Name For A400m

[brakedwell]

Thunderbox

[ORAC]

Ahem, he was actually discussing the A330 MRTT, not the A400M.

Not being possessed of a boom, the A400M is definitely of the female gender. A momma grizzly bear.

[Blacksheep]

The Poirot. The French name that follows Hercules.

[TurningFinals]

ABBA - A Bloody Big Airlifter.

[ORAC]

Obelix

[GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU]

By "tradition", transport Types in Royal Air Force service were named after a town/city. I don't believe we've had one called the Scunthorpe yet. Although if it also has a tanker capability, it might invite the question; if Airbus put the T for tanker in A400M, who put the ........

[brakedwell]

How about the Airbus Abingdon?

[chopper2004]

MJP C.1

MJP as in

Marie-José Pérec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

she won the 400m race in 96

[Neptunus Rex]

Blacksheep

Poirot is not French, he's Belgian.
(Name three famous Belgians.)

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

Eddy Merckx, Audrey Hepburn and Jean Claude van Damme will do for starters

[c130jbloke]

The weird ginger cousin you only see at weddings ?

I know its not ginger.....

[dead_pan]

Napoleon

He was short and fat

[Windy Militant]

Poirot is not French, he's Belgian.
(Name three famous Belgians.)

I can only think of one but it fits
Bertrand well they are made of Plastic!

[indie cent]

TFL

or TFE

or just TFD.

[Flugplatz]

'EURO-CREPE'?

Alternatively: 'COLLABORATOR'

Mind you, I like that 'OBELIX'

Flug

[Rigga]

ELEPHANT - then you'll all stop talking about it.

[billynospares]

The euro shirtlifter seems fitting or the Nemesis planet lifter for the american market

[Squirrel 41]

If JSF is Dave, then A400M should be Mabel.

[Always a Sapper]

Philrigger:
Any guesses as to what the name of the A400M will/should be ?

My nomination is HERMES.

Nearly Phil, nearly.... But a slight change to HERPES may be better.....

[barnstormer1968]

It can't be Mabel, and some folks don't like the name Dave either, as apparently aircraft are not to be known by nick names............Oh, and it can't be strike mouse either (see what I did there).