Names of aircraft types.

[Kevin Farnell]

A while back BA had ordered a new fleet of shorthaul aircraft and asked staff for suggestions for individual names. They ran a competition in British Airways News. Everybody's favourite suggestion was from a Captain. Scottish Glens. Glen Livet, Glen Morangie, Glen Fiddich, Glen Moray ...

Didn't win, though

Ian

There was a similar competition when the then British Airways Birmingham (now swallowed up by London Airways) were looking to name their aircraft. The competition in the Birmingham Evening Mail wanted names related to Shakespearian characters. The most popular suggestion by a long way, was 'Bottom'. Strangely, this never appeared on an aircraft.

Kevin

[DaveB]

Nice try though Ian ;-)

I want a Westland Walsall, or better still a Blackburn Bloxwich

How's about an Avro Aldridge Kevin.. or maybe a Percivale Pelsall!!! Don't think a Bristol Brownhills would get too many votes

ATB

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[Garry Russell]

Returning to my mention of RR (Derby) and rivers...........they reused some like Tay and Trent while others never seem to find favour

Ouse and Piddle to name but two

A what about the Boeing 777 being powered by a pair of Severns

Garry

[Kevin Farnell]

Nice try though Ian ;-)

I want a Westland Walsall, or better still a Blackburn Bloxwich

How's about an Avro Aldridge Kevin.. or maybe a Percivale Pelsall!!! Don't think a Bristol Brownhills would get too many votes

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Not bad!

I went to school in Aldridge, the bus going via Pelsall. And my Mom worked in Brownhills.

How about a De Haviland Darlaston :think:

Kevin

[DaveB]

Hmm.. a Dh Darlaston.. it has a sort of ring to it. :think:

Perhaps a Shorts Shelfield could find a place in there somewhere

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[speedbird591]

The most popular suggestion by a long way, was 'Bottom'. Strangely, this never appeared on an aircraft.

I think it was because Aer Lingus already use it on their aircraft so the engineers know which way up it goes.

Ian

[DaveB]

LMAO

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[markw]

Nice try though Ian ;-)

I want a Westland Walsall, or better still a Blackburn Bloxwich

How's about an Avro Aldridge Kevin.. or maybe a Percivale Pelsall!!! Don't think a Bristol Brownhills would get too many votes

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Not bad!

I went to school in Aldridge, the bus going via Pelsall. And my Mom worked in Brownhills.

How about a De Haviland Darlaston :think:

Kevin

The Percival Pleck or Palfrey?
Westland Willenhall?
Brantley Bentley?
Consolidated Caldmore although Consolidated being American they won't pronounce it correctly, plus the red lights would be permanently on.

Strange but there is a slight connection between de Havilland and Darlaston - my late grandfather used to work at Rubery Owen in the town (long closed) and he once told me he had done some work connected with the componentry for the Comet. He was a toolsetter, but I don't know if de Havilland outsourced any componentry although with Boulton Paul just up the road in Pendeford having done some work on de Havilland Vampires, perhaps that's the connection. My late grandfather was in his seventies when he said this so age and memory might have been playing tricks. However, during the war, RO were a hive of activity feeding various shadow factories around the area so there's probably quite a reasonable connection between Darlaston and de Havilland!

[Garry Russell]

How about a DH Dover or a Percival Peebles...........or perhaps a Miles Margate or an Auster Argyle :think:

Garry

[DaveB]

An interesting connection there Mark. I'll see if I can dig something up

ATB

DaveB :tab: