Well you could pay a homage to its role as an ELINT and COMINT Aircraft and as its going to be based in the Western Europe

WESCINT Mk 1

I have it on good authority that many a Soviet general became a gibbering wreck at the mere mention of the Wiggins Aerodyne in the SF role :E

ShotOne,

See following for Rivet and other designations.

U.S. Military Code Names

U.S. Military Code Names

Code Name Listing - R

From

Designation-Systems.Net

If its any consolation the RN seem to have lost the knack of coming up with good names as well. We've had Warspite, Battleaxe, now its HMS Duncan.....Duncan? Why name a ship after an unlamented ancient monarch who was murdered in his bed?

HMS Beaver, now that was a good name :E

Mind you they got the Carrier Prince of Wales name correct, especially after the debate over how they should finally put the configuration to bed, a bit like his married life..


Expecting a knock at the door :O

Lynx Mk10.....sorry, Wildcat.

So that'll be more capable than the F-35, then?

Not content with the name Rivet Joint?

how about Buck-tail Spliff?

What about 'Blessed are the Big Noses'?

For flight planning purposes, the four character abbreviation of Air Seeker will comprise the first and third letters of Air and the first and third letters of Seeker.

I had a go at a chap from Waddington about the name "Air Seeker". His response was that "Air Seeker" is the name for the whole system including aircraft, ground platforms etc, while the aircraft will retain the name "Rivet Joint" much in the same way as "ASTOR" and "Sentinel". I do not know enough about Air Seeker to know if this is the case, but....... that is what I was told.

Air Seeker sounds like someone who has dived too deep

Wrong, I'm afraid.

It will still be called Rivet Joint. The project is called Project Airseeker.

Ring 51 Sqn if you don't believe me!! :ok:

Edit: Always read the previous posts!!

As 'Dave' seems very popular, what about naming the RJ in a similar way?

I suggest 'Walt' :E

looks like it is destined for fame

"we're calling it the Spitfire"
"what a rubbish name"-Mitchell.

tell them the Rivet Joint will be known universally as "the bong"
if they stop smoking it they will come up with a decent name.

This is true and draws its project name from an MoD grouping that includes Project LANDSEEKER and Project SEASEEKER.

I thought that stupid, spotter-ish 'Dave' nonsense had run its course.

Imagine serving on Gay Cavalier and having that on your cap band.........

How about following on in a current theme:

SENTRY
SENTINEL
SENILE