Simviation Forum - F-35 Name

Reply #60 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 1:57pm

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F-35 forza?

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Reply #61 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 2:05pm

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I love the way that the Lockheed website describes the EE Lightning as "lesser known". It's only one of the loudest, fastest, greatest jet fighters ever made. Tongue

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Reply #62 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 2:06pm

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F35 Ostrich. Grin

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Reply #63 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 2:30pm

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What do you think they would have named the X-32 by Boeing? The F-32 Happy Duck? Grin

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Reply #64 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 4:47pm

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What do you think they would have named the X-32 by Boeing? The F-32 Happy Duck? Grin

Nah, probably the F-32 Beached Whale or something Cheesy

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Reply #65 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 5:14pm

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What do you think they would have named the X-32 by Boeing? The F-32 Happy Duck? Grin

I think Goblin II would have been quite appropriate...

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Reply #66 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 6:44pm

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F32 Basking Shark.

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Reply #67 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 10:45am

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It´s official now....
The F-35 Lightning II

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123023088

cheers,

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Reply #68 - Jul 14^th, 2006 at 2:48pm

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I think Goblin II would have been quite appropriate...

Who made the original? Gloster, no?

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Reply #69 - Jul 14^th, 2006 at 2:56pm

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It´s official now....
The F-35 Lightning II

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123023088

cheers,

Oh well, guess the RN will have their own name for it Roll Eyes

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Reply #70 - Jul 14^th, 2006 at 4:37pm

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Who made the original? Gloster, no?

Nope - De Havilland made the engines named Goblin and Ghost.

McDonnell made the original Goblin...

http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/goblin.htm

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Reply #71 - Jul 14^th, 2006 at 5:35pm

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Nope - De Havilland made the engines named Goblin and Ghost.

McDonnell made the original Goblin...

http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/goblin.htm

What do I know. Roll Eyes

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Reply #72 - Jul 14^th, 2006 at 7:08pm

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Spot the difference.

Boeing XF32

Basking Shark

No?

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Reply #73 - Jul 14^th, 2006 at 7:10pm