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Old 21st Jul 2008, 19:23
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Lynxman
 
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Why is one aircraft type to have two names (allegedly)? This is madness, especially as the airframes are common (sponsons and wheeled undercarriages all round) and a Naval variant could be roled to an Army variant and vice versa, albeit unlikely. All technical information would have to reflect both names or else two sets may be needed.

Where has Mohawk come from? Why might we be calling a UK designed and built helicopter after an American Indian tribe? Wildcat ticks all my boxes - alliterative (Westland Wildcat), follows the cat theme (Lynx, Puma) and links back to the Grumman Wildcat in use with the RN WW2.

What is wrong with calling it a Lynx HMA Mk 10 and AH Mk 11, or even Lynx II? Lets face it, it still looks like a Lynx. Harrier went through the change from GR3 to GR5 and kerpt the name even though it was a different airframe.

More importantly however, what would the IPT be called?
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