Simviation Forum - F-35 Name

May 31^st, 2006 at 9:55pm

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Interesting read on the finalists for the name of the F-35, my favorites are the F-35 Reaper, and F-35 Lightning II. Spitfire II just doesn't sound quite right for it...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent....Edition1.1351c695.html

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Reply #1 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 2:34am

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Can't they think of something original? Roll Eyes

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Spitfire II just doesn't sound quite right for it...

Indeed it doesn't. If they call it that there will be a riot. The Spitfire is unique. A thing of exquisite beauty & a national icon.

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Reply #2 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 5:55am

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Already had a long discussion about this on another forum.

I'll certainly be annoyed if they call it a Spitfire.

And if it's called 'Lightning', it should be called Lightning III.

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Reply #3 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 8:45am

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Reaper sounds nice to me, Spitfire is out of the question.

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Reply #4 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 8:46am

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I like Cyclone!

Also.. Black Mamba... too long....

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Reply #5 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 9:27am

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It should be original not a copy, just as the plane is. Reaper sounds cool!

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Reply #6 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 2:48pm

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Spitfire, no, for the pure reason that the name "Spitfire" has no other meaning than being the name of one of the most legendary aeroplanes ever...

Lightning, Hurricane etc are fine as they have other meanings...

Lightning maybe - a little too soon after the EE Lightning for us though, although I expect we'll name it something different to the US, as with tradition. The F-4 Phantom is one of the only ones we haven't renamed...

Tempest would go well with Typhoon and Tornado, and maybe another name for the RNs variant...

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Reply #7 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 2:51pm

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Reaper has my vote, just as long as no "trying-to-be-funny" journalist calls it the raper. You would have to be very careful of your spelling when writing about it Tongue

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Reply #8 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 2:57pm

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The F-4 Phantom is one of the only ones we haven't renamed...

ACtually, it's the F4H/F-110 later F-4 Phantom II.....

the first Phantom jet fighter was the McDonnell FH

FH = Phantom (1)
F2H = Banshee
F3H = Demon
F4H = Phantom II

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Reply #9 - Jun 1^st, 2006 at 4:28pm

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ACtually, it's the F4H/F-110 later F-4 Phantom II.....

I meant in the British sense - we normally give US manufactured aircraft another name, as in the way that the B-29 became the Boeing "Washington", the Wildcat became a "Martlet" and the TBM Avenger became the "Tarpon".

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Reply #10 - Jun 2^nd, 2006 at 3:04pm

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Spitfire II? That's absurd! If they do call it the Spitfire II, it'll have to become a legendary fighter just to continue to legend of "Spitfire" (which I can't see happening Roll Eyes

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Reaper suits it, not sure why, but it seems to do so Cheesy

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Reply #11 - Jun 2^nd, 2006 at 3:41pm

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Reaper suits it, not sure why, but it seems to do so Cheesy

Completely unsuitable in today's environment - gives the wrong impression entirely, particularly with current accusations surrounding certain areas of the military.

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Reply #12 - Jun 2^nd, 2006 at 6:05pm

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I found this funny.
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Britain proposed Fury, a favorite of many Lockheed and military officials but a name that risked a trademark conflict with the Plymouth Fury auto, this officer said

Doesn't that mean technically the plymouth fury could be an infringment on the sea fury?
Shows what a sad world we live in, when an everyday word used by everyone can be copyrighted to a product.

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Reply #13 - Jun 5^th, 2006 at 4:03pm

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Completely unsuitable in today's environment - gives the wrong impression entirely, particularly with current accusations surrounding certain areas of the military.

I like "Reaper", too, but yes, the biddies will have a field day with it.
Accusations aside, I think these nitwits expect the military to do their job without hurting anybody, even enemy troops. : Tongue

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Reply #14 - Jun 5^th, 2006 at 5:16pm

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I like "Reaper", too, but yes, the biddies will have a field day with it.
Accusations aside, I think these nitwits expect the military to do their job without hurting anybody, even enemy troops. : Tongue

But there's no reason to have a name which actually is directly associated with death and destruction...

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Reply #15 - Jun 6^th, 2006 at 3:30pm

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But there's no reason to have a name which actually is directly associated with death and destruction...

What about a reaper in the farming sense? Grin

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Reply #16 - Jun 6^th, 2006 at 3:32pm

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What about a reaper in the farming sense? Grin

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Reply #17 - Jun 6^th, 2006 at 4:25pm

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F35 Amish? Cheesy

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Reply #18 - Jun 6^th, 2006 at 5:10pm

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The F-35 Farmer Grin

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Reply #19 - Jun 7^th, 2006 at 2:49am

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Reply #20 - Jun 17^th, 2006 at 7:12pm

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TSUNAMI!!!!!!!!!! typhoon, tornado... tsunami! perfect!... even if i do say so myself, maybe i should copyright the name and get enough royalties to buy my own, now THAT would be a good way to roll up to uni in the mornings! Grin

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Reply #21 - Jun 17^th, 2006 at 8:01pm

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All those suggestions are awful.

Spitfire II is just a abhorrance.

