Template:Did you know nominations/Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE)

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article eabelow. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by ceradon (talkcontribs) 00:03, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE)

A Gulfstream III on which the ACTE was tested

  • ... that NASA successfully tested Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge, a shape-changing flap for aircraft wings (pictured), intended to reduce fuel cost up to 12% and noise up to 40% during take-off and landing?

Created/expanded by Omer123hussain (talk), Petebutt (talk). Nominated by Omer123hussain (talk) at 21:10, 13 December 2014 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg Length and age are fine. Well-referenced, no apparent copyvio. The hook is interesting and cited, but is too long; it could easily be shortened - how about the following:
ALT1: ... that Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge is a shape-changing flap for aircraft wings (pictured), intended to substantially reduce fuel cost and noise?
Nominator has only one DYK credit, so QPQ does not apply. Rwxrwxrwx (talk) 17:03, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
  • Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Reviewer needed to check ALT1 hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:15, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
  • Symbol confirmed.svg Alt1 hook checks out and other aspects checked above Victuallers (talk) 15:25, 24 January 2015 (UTC)