Aircraft Names

Vahe Demirjian said:

Why did Grumman choose to name its fighters after felid-type mammals and amphibious planes after birds, whereas Vought named its fighters after pirates?

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This statement is about as stupid as it gets.

Really?
Grumman Avenger, Intruder, Prowler, Tracker and Skyrocket.

And pirates? Seriously?
Vought Kingfisher, Vindicator (and flying flapjack).

I'm trying hard not to say *someone's* being a dumbass, because that's not nice...but damn...

Vought did like the name Corsair, they built the SBU-1 and the F4U, and called them both Corsair, then when they become LTV, they built the Corsair II.
I think there might be another Corsair in there too.
The built the F6U Pirate, and a Privateer.
But that's all. It just appears since they sold a lot of aircraft to the Navy they liked nautical names .
Like Cutlass.
But then they built the Crusader series, nothing nautical there.
And the Flying Pancake, and Flying Flapjack, though I'll bet those weren't their choice for those aircraft.