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Old 7th Nov 2002, 13:57
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What's in a name?

For a uni final year design project we have to design (on paper) a tanker aircraft to fulfil the RAF STA task. We also have to give it a name - any ideas?
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Old 7th Nov 2002, 14:34
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We've already got the Tristar tanker. If it's got two engines you could make an awful petrol/engine pun and call it the Twostar, but stretching it a little bit further, how about..

The Twinstar.

You could name the first two Castor & Pollux.
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Paper STA?
What about A400M?
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Old 7th Nov 2002, 21:52
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What about "Bloody Miracle" ? - or would that be too discriptive?
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ORAC: Face Off was great wasn't it? 'Let's blow some s**t up, it's more fun!'

Random UAS Stude: To make the design simple yet realistic, why not go to the Air 2000 website, download one of their gallery pictures and paint on a few hoses trailling off the back.
That's probably the next smart procurement we'll have.
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Old 8th Nov 2002, 15:21
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Given that the Defence Procurement Agency is near Bristol - how about: Bristol Bureaucrat - or that already been allocated?
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Oi!! I christened the A400M the 'Bristol Bureaucrat' some while ago! Find your own nickname!!
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