Crazy Snap Captain Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Don't know if this has been done before, but what is your pick for the top 3 coolest (and functionally appropriate) names given to a military aircraft. Mine are: 1) F-15E "Strike Eagle" (says what it does) 2) "Mirage" family (French cool) 3) F-104 "Star Fighter" (so '60's neo-futuristic) I guess the Ruskies are out of this one. Frogfoot doesn't exactly cut it as cool. Your thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant in West Oz Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 1 Spitfire (of course). 2 Thunderbolt. 3 Havoc. I'm sure the Soviets had their own names which may apply. :) G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderchief105 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) 1. Of course the F-105 Thunderchief (Almost Demi-god like when you can carry a nuke) 2. A-6 Intruder (coolest name for a strike A/C) 3. P-51 Mustang. ( Mustang is also my favorite car, both pretty fast) Edited May 30, 2012 by Thunderchief105 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hurricane - typhoon - tempest... i think i liked the weather related ones... (not forgetting MD450 Ouragan) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Voodoo Black Widow Not the biggest fan of these necessarily but the names rock^ I guess the Ruskies are out of this one. Frogfoot doesn't exactly cut it as cool. Your thoughts? Foxbat Flanker Blackjack A few more I cant think of right now Edited May 30, 2012 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Actual manufacturer given names, or nick names as well? No nick names - Venom Vigilante Sabre Honorable Mention - Phantom Hellcat Flying Fortress (Say what?!?!? A fortress that flies? Just inspires terror!) Nick Names - (God, I could just list several of the many given to the A-4 here) Bantam Bomber Viper Warthog Honorable Mention - Lead Sled Mudhen Gutless Cutlass Edited May 30, 2012 by PNW_Modeler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Viper Warthog Strike Eagle There's sooo many. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I guess the Ruskies are out of this one. Frogfoot doesn't exactly cut it as cool. Your thoughts? The "usual" Russian names don't apply as they are western codenames for the aircraft links: reporting system fighters bombers transports helicopters miscellanous Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I like the Tomcat has from what i read it got is name from the Admiral Tom that really pushed to get it hence Tom's Cat Also on the list Spitfire Mosquito Raptor WildCat (Altough the plane is far from wild !) FlyingForteress As for nick names BUFF SLUFF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camaroz06 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 How can you beat Spectre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 How can you beat Spectre? Spooky? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 1) Sturgeon 2) Walrus 3) Flycatcher Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 one word: TOMCAT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattC Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Seafox (Fairey) Fury (Hawker) Vindicator (Vought) Gnatsnapper (Gloster) Black Widow (Northrop) Dark Shark (Ryan) Snark (Sopwith) Barracuda (Fairey) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dkobayashi Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Typhoon Sabre Hornet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I always thought the Avro Vulcan had a great name for a bomber. Name your bomber after an ancient god of fire and smithing so that the very name of the machine will tell any enemy that the hammer's coming down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Spitfire, Seafire, Vulcan, Argus, Valkyrie. I only know one Russian name - Su-25 is called "grach" which means crow or something like that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderWeasel Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 1)F-105 Thunderchief 2)AC-130-Spectre 3)B-52 Stratofortress Maybe-P-61 Black Widow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know what the Russians call their planes (if they do at all)? Gnatsnapper is classic MattC Edited May 30, 2012 by Crazy Snap Captain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) I only know one Russian name - Su-25 is called "grach" which means crow or something like that... I understand that "grach" translates directly as "rook" in English. "Mriya", the An-225's given name translates as "dream" "Ruslan", the An-124's name translates as something like "condor" I have read that the slab sided design of the Sukhoi Su-24 led crews to give it the unofficial nickname "Suitcase" I have also read in places of the Sukhoi Su-7 being unofficially dubbed "Flying Stovepipe" by it's crews. Edited May 30, 2012 by Kevan Vogler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I always loved the name Hellcat. Of course, Spectre is pretty Spooky too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattC Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Gnatsnapper is classic MattC Good isn't it. Quite a smart thing as well; Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skyraider Maniac Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Skyraider!!!!!!! Or Skyshark! Skypirate!!!!! (argh!) I'm partial to Uhu ("Eagle-Owl") myself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) There are lots of aircraft names I like; but the ones that I really like are the NATO code names that are assigned to Soviet/Warsaw Pact/Chinese equipment. Those guys seem to have an excellent sense of humor, and the slightly condescending tint of these names is simply brilliant. My favorites are: Mig-15 Fagot Mig-21 Fishbed (You can't make this stuff up. No, wait: someone in NATO did.) Mig 1.44 Flatpack Kamov Ka-26 Hoodlum CSS-C7 Sadsack (Those NATO guys really didn't have a very high opinion of this Chinese missile.) Edited May 30, 2012 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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