michaelx Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 If it has to go British, instead of Spitfire II how about Nimrod II? As my wife always says, "You're a Nimrod!" Link to post Share on other sites
Bullet101 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I like F-35 Fury, FAA and the US navy could call it the Sea Fury. Or maybe: F-35 Swordfish F-35 Barracuda F-35 Firefly F-35 Phantom F-35 Viper F-35 Tempest Link to post Share on other sites
Heyjoe Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 (edited) OK it may be a dumb question but how are the designations done?How does the order work? JOE Here you go...enjoy the read: DoD Aerospace Designation Process Edited June 2, 2006 by Heyjoe Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 88 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 So is it too late to re-number the Super Hornet as the F-24 then? Link to post Share on other sites
michaelx Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 The Owl is even better than anything named above. It's a stealthy hunter after all. There was an Owl, (Curtiss O-52) so it would have to be Owl II. Link to post Share on other sites
raptor22 Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 F-35 Griffin Link to post Share on other sites
General Grievous Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I was going to ask you guys to "stop the madness", but it's useless. So another contribution: F-35 Yahoo GG Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 So is it too late to re-number the Super Hornet as the F-24 then? For all practical purposes, yes. Cost far too much $$ to go back and redo all the documentation, contracts, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 F-35 Griffin F-35 Stewie Griffin! Or maybe we should just shorten it to F-35 Stewie! Oh... wait.... that'd make the F-22 Chris then.... nevermind. Link to post Share on other sites
Rapier01 Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 For the sake of accuracy it was not Rumsfeld who made the goof, it was Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics –Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge and the AF General he looked to for guidance was Major General Mike Hough Hough is a Marine not Air Force. Oh... wait.... that'd make the F-22 Chris then.... nevermind. Or worse- Meg. Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hough is a Marine not Air Force.Or worse- Meg. Then 30 years later we'd have to re-name it "Ron" (reference: "The Stewie Files") Link to post Share on other sites
Rapier01 Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 You mean like when the JSF gets some work done to become a UCAS? Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 For the sake of accuracy it was not Rumsfeld who made the goof, it was Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics –Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge and the AF General he looked to for guidance was Major General Mike Hough, it was obvious from watching them when the question was ask that their "staffers" had not done too great a job on preparing them for this event.Regards Jim Barr I stand corrected. I was at my Chicago crash pad at the time drinking with Randy "Bert" Bertrand. A-1 Skyraider driver from Vietnam...so I might have missed a detail or two. Pig Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Barr Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hough is a Marine not Air Force. My bad, I guess I could come back and say, good because surely an AF General would not have made that mistake but I know that' not true Regards Jim Barr Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Barr Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I stand corrected. I was at my Chicago crash pad at the time drinking with Randy "Bert" Bertrand. A-1 Skyraider driver from Vietnam...so I might have missed a detail or two. No problem, I just figured Rumsfeld has enough on his plate he has to answer for with out adding one he was not responsible for. Regards Jim Barr Link to post Share on other sites
yeehah1 Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 03-06-06 Any chance one of hte decal makers on this forum will bring out that Texas Ranger Disruptive Camo scheme? It;d be real cool...and scare the bejeepers out of the enemy!! Liam Link to post Share on other sites
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