Classic British Flight Sim

Clifford the big red dog Leif?

Garry

Of course Garry

Sorry didnt think it had made it over there

well I guess we have Bob the Builder and Ebb And Flo and never mind
Im just showing I really do have a 2.75 year old

Leif

AH yes and he is very english.perhaps they dubbed it. :roll: So a freind of mind tells me


Nickname how about Obelisk (From Asteryx the Gaul)

Garry

Garry Russell wrote: Nickname how about Obelisk (From Asteryx the Gaul)

Garry

Not bad, not bad.

I was thinking something like B.E.R.T.H.A

Bloody

Enormous

Repulsive (matter of opinion)

Tank-like

Hippo-sized

Aircraft

Do you reckon Airbus Industries would adopt it?!!

Big Ugly Monster? :redface:

Garry

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ... Son of a Bitch 2nd Class ( it was not well liked, obviously)

By the way, with reference to the Zero/Zeke issue:in July 1942 the Materiel Section of the Directorate of Intelligence, Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area, came up with the system of assigning names to Japanese aircraft because of the unwieldy and differing conventions used by the IJN and JAAF. It was far easier to recognise the name 'Betty' than G4M1, for instance.

In keeping with the conventions adopted, the Zero was given the male name 'Zeke'. It was used, but never really caught on because the name Zero (from the Mitsubishi Type-0 Naval Fighter ) was already in common useage before official name-designation system was introduced.

MD80 series - "Maddog" now for extra credit does anyone know which airline started that nickname to the point that certain ARTCC's will actually say "follow the maddog ahead"????


Leif

I seem to remember the Valetta being called the "Pig" at Leeming - late 50's.
Could be wrong - I often am

Graham

Maybe Graham

We certainly use to call Varsity's pigs

Garry

I've heard the Shack referred to as an elephant's bottom - grey and wrinkled on the outside, and dark and smelly on the inside. Anyone brave enough to apply the same criteria to the RAF .10s?

Best wishes
Steve P