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Originally Posted by PDR1
(Post 10199539)
That's OK - the significant features of the F35 were all plagiarised from Hawker's P1216 anyway...
:) PDR |
Tornado, Typhoon, Tempest seems pretty good to me.
I suppose Hurricane works too. But if you want fart humour and a letter T….. "Trump" |
I guess the most Famous "super" Typhoon names were those "Divine Winds" associated with wrecking the Mongol fleets trying to invade Japan in the late 13th Century.
Can't see that name catching on though. |
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Originally Posted by Jackonicko
(Post 10199796)
Tornado, Typhoon, Tempest seems pretty good to me.
I suppose Hurricane works too. But if you want fart humour and a letter T….. "Trump" |
Let's not become too exercised about it chaps
Originally Posted by SASless
(Post 10199209)
Thunder Bolt.....errrrr....sorry taken already......so how's about Thunder Mug!
'Tis obvious the ideas team dedicated to cocking the snook towards our 'European friends' having noted we were to be cold shouldered on the development of a new Euro fighter decided to set a metaphorical hare running along 'suck it and see' lines. They may be entirely serious but then again may not. As to proposed early budget, mere chickenfeed in the world of realpolitik |
Actually, planform wise it seems to have more than a little in common with the YF-23.... no tail wings?
And that seat is very upright... |
Originally Posted by Jackonicko
(Post 10198988)
The bit of Leonardo involved is what we used to call Selex, and before that GEC-Marconi. They're based in Scotland…..
While the relevant bit of MBDA is based in Stevenage….. |
Prankster, that was considered with its predecessor too but no objection was raised. Then when we were asked to send in names for station callsigns my boss selected Typhoon. Never thought it would be accepted, but it was.
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Interesting profile. With the line underneath the chine, below the cockpit, perhaps they should’ve gone with “Pelican”. |
Originally Posted by Bob Viking
(Post 10198051)
I know I’m not surprised but threads like this take on a familiar pattern.
It’ll never be as good as a TSR2/Phantom/Hunter. It’s ugly. We won’t get enough. It’ll be rubbish. I wouldn’t have done it like that. Etc, etc ad infinitum. Clearly I am wired differently to lots of people on this forum. When I read the article I think ‘brilliant, a new fighter’. It shows forethought and ambition with a fair amount of commitment to it so far. As for the piloted/unpiloted mix I think it makes perfect sense. The mothership and drone concept is not new. It should actually excite us not scare us. Anyway, I expect I’ll be a lonely voice amongst the masses but why not try to see the positives. If nothing else it shows that my kids may get to be fighter pilots after all. BV |
Looking at the space/volume available in the forward fuselage suggests that someone is serious with the design; form following function and all that.
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Please tell me those little white markings on the upper fuselage surface are not boom receptacle doors......
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Originally Posted by 57mm
(Post 10201770)
Please tell me those little white markings on the upper fuselage surface are not boom receptacle doors......
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The return of Schräge Musik?
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MPN, at least we do name them. The cuz both names and numbers but never seem to use the name. I suppose 'Strato . . ' was as much Boeings as USAF.
What would you suggest? |
The Landing Gear will be easy to sort out as it looks like it is the same as the Tornado gear, plenty of spares around, and Tech Pubs will be a lot of cut and paste from Tornado manuals, should allow money to be spent on other things.
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
(Post 10202259)
MPN, at least we do name them. The cuz both names and numbers but never seem to use the name. I suppose 'Strato . . ' was as much Boeings as USAF.
What would you suggest? At least it begins with T, and is weather-related :) |
Airbus/BAeS Fighter Jet Merger
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