Name For A400m
 

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

My nomination is HERMES.

Edited by Philrigger to add name suggestion.

"Bob", naturally.

Chas .

MUFF=Medium Ugly Fat F***er

Wogan

After his Eurovision commentary

Or maybe Norton for its male/female refuelling!

:)

NAGATH of course....................................

Not As Good As The Hercules!

How about TSR3?

Roadster has it.

MUFF is perfect because some Muffs are also lovely

How about Latte? (sounds posh)

Alphonso? or Fat Alphonso

A moment of brilliance from Roadster and the usual sage words from John Farley.

Does that mean para drops will be known as MUFF diving and TALO will be known as 'going down'?? :ok::};)

Atlas.

TJ

IBIWISI

I'll Believe It When I See It

MUFF sounds great.

Multiple Use Force Flyer.


Or, simply becuause the project has been a complete C***

The Euros can call theirs whatever they like (as per Eurofighter), but as all RAF aircraft leak on a constant basis, then the thought of being told to stop the muffs dripping on the apron is worth it just for that alone.

Look at the size of the flaps on that MUFF etc!

Apparently, some folks see the word MUFF as a sexual term, but I cant see how:E

Of course it could also be called 'Grenadier'
It is photographed often...Looks well presented...Has a long history....Costs a lot to fund....But also seldom moves!

Bel-slow - oh, that's been used. Eurotruck!

I thought it was 'The Bristol Bureaucrat'.

Nearly compitent Sh*gnasty:ugh:

Call it the Kentish.................

Why?

Well the A400 IS Kentish Town Rd :O

A400 Kentish Town Road | Photos of Road | Pics by Oxyman | UpMyStreet

OR even reminisce because it could also we called the Fortress or the Junction........ all are parts of the A400

Junction Road (designated the A400) is a road in north London between Archway tube station (at the top of Holloway Road) and Tufnell Park tube station (where the A400 continues southwards as Fortess Road).

Probably will be apt, as they both have been a struggle to get to the end off :E


Or how about HMS Queen Elizabeth that might appease the navy when the funds from that project are diverted to pay for them :ok:

What about Lionel? C'est tres jolie, n'est ce pas? Doubters could take the cockney translation.

Toad

or

ToadLifter




Ribbitt......

Thunderbox :cool:

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. ;)

The Poirot. The French name that follows Hercules.

ABBA - A Bloody Big Airlifter.

Obelix :ok:

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 ........

How about the Airbus Abingdon?

MJP C.1

MJP as in

Marie-José Pérec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

she won the 400m race in 96 :):cool::8

Blacksheep

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

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

The weird ginger cousin you only see at weddings ?

I know its not ginger.....

Napoleon

He was short and fat

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! ;)

TFL

or TFE

or just TFD.

'EURO-CREPE'?

Alternatively: 'COLLABORATOR'

Mind you, I like that 'OBELIX'

Flug :8

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

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

If JSF is Dave, then A400M should be Mabel.

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

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 :E:E (see what I did there).