F-35 Lightning II Better name

[telecat]

For the B STOL version anyway. Given the Fairing over the lift fan maybe it should be the "Camel"?

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

How about: FUGLY

[aeropilot]

It was christened the Dave by many in a poll a few years ago, and I can't see it ever being referred to as anything else

Certainly doesn't not in any way deserve the name tag Lightning in UK service - bloody sacrilege!!

[maffski]

aeropilot said:

It was christened the Dave by many in a poll a few years ago, and I can't see it ever being referred to as anything else

Certainly doesn't not in any way deserve the name tag Lightning in UK service - bloody sacrilege!!

It's a big lump that uses brute force and ignorance to beat gravity into submission. I can see how Lightning would be inappropriate

That said, I do like Dave.

[Eric Mc]

List all the aircraft called Lightning.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Eric Mc said:

List all the aircraft called Lightning.

Hmm let's see:

Lockheed P38 Lightning
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Codenamed: 'Jack')
Arado 234 Blitz
English Electric Lightning
Lockheed-Martin F35 Lightning II

[Rarefied Brains]

How about "JSF"?

[Oily Nails]

I'd of thought "Tempest"

[dr_gn]

"Freestyle II" would be a good name for it.

[Roberty]

F-35 A Red Herring

F-35 B White Elephant

F-35 C Lame Duck

[tight5]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Eric Mc said:

List all the aircraft called Lightning.

Hmm let's see:

Lockheed P38 Lightning
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Codenamed: 'Jack')
Arado 234 Blitz
English Electric Lightning
Lockheed-Martin F35 Lightning II

Arion Lightning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arion_Lightning

Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_...

[Dr Jekyll]

Should be the Lightning III then, the RAF did try out the P38 briefly.

[Eric Mc]

Dr Jekyll said:

Should be the Lightning III then,

It should, because at one stage the F-22 "Raptor" was named the Lighting II too.

The American's often forget about earlier aircraft they have built that carried the same name.

The Vought F4U Corsair of WW2 was actually the second Vought design to be called Corsair. When the jet Corsair II was built in the 1960s, it should really have been the Corsair III.

Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 31st January 08:08