JSF Naming Day

[ORAC]

In which case call it Richard. Your taxes would be paying for the best female Richard handlers money could buy....

[DC-17]

It doesn't matter what they officially call it... ESPECIALLY if they name it after a "heritage" plane.

Like the F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper) and the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) it'll get its own nickname and my guess it'll be Joe. Heard a friend say this one and it makes sense...

Joint Strike Fighter
JSF
Joseph
Joe

[ORAC]

Lightning II, according to an "anonymous source".

[Dr Illitout]

Why don't the call it "The Moderator"?
Everybodys afraid of them! Also you know you are never going to get the better of them!

Rgds Dr I

[FormerFlake]

I would like to see Tempest II

But, how about:

Ronaldo

as it will be capable of some amazing things, but will spend most of it's time on the ground.

[philrigger]

Its now 11.30 - what is the name ?

'We knew how to whinge but we kept it in the NAAFI bar.'

[jonny5]

name it, come on i am dying here!

[strek]

Note that naming will be at 1100 CDT not BST so a few hours to go guys.

[vecvechookattack]

Im looking forward to watching the JSF display at Yeovilton airday tomorrow. It must be there as there are photo's of it all over the tickets.

[airborne_artist]

Are they all going to have the same name, or will they each have their own, like ships? If they all had the same name it could be a bit confusing for the aircrew and ground crew - they might get in/work on the wrong one.

[Glass Half Empty]

How about TSR3

[John Farley]

Contraceptor

(the answer to any Interceptor)

[brickhistory]

And the winner is......


Lightning II.

From the JSF.mil site, that is the new moniker, said to take into account the WWII twin-boomed fighter and the EE jet interceptor's heritage.


So any thoughts on what it will be called by the crews?

Besides Dave, of course!

[vecvechookattack]

So if the USAF are going to name it Lightning II....what will the RAF/RN call it....apart from Dave

[ScapegoatisaSolution]

Possibly the 'Weehad' after the British habit of talking about the weather all the time.
(For the hard of thinking/Yanks..."We had lightning too")

[RonO]

this is the export version - USAF one is in foreground

http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/g...x?ItemID=13453

[Zoom]

Look at its radome - it's got to be Budgie!

[BEagle]

Am I missing something here, but what's with all this silly 'Dave' nonsense?

[Double Zero]

JSF

Thank God they didn't call it Andrew or Edward; the IFR probe would never have worked, or if it did it would have frightened the tanker !

[Archimedes]

BEagle,
'Dave' seems to have gained popularity thanks to this thread.

'Dave' does seem rather better than some of the official choices that were first mooted...