GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
There was also the F4F-3S "Wildcatfish" prototype.
F6F naming
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Grumman employees supporting VF-31's F-14s spoke of keeping the scrappy "Alley Cat" name in abeyance for the future.
"Tomcat" had been proposed earlier, in consideration for the F8F at least, but was considered a bit racy with scurrilous connotations in those rather censored times, when Desi and Lucy slept in separate beds.
Remember that the largely experimental Grumman F10F was the "Jaguar," and Leopard, Puma, and Lynx were considered ... and Tiger, Cheetah, etc. applied to their light plane line, based on Jim Bede's clever BD-1.
The F5F "Skyrocket" was the notable non-feline exception.
"Tomcat" had been proposed earlier, in consideration for the F8F at least, but was considered a bit racy with scurrilous connotations in those rather censored times, when Desi and Lucy slept in separate beds.
Remember that the largely experimental Grumman F10F was the "Jaguar," and Leopard, Puma, and Lynx were considered ... and Tiger, Cheetah, etc. applied to their light plane line, based on Jim Bede's clever BD-1.
The F5F "Skyrocket" was the notable non-feline exception.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Grumman's FF, F2F and F3F were un-named.
It was the F4F that started the feline naming tradition for their fighters.
It was the F4F that started the feline naming tradition for their fighters.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Like + informative + Skyrocket = winner.
Forgive me, but is there any evidence that Leopard, Puma an Lynx were considered for the XF10F ?
yosimitesam
Senior Airman
Bearcat
The bearcat (Arctictis binturong), also known as the binturong, is a large, arboreal mammal that is native to the dense tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Despite its name, the bearcat is not a bear nor a cat, but is instead a member of the Viverridae family, which also includes civets and genets.
From: Animals Named Cat That Aren't Actually Cats
The bearcat (Arctictis binturong), also known as the binturong, is a large, arboreal mammal that is native to the dense tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Despite its name, the bearcat is not a bear nor a cat, but is instead a member of the Viverridae family, which also includes civets and genets.
From: Animals Named Cat That Aren't Actually Cats
See post #9; they also smell of popcorn, hence the nickname "popcorn bear".