Lightning II also is pitiful. How can it ever live up to the EE Lightning?

Cyclone and Reaper. Better but still quite poor.

Instead of Black Mamber why don't they call it White Elephant? Grin

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Reply #22 - Jun 18^th, 2006 at 8:21am

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Instead of Black Mamber why don't they call it White Elephant? Grin

Or they could call the proposed V/STOL version the Dodo Wink

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Reply #23 - Jun 18^th, 2006 at 9:12am

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Reaper has to many religious overtones. The personification of Death as a living, sentient entity is a concept that has existed in all known societies since the beginnings of recorded history. Whilst there is no direct religious link with the Reaper, depending on your point of view there could be. "Death" takes you and then you are in the hands of God for what ever awaits you in the afterlife. In Islam, Death is portrayed as Azrael, the angel of death. In this day and age, with word play, the press, and people imaginations, too much of a link could be found between the two. In the eyes of some corners in the world, the aircraft would have been changed into an American right wing weapon of religion. Like it or not, that is the way some peoples minds work, at home and abroad. The last thing we need is the Reaper reaping in an Islamic country. Remember what a simple road traffic accident did last week. The tabloids would have a field day with word pun headlines that in the name of freedom and journalism manage to always inflame a situation, bringing The Sun to mind, at this point.

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Reply #24 - Jun 18^th, 2006 at 9:04pm

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I found this funny.
Doesn't that mean technically the plymouth fury could be an infringment on the sea fury?
Shows what a sad world we live in, when an everyday word used by everyone can be copyrighted to a product.

I think it's a bit of overreaction - I never saw any lawsuits when Ford marketed the Laser (rebadged Mazda 323) in the same market the Plymouth Laser was being sold....

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Reply #25 - Jun 19^th, 2006 at 12:34am

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I think it's a bit of overreaction - I never saw any lawsuits when Ford marketed the Laser (rebadged Mazda 323) in the same market the Plymouth Laser was being sold....

And you should be sued for using the name felix! Thats a cartoon cat!

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Reply #26 - Jun 19^th, 2006 at 3:56am

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And you should be sued for using the name felix! Thats a cartoon cat!

and a brand of cat food...

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Reply #27 - Jun 19^th, 2006 at 8:21am

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and a brand of cat food...

You too "Charlie", you may have stepped on the product name used by a few drug barons. At least a cat food producer will not come after you with a big gun if you upset them Grin

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Reply #28 - Jun 19^th, 2006 at 11:19am

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And you should be sued for using the name felix! Thats a cartoon cat!

I think you have it wrong. I should sue the creators of Felix the Cat, since the name's been in my family for generations - at least dating back to a Pope (ca.274 AD)

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Reply #29 - Jun 19^th, 2006 at 9:39pm

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You to "Charlie", you may have stepped on the product name used by a few drug barons.

Let's not forget the VietCong! Grin

I'm late to this thread, but if she ever flies with the RAAF, it should be named the Kangaroo for its VTOL capabilities. Cause kangaroos can jump and whatnot.

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The Black Mamba is one of the longest venomous snakes in the world and one of Africa's most feared.

Who's going to be scared of a name of a dance? That's like saying "Oooooh, the F-35 Flamanco!" Tongue

Meh.. who gets to decide anyway? Probably some big-wig in a 100th floor office who dosen't care..

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Reply #30 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 3:34am

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Meh.. who gets to decide anyway? Probably some big-wig in a 100th floor office who dosen't care..

No, no, no. It will be decided by a committee who needed to spend some time in a top notch hotel in an area of the world that holds the lead in natural beauty, so that the members can soak up the ambience with a view to producing the best name possible.

Or the short version.

"Guys, we need a new name for the F 35, so first things first, how much can we screw the tax payer on this, I am thinking Tahiti"

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Reply #31 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 9:51am

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Is "Hummingbird" OK ???
Both F-35B and hummingbird can do STOVL/STOL!

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Reply #32 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 9:57am

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Hows about they call it 'Pig'.

I understand it's carrier capabilities are at the moment comparable. Grin

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Reply #33 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 12:27pm

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Is "Hummingbird" OK ???
Both F-35B and hummingbird can do STOVL/STOL!

Been done before. LM would need to pay gazillions in royalties to use the DH.53's name... Wink

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Reply #34 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 1:22pm

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F-35 [enter name here] ?

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Reply #35 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 2:26pm

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F35 Sh*te'awk!!! Grin

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Reply #36 - Jun 20^th, 2006 at 3:36pm

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Hows about they call it 'Pig'.

I understand it's carrier capabilities are at the moment comparable. Grin

Been done. The Harrier GR5 was in RAF circles called "The Plastic Pig" or "The leaping Heap"

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Reply #37 - Jun 21^st, 2006 at 9:14am

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Been done. The Harrier GR5 was in RAF circles called "The Plastic Pig" or "The leaping Heap"

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Ah, but those were just nicknames.

