F-35B - RAF/RN designation?
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I think we should follow the late and much missed Iain M Banks' concept in naming military equipment. OK, so it may not adapt so well to the naming of aircraft types, but I still think the two CVFs should have been named "HMS Diplomacy Has Failed" and "HMS No More Mr Nice Guy".
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I think that there are plenty of suitable Culture names for F35, starting with "Grey Area" and of course it's pseudonym!
The real problem is that this aircraft will not be the second type called Lightning by the RAF, its the third. Of course the first type was only fit to be used as ground targets on the Ashley Walk range.
I'd be surprised if we call it anything other than Lightning, but the mark designator may be fun - do we go RAF style FG mk1 or Navy Style FA mk1?
Or do we use mk 2 to avoid confusing the Colonial Cousins (with it being equivalent to their 'B') - a precedent for out-of-sequence marks having been established with the Voyager.
Or do we use mk 2 to avoid confusing the Colonial Cousins (with it being equivalent to their 'B') - a precedent for out-of-sequence marks having been established with the Voyager.
With regard to reusing old names, the Americans seem to like that sort of thing:
Phantom II, Tiger II, Globemaster III, Thunderbolt II ad nauseam.
And as fr as the RC-135 is concerned, I think I am right in saying that Airseeker was the overall project name, but it is known as the RC-135 in service.
Phantom II, Tiger II, Globemaster III, Thunderbolt II ad nauseam.
And as fr as the RC-135 is concerned, I think I am right in saying that Airseeker was the overall project name, but it is known as the RC-135 in service.
How about the Cyclone? (the next storm name)
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Is that the Wright idea, though? 
As it's going to be a FBAR type, what else did all those things ... such as the Mosquito?
As it's going to be a FBAR type, what else did all those things ... such as the Mosquito?
Meteorological associations seem popular: Tornado, Typhoon, Hurricane, Wirlwind, Rafale, Lightning, etc. So we could have:
Thunderclap - easily shortened to "The Clap"
Shower - in honour of its development
Damp with Sunny Intervals - reflecting its progress so far.
Thunderclap - easily shortened to "The Clap"
Shower - in honour of its development
Damp with Sunny Intervals - reflecting its progress so far.
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Being low-observable, surely the Fog FGR1 ?
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Maybe the Aussies will call their's a Willy-Willy 
Shuriken, Wakizashi, or Chokutō?