Why a wiki?

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Part of the reason for a wiki making up part of the Flying Breadbin website is my belief that capabilities inherent in wiki software provide the ideal way to connect the complex inter-related component information in projects such as this.

The Build Wiki makes it possible to update pages of information easily as well as crosslink terminology, components, and part numbers in a way that regular websites, build software, or PDFs cannot. This is a key resource not easily replicated in other web applications. By being able to crosslink information easily, components, techniques, tools and project information can be click away. Lessons learned by any builder with expertise can be added or updated to make those lessons easily found and useful to other builders facing the challenge of getting a project out of the garage and into the air, safely. See also content on this site

This portion of the Flying Breadbin website uses highly-sophisticated, open-source wiki technology. Wiki software is designed to allow participation by multiple contributors and to easily link words as content pages by simply double bracketing a word like this: [[foo]] . Although wikis are typically open to anybody with a username and password to log in and create or edit information, this site is currently configured to allow only pre-approved users to participate. Access control is required because this wiki is an information management platform for a kit plane build build being used as a vehicle of learning before I tackle further development of the Flying Breadbin. However, the parts of the wiki not directly involved in recording the kit build are accessible to people interested in using the site as a location to add content of a general nature about Corvair engines, sheet metal construction or other relevant content. For those people interested in contributing, please visit this page for instructions on how to register: BeforeYouParticipate.

Information management is a well-known tool in manufacturing for tracking parts to help ensure consistent results are obained. It also allows one to track components in a build years later when one wants to find what was used and where it came from. In these ways, I intend using this wiki to help advance my own aircraft's parameters for flight safety. By being able to connect information and make it more easily searchable makes the wiki more useful because information is useless if it cannot be found. This is this the third wiki I have launched. The others are listed at the Smit Industries site.

In addition to the strengths of wiki technology being used for the current kit plane build, it is also being used to steadily accrete design information and ideas for the Flying Breadbin. If you are interested in participating in the Breadbin Project, please first visit this page: BeforeYouParticipate

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