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Reply #38 - Jun 21^st, 2006 at 1:57pm

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F35 Sh*te'awk!!! Grin

Now that would get my vote Grin

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Reply #39 - Jun 21^st, 2006 at 3:16pm

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Excellent. Now who do we submit it to? Grin

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Excellent. Now who do we submit it to? Grin

Please post all entries on the back of a postcard to:

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Please post all entries on the back of a postcard to:

Lockheed Martin F-35 Naming Competiton,
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Actually, if you really want

Lockheed Aerospace
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1-(817)-777-2000

Notice the numbers in the street address. Wink

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Reply #43 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 5:09pm

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F-35 Butt-Pucker Grin

F-35 Brownstreak
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Reply #44 - Jun 26^th, 2006 at 11:49pm

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They should go with Chicken Hawk.
That'd be classic.

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Reply #45 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 4:34pm

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UGH THEY CALLED IT THE LIGHTNING II!!!! Daft idiots!

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UGH THEY CALLED IT THE LIGHTNING II!!!! Daft idiots!

That's lame.

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Reply #47 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 4:52pm

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Lightning III it is then... Roll Eyes

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Lightning II eh? So, which Lightning are they naming it after?

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Reply #49 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 5:19pm

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Lightning II eh? So, which Lightning are they naming it after?

According to the promotional stuff, both. They're naming it after the P-38 for the US and the EE Lightning for the RAF/RN. All very cunning, except that the RAF had one or two Lightnings on trial in WWII and there were also recorded occasions of them being operated by RAF crews in WWII too...

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According to the promotional stuff, both. They're naming it after the P-38 for the US and the EE Lightning for the RAF/RN. All very cunning, except that the RAF had one or two Lightnings on trial in WWII and there were also recorded occasions of them being operated by RAF crews in WWII too...

So it'll be the Lightning III in British service then. As they're trying to compare it to the EE Lightning do you suppose that the RAF will treat it as they did the P38. And christen them Castrated Lightnings. Grin

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Reply #51 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 5:31pm

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"F-35" it is, then!

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Reply #52 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 5:34pm

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Do you think we on the forum have the collective power to give it the nickname of Sh*te'awk? Shocked

Go forth to websites and forums and airshows and things and start talking about the F35 Sh*te'awk!!!

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Reply #53 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 5:36pm

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Why not call it the F35JSF? Easier to say than F35 Lightning (II)III

Stupid lockheed......do they have no knowledge of Aviation history??

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Reply #54 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 6:05pm

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I actually think it's a pretty good name for the F-35, but I think it will still commonly be called the F-35, oh well. Wink

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Reply #55 - Jul 7^th, 2006 at 6:49pm

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Do you think we on the forum have the collective power to give it the nickname of Sh*te'awk? Shocked

Go forth to websites and forums and airshows and things and start talking about the F35 Sh*te'awk!!!

Actually I was thinking the same..

Do we as a forum have the power to change/ invent anything?

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Reply #56 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 12:56am

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I am not a big fan of the name, but it is good for an official name. I guarantee it will have a seperate nickname, just like the A-10 (Official=Thunderbolt II, Not official=Warthog)

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Reply #57 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 6:23am

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I am not a big fan of the name, but it is good for an official name. I guarantee it will have a seperate nickname, just like the A-10 (Official=Thunderbolt II, Not official=Warthog)

I think THE SLAP would be a good nick name...

..."Self Landing AeroPlane*"

*AirPlane for our American cousins... Grin

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Reply #58 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 1:49pm

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Stupid lockheed......do they have no knowledge of Aviation history??

I would ~~think~~ hope they would. Seeing as how that company paved the way for numerous accomplishments in the aerospace industry.

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I would ~~think~~ hope they would. Seeing as how that company paved the way for numerous accomplishments in the aerospace industry.

They did?

(Duck ands runs...) Grin

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

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F-35 forza?

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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

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Spot the difference.

Boeing XF32
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Basking Shark
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No?

Same picture isn't it...
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Reply #74 - Jul 15^th, 2006 at 1:27pm

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Same picture isn't it...
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Reply #75 - Jul 17^th, 2006 at 2:33pm

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those marketing guys at lockheed are really High on themselves arn't they, they wanted to call the 22 the Lightning II too, this from the same company that made the Original P-38 Lightning, come on. I would have called it the F-35 Money Hole lol. Couldn't they atleast call it the Lightning III, I mean that the YF-22 should count for something. This is purely PR

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Reply #76 - Jul 23^rd, 2006 at 2:42pm

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be glad you werent in the hangar the day they brought the 50/50 mock up of the USMC and USN/USAF the boeing X-32. you would have known immediately that this plane was not gonna be approved. designated as a fighter, who in their right mind would mount the gun INSIDE the intake!!?? thats just barely scratching the surface. i wont get into the other issues with this P.O.S. plane.

now, as far as the "Lightning" goes...its not fitting. lockheed, no pun intended, jumped the shark with this one. i think reaper would work, but everyone has to be PC these days. BAH!

a more fitting name for this plane would be something along the lines of maybe Aggressor, Shadow, Hawk Owl, Dominator II, Havoc II...maybe Facet? (more fitting for the 117 though)..i dunno, lightning just doesnt fit...

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