is easy to revert (i.e. someone wrecking someone else's article) by clicking the History tab, clicking an old article, selecting Edit, and saving it. Instant revert to a backup. It automatically keeps backup copies of all edits, so any bad edit can be easily reverted. It's a great community encyclopedia with lots of great reading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jas8472 0 #6 March 1, 2006 most tunnels suck, I've not been in a blower yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodyflight.Net 0 #7 March 1, 2006 actually... only about 36% of the operational ones are suckers (New Hampshire has been included) On Topic Ok.. I've made a few adjustments to the article... thank you so much for including us as a valued resource! It makes me proud not to mention gives me momentum to keep on growing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #8 March 1, 2006 It needs to conform to Wikipedia's encyclopediac rules and guidelines, so I made some more edits. I noticed I made some errors too, thanks for correcting them. Just so you know. (Can you keep it down for a moment... The corrections took me over 30 minutes... I'm trying to jobhunt at the moment... LOL) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mdrejhon 8 #9 March 2, 2006 Three other people appear to be editing this article at the same time. (Although one person seems to be removing the links that I've added). I've cotacted a volunteer at Wikipedia to clarify rules for listing links in the VWT article. (I'm not the person who removed any links, by the way.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
mdrejhon 8 #8 March 1, 2006 It needs to conform to Wikipedia's encyclopediac rules and guidelines, so I made some more edits. I noticed I made some errors too, thanks for correcting them. Just so you know. (Can you keep it down for a moment... The corrections took me over 30 minutes... I'm trying to jobhunt at the moment... LOL) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #9 March 2, 2006 Three other people appear to be editing this article at the same time. (Although one person seems to be removing the links that I've added). I've cotacted a volunteer at Wikipedia to clarify rules for listing links in the VWT article. (I'm not the person who removed any links, by the way.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
