 | Choice of Names for JSF Narrows| SitRep Discuss Choice of Names for JSF Narrows in the Military Matters forums; airliners yes, they're second only to Airbus they should stay away from fighters though............. |
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07-19-2006, 04:53 AM
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#76 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | airliners yes, they're second only to Airbus  they should stay away from fighters though..........
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07-19-2006, 04:57 AM
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Country:  | What? I was saying that Macdonell Dougless carried over into Boeing, meaning you got guys who worked on such greats as the F-15,F-14,F-18 excetra, so they had more than just the ability to make a decent fighter they had the talent to make one.
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07-19-2006, 08:21 AM
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#78 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by 102first_hussars One thing I dont understand is, that Boeing had alot of experienced personell in their staff, carried over from Mcdonnel Douglas, they were capable of building a quality aircraft. | It doesn't always work that way. Lockheed Martin keeps its R&D portion of the company BKA "The Skunk Works" as a functioning unit. Boeing (Actually the remmanants of the old McDonnell contingency) tried to imitate the Skunk works with their own "Phantom Works." Needless to say their engineering approach was wrong when you compare the way both aircraft attain vertical flight.
BTW the X-35 design team won the 2001 Collier Trophy for its design.
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08-07-2006, 07:16 PM
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08-07-2006, 07:32 PM
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Country: | yeah, but we're tryin' to come with a good name that isn't barrowed. How bout" the F-35 Phoenix.
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08-08-2006, 03:13 PM
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08-12-2006, 01:21 AM
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#82 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Phoenix is a designation on a missile, Chief.
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08-15-2006, 04:11 PM
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#83 | | Senior Member
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Country: | and civilian plane Manufacturer. I looked it up I still like the name though, but still can't be used.
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08-16-2006, 03:39 AM
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08-16-2006, 01:27 PM
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08-16-2006, 07:09 PM
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| I still like Tempest as an alternative name. Calling it Lightning II or anything II, shows a lack of imagination. | |
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09-25-2006, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Glider I still like Tempest as an alternative name. Calling it Lightning II or anything II, shows a lack of imagination. | Neither is copying Brit F/A aircraft names from WWII! I personally would be ashamed if they named it the Spit II. Same with using the Brit tradition of naming after a type of storm, ie Cyclone.
Just hope it doesn't get a gay adjective in front... like the Fighting Falcon. Everyone just calls it Falcon. We could have the Whirly Cyclone... that sounds nice 
But why isn't everyone this excited about the AH-1Z and UH-1Y!!! These are ACTUALLY going to do something! | |
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09-30-2006, 03:54 PM
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09-30-2006, 10:51 PM
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Country: | I think it would sound better on either a prop. plane or a helicopter. Whether you take the name to mean the animal or the X-man.
Or some sort of transport vehicle or tank.
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10-01-2006, 09:37 AM
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