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Five years after the Pentagon embarked on the joint strike fighter program, the Lockheed Martin F-35 is just weeks away from getting a name, and the final recommendations are as closely guarded as plans for an Air Force bombing strike.
Overseeing the naming process is Gen. T. Michael "Buzz" Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff who grew up in Grand Prairie.
After soliciting recommendations from the military services and eight partner nations helping develop the plane, top Air Force officials have narrowed the list to a handful of finalists and are moving toward a decision by the end of June, Moseley's spokesman said Saturday.
"We're down to a few," said Maj. Glen Roberts. "We're in the finals."
Fulmar? Flamingo? Blenheim? Skua? Roc? Singapore? Hardy? Tomtit? Prefect? Come on dude - some of the names you guys picked (especially in the 1930s) sound like they belong in a Shakesphere Play or a gay bathhouse!!!!the lancaster kicks *** said:British names have, all through aviation history, been better.............
Thunderbolt, Flyingfortress, Superfortress, Starfighter, Delta Dart, Delta Dagger, Thunderchief, Sabrejet, Lancer, Voodoo, Bearcat, Tomcat, Hellcat, Scorpion, Eagle, Viper, Stratofortress, Peacekeeper, Intruder, Invader, Skyraider.....the lancaster kicks *** said:Fury, tempest, Spitfire, Hunter, Shark, Firebrand, Liberator, Defiant, Hornet, Gladiator, Meteor, Tornado, Whirlwind, mustang, lightening, Jaguar, Javelin, Phantom, Vampire, Victor, amoungst many others are all great names that, whilst not always justified at times, all inspire fear into their opponents, and hope to the people that turn their heads skyward and see their planes, left to come up with your own names what do you do? you just prefix the word Fortress with ever more graphic words............
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the lancaster kicks *** said:how the hell does the name Peacekeeper make you fearfull
Nonskimmer said:Ha! None of you can beat the name of the only Canadian combat jet to ever see production: The "Canuck"!!!
What the hell could be scarier than that, eh?
Christ, what a stupid name for a warplane.
Nonskimmer said:Or the Canso?
Lets not forget the Otter, Beaver, Caribou, and Buffalo.