Lightning II
Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:29 pm
Well Paul, that's what the gub'mint has come up with, now it'll be interesting
to see what the operational crews name her! Time will tell....
to see what the operational crews name her! Time will tell....
Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:02 pm
I guess they didn’t like my ideas…
Eric Friedebach wrote:Auction off the naming rights to the highest bidder, similar to sports stadiums.News Story wrote:CRAPISTAN (Reuters) - Yesterday, Air Force F-35 Taco Bells responded to troops in contact near the southern border. The F-35s performed strafing passes, ending the engagement.Airshow Narration wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, from your (left/right), the F-35 Reebok. (F-35 ARRIVES) (Rank/name) took off this (morning/afternoon) from (location). He is now setting up to simulate a takeoff and then he will pull the Reebok’s nose up into a classic aerobatic maneuver -- the Cuban Eight. Watch as (rank/name) traces a figure eight over the (field/demonstration area).
Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:21 pm
how original>>>>> zzzzzzzzzzzzz snore!!! no creativity anymore.... a poet & didn't know it!! 
Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:43 pm
Yeah why cant they come up with something orriginal? Just makes me not like it more.
Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:40 am
How much will the price go up, now that it has a name? 
I would have named it after the first flight.
I would have named it after the first flight.
Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:47 am
"Lightning II" wasn't good enough for the Lockheed F-22......................... 
Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:29 am
plain disappointing, & so un-original it's practically lame. they merely copped out, took the easy road & went to a 5 martini lunch on our dime. how they could take a state of the art futuristic weapon system & apply a respectable, but thoroughly recycled name is just throwing in the towel toward the road of least resistance. they should have consulted / used a real high tech system for finding names & definitions........ it's called webster's dictionary!!
Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:20 pm
Don Martin wrote:"Lightning II" wasn't good enough for the Lockheed F-22.........................
Atleast the 22's name is original
Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:08 pm
Sorry guys-----------I like Lightning II---------it will always bring to mind the original Lightning, and that is a good thing!!
Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:25 am
I understand that there was some discussion of naming the new fighter the "Spitfire II", so does anyone know for certain which aircraft they consider to be the "Lightning I"?
This one?
Or this one?
This one?
Or this one?
Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:33 am
good question!!! but the jet version never earned the honor of the new namesake in my opinion.
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:07 am
but the jet version never earned the honor of the new namesake in my opinion
Agreed it never went into combat, but it still holds a few time to height records and regularly used to whip some F-16 ass!
As for Spitfire II!!!! Over my cold dead body.
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:17 am
I still like Buzzard. 
Robbie
Robbie
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:20 am
It shoulda been called
Loadadoughstar!
Loadadoughstar!