Courtney Mil, EF2000 Bureaufighter was indeed named 'Typhoon' after a meeting between the customer nations' representatives and BWoS some years ago..........
UK: "We need a name for this new jet. We don't think that Spitfire II would be terribly suitable, so we suggest following on the 'wind' tradition started by Tornado. How about 'Tempest'?"
Germany: "Nein. We are with this not happy being. Ein verdammte Englander did my father in his Me-262 mit ein Hawker Tempest shoot down. Ve suggest Sturm!"
UK: "No, sorry old chap. Absolutely not! Too many memories of Storm Troopers goose-stepping across Europe..... We'd prefer 'Hurricane'"
Germany: "Nein. This is NOT possible."
UK: "OK - something else then. How about 'Typhoon'.....?"
Germany: "Nein! You had those in the Second Weltkrieg. Ve do NOT vant unser aircraft so named being....
UK: "Ah - but you had a 'Typhoon' or rather 'Taifun' as well. Me 108 Taifun, if you recall....!"
Germany: "Himmel! Sie haben recht. Ve did indeed. Perhaps ve can consider this?"
UK: "OK - perhaps. Or what about 'Cyclone'? No-one had any aeroplane called 'Cyclone'?"
Germany: "Hmm. Sehr interesting. Zis ist perhaps OK. Ja - ve are liking 'Cyclone', oder, wie sagt man auf Deutsch, 'Zyklon'. Ve can fur das singleseaterflugzeug 'Zyklon A' have, und fur das doppelseaterjagdbomberflugzeug, vielleicht 'Zyklon B'......"
UK: "Ahhh - actually we don't think that would be a terribly good name. We want to sell our jet overseas, after all. We don't think that 'Zyklon B' would go down terribly well with some of our potential customers......"
Germany: "Ach so. Perhaps then ve should decide on 'Taifun'!"
UK: "Yes. Typhoon it is then. Spot of lunch, old chap?"
Germany: "Danke"
Spain: "¿Qué?"
