BIGGLES

Better it gets going less enemy smirk

or

GINGER

Goes in never gets exit route

or

ALGY

A Long Good Yawn

****HOT

Special High Impact Transport Hopefully On Time

White Elephant
 

White Elephant or maybe, Dodo (a bit unfair to Elephants & Dodos though !)

;)

final thought; how about Brabazon III ? :D


Before I get shot down I checked, there was already a Brab' II :- :cool:

Mark II
In 1946 it was decided to make the second prototype based on the Bristol Coupled Proteus turboprop engines - eight paired turboprops driving 4-bladed screws through a common gearbox..[2] This would increase cruising speed from 260 to 330 mph (420–530 km/h) and ceiling while reducing the empty weight by about 10,000 lb (4,540 kg). This Brabazon Mark II, would be able to cross the Atlantic (London-New York) in a reduced time of 12 hours.

Although the Proteus was slimmer than the Centaurus, the wing thickness was not to be reduced in the Mark II but the leading edge would be extended around the engines.

Changes to the wheel arrangement planned for the Mark II would have allowed it to use most runways on both the North Atlantic and Empire routes.

Hi all,
This my first post.

I suggest 'Camulos' the Romano-Celtic god of war or Epona the goddess of horses.

Welcome to the Forum Hopeless......




Call it the Anus, after all it will only end up hauling crap about......... :p

Gordon, fat, ugly and useless!

;)

ORAC

O.K. Guilty as charged in your post #23. I put my hand up. I obviously did not read the article correctly. However my question still stands -

What name for the A400M?

What about AIRTRUCK? We've already got the AIRBUS for pax, so AIRTRUCK must be ok to describe a freighter....

Just my 2 cents......

MB

Re. A400M, it seems that 'Loadmaster' was originally intended to be the name....:\

However, although I suggested 'Bristol Bureaucrat' a while ago - and the crews call it 'Grizzly', of the names suggested here, I reckon 'Obelix' is the best. Or perhaps 'Obélix' in the French Air Force?

How about "Cancelled" ?

How about 'Bill'?

Builds on the pprune tradition of 'Dave'.

And no-one can deny that the A400m has turned out to be pricey...

:hmm:

Alliterative Appellations - a Plea
 

Remembering the Air Force's apparent liking for alliteratively-named aircraft types, I've been thinking of pleading for the designation "A400M" to be retained. "Abingdon" makes me publicise my wish ...
Of course it could also be called the "Accrington", in which case it'd be popularly known as "Stanley" ... and then there's "Aylesbury" for southern suburbanites, or "Ashford" for out-of-towners. 'Averfordwest might do as a far-out monicker???
Seriously, and Pur-leeze, people, let's leave it as it is, pur-leeze ...

PS. "Grizzly" ?????:E:E

I chose Abingdon because Blackburn Beverleys were based there for many years. Worthy predecessors of the A400M.

Ahhhhh! the Beverley
 

The Beverley ... "Built like a catherdral, and about as fast", as a fellow transportee remarked as we droned for what seemed like years between Singapore and Labuan, to get our hands on "our" Canberras ... There's just not that much to look at over the South China Sea ... How the "Bev" crews stood it I just didn't know, it must have required some very special talents.
Once was e-nuff foe me, Ta very much!

The A400M sounds good as it passes nearly overhead, is clearly faster, and will no doubt be much quieter inside, too. If it sells to Oz, perhaps they'll call it the Amberley ???

The name which follows the finest traditions of mythological names for transport aircraft is highly appropriate............and also alliterative.................Airbus ATLAS.

Hmmmmmm,

It's Big,

It's Grey,

It's Heavy,


It Flies - eventually..............after a lot of encouragement.


It's got a couple of big round things high up, either side of its nose.



What else can you call it, apart from DUMBO?

Donkey:)

Tester07 -

Like it - not least because Atlas attempted to trick Hercules into holding up the sky whilst he buggered off.....

A vote for Airbus Atlas C. Mk 1, then.

S41

Tester07, Squirrel 41... they don't look much the same...

http://wapedia.mobi/thumb/d40014752/...pg%2Cpng%2Cgif

Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.1



This looks a bit closer... and was also "froggy-built "... and actually might give "Atlas" a chance... 208 French, 186 German (most sold off in the 1970s, to various African nations & Israel)
The Armée de l'Air only retired the last of theirs in 1989.

EADS N.V. - Nord Aviation Nord 2501-Noratlas

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...D_Noratlas.jpg

The "Fergie".............because it never has enough money.

They may not like it but the JSF is going to be called Dave... So why not Mabel ?