F35 nickname brainstorm

[StrandedonEarth]

10 minutes ago, KerikBalm said:

Well, I don't know of many heroic figures from native American tribes.

But there are mythological/spiritual figures. Thunderbird, maybe?

[kerbiloid]

1 minute ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Thunderbird, maybe?

On Tracy Island Airbase. Others are fake.

[steve9728]

It's pretty weird to call it Puma or Jaguar (the advertising fee is here for the checkout thank you). And something like ‘Nargakurga’ sounds to be a bit off in English.

As a snow leopard lover, I'm a little sad that nothing has been nicknamed after it so far.

[Meecrob]

On 10/18/2022 at 4:59 AM, steve9728 said:

Don't know how American pilots call it but I'm sure that the PLAN and PLAAF's pilot will call them 'fatty lightning': this nickname in Chinese was already existing more than a decade hahaha

So you are saying that the industrial espionage branch of the CCP is a chubby chaser?

 

Edited October 19, 2022 by Meecrob

[steve9728]

2 minutes ago, Meecrob said:

So you are saying that the industrial espionage branch of the CCP is a chubby chaser?

So you are saying that the industrial espionage branch of the CCP is a chubby chaser?

So you are saying that the industrial espionage branch of the CCP is a chubby chaser?

Ah no offence. This nickname is from folk internet. Not by me or the gov or something else. Man, this nickname has been around for longer than I have been exposed to the internet!

[Meecrob]

31 minutes ago, steve9728 said:

Ah no offence. This nickname is from folk internet. Not by me or the gov or something else. Man, this nickname has been around for longer than I have been exposed to the internet!

You are a little defensive and it appears you think I took offense to what you said? I'm not American. I'm just watching from the sidelines. You said in China there already is a nickname, I'm just making a joke based on the well known fact that China has a habit of stealing designs...so clearly China likes the fatties!

Edit: CCP has a habit of stealing designs...please understand I am not making a joke about the citizens of China.

 

Anyways I'd die a happy man if at least the USN named the F-35C the Hippo...since the Super Hornet is named the Rhino...to keep with the "non-svelte" theme.

Edited October 19, 2022 by Meecrob

[steve9728]

29 minutes ago, Meecrob said:

You are a little defensive and it appears you think I took offense to what you said? I'm not American. I'm just watching from the sidelines. You said in China there already is a nickname, I'm just making a joke based on the well known fact that China has a habit of stealing designs...so clearly China likes the fatties!

 

Anyways I'd die a happy man if at least the USN named the F-35C the Hippo...since the Super Hornet is named the Rhino...to keep with the "non-svelte" theme.

And we call our planes sticks (J-10) and chopsticks (J-11)!

As for plagiarism in design, let's say there's a guy in class who's a good student who writes all his answers on the board, and instead of looking up you go on to 'reinvent the wheel yourself', that's not 'academic integrity', it's stupidity.

"Imitation is the sincerest form of praise"

Spoiler

-Call me Thunderbolt, there's nothing on the ground I can't kill

-OK Hog!

Edited October 19, 2022 by steve9728

[SunlitZelkova]

7 hours ago, steve9728 said:

How about some big cat or heroic figure from a Native American tribe?

5 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

But there are mythological/spiritual figures. Thunderbird, maybe?

Sadly, no. My middle school mascot used to be the Thunderbird but it was changed a couple years ago due to being offensive*.

Presumably the attitude would be similar across the country, with any Native American derived name.

*I would like to note that the image used was a simple Native American motif, nothing truly inflammatory or offensive, and was thus presumably taken down because the tribes were never asked if it was fine to use them, rather than being actually offensive in the same way a certain football team’s mascot was.

[steve9728]

Wait, how about some raptors? Such as owl? They are also unexpected and deadly for sure

[Rutabaga22]

I think people should look into shark names for planes. F-35 bigmouth?

[DDE]

6 hours ago, Rutabaga22 said:

F-35 bigmouth?

Already taken.

[kerbiloid]

If splash F-35 on water, it will be blowing a fountain from its fan like a whale.

Maybe, something cetacean, like a spermwhale,

And petunias.

[StrandedonEarth]

F-35 Petunia? The enemy will still be laughing when they get blown up...

[SunlitZelkova]

7 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

F-35 Petunia? The enemy will still be laughing when they get blown up...

The Soviets named numerous self-propelled guns and mortars after flowers. Like the 152mm Acacia, 122mm Carnation, 203mm Peony, and 240mm Tulip.

[Codraroll]

1 hour ago, SunlitZelkova said:

The Soviets named numerous self-propelled guns and mortars after flowers. Like the 152mm Acacia, 122mm Carnation, 203mm Peony, and 240mm Tulip.

In light of that, perhaps the M142, whose only nickname is just a boring acronym of its official designation, ought to be called "Weedwacker"?

Edited October 20, 2022 by Codraroll

[StrandedonEarth]

1 hour ago, SunlitZelkova said:

The Soviets named numerous self-propelled guns and mortars after flowers. Like the 152mm Acacia, 122mm Carnation, 203mm Peony, and 240mm Tulip.

Fair enough, I suppose artillery shell explosions tend to “bloom” like flowers. But then I suppose most explosions do. 

But “Petunia “? Isn’t that the name of a cartoon character?  If you really don’t want a weapon taken seriously, call it a Pansy…

[SunlitZelkova]

1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Fair enough, I suppose artillery shell explosions tend to “bloom” like flowers. But then I suppose most explosions do. 

But “Petunia “? Isn’t that the name of a cartoon character?  If you really don’t want a weapon taken seriously, call it a Pansy…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petunia flower

Maybe it could be the F-35 Venus Fly Trap in light of its cooperative engagement capability. AWACS have the sticky parts and the F-35 “closes the mouth” with AMRAAMs.

[kerbiloid]

8 hours ago, SunlitZelkova said:

The Soviets named numerous self-propelled guns and mortars after flowers. Like the 152mm Acacia, 122mm Carnation, 203mm Peony, and 240mm Tulip.

82mm automatic 2B9 Cornflower.

6 hours ago, SunlitZelkova said:

F-35 Venus Fly Trap

Yes, if reverse the fan to suck the flies.