Russian aircraft code names.
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Russian aircraft code names.
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When did we stop allocating 'code names' to Russian aircraft ?
I notice the recent deployment of the ELINT version of the the Tupolev TU-214 airliner the TU214R ELINT aircraft in Syria but can not find any reference to a NATO code name for this aircraft.
any help or suggestions, please.
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When did we stop allocating 'code names' to Russian aircraft ?
I notice the recent deployment of the ELINT version of the the Tupolev TU-214 airliner the TU214R ELINT aircraft in Syria but can not find any reference to a NATO code name for this aircraft.
any help or suggestions, please.
Thanks in anticipation for your time and trouble.
Be lucky
David
p.s. If the mods consider this more appropriate please move to spectators balcony -though it is a serious question
Last edited by The AvgasDinosaur; 29th Oct 2018 at 16:19. Reason: typo error
I think the ASCC (?) still does this, although they are not so well published as before.
Tryhttp://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html
Tryhttp://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html
Last edited by bobward; 30th Oct 2018 at 12:27. Reason: Added lionk
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There are also anomalies. COOT A should have an M name as it is not a Cargo aircraft and actually is nearer a MAY than a COOT.
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The ASCC is now long gone and new reporting designators abandoned. There were many ,sometimes amusing, anomalies over the years.
The Il -20 COOT A et. seq. nicknames (they weren't "code names") were in line with An-12 CUBs B,C and D which were dedicated recce/ELINT versions of the basic transport , indeed there were some similar versions of the Il-14 CRATE as late as the mid 70's.
The Il-38 MAY was a pretty major rework of the basic Il-18 airframe with a lot of fundamental external visual changes and so justified the new designator.
All history now.
The Il -20 COOT A et. seq. nicknames (they weren't "code names") were in line with An-12 CUBs B,C and D which were dedicated recce/ELINT versions of the basic transport , indeed there were some similar versions of the Il-14 CRATE as late as the mid 70's.
The Il-38 MAY was a pretty major rework of the basic Il-18 airframe with a lot of fundamental external visual changes and so justified the new designator.
All history now.
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The Multirole Fighter Interceptor (MFI) got its 'Flatpack' name courtesy of 'Uncle Roger' AKA Roger Bacon, writing in Flight International's 'Straight & Level'.
MiG MFI - FlatPack
MiG MFI - FlatPack
For those who still don't know, the 'BBC' is Cyrillic for 'VVS'.
The markings mean Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii - 'Russian Air Force'.
The markings mean Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii - 'Russian Air Force'.
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The new Sukhoi SU-57 has a code name FELON.
So why not the Tupolev TU-214R in my original question?
Thanks for your time and trouble
David
So why not the Tupolev TU-214R in my original question?
Thanks for your time and trouble
David
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What is MiG-57???
As a general remark.
Arrogant Pentagon strategists who give names to Russian planes while picking their noses sitting in armchairs, seem to have quite a limited vocabulary. All the nicknames they come up with sound like a street slang of guys who hardly finished school.
I recall Tu-22 was once given a reporting name "Beauty" which was found too complimentary and quickly changed to "Blinder".
As a general remark.
Arrogant Pentagon strategists who give names to Russian planes while picking their noses sitting in armchairs, seem to have quite a limited vocabulary. All the nicknames they come up with sound like a street slang of guys who hardly finished school.
I recall Tu-22 was once given a reporting name "Beauty" which was found too complimentary and quickly changed to "Blinder".
