F-35 Name

[Shaggy]

The Wikipedia has the F-35 JSF listed with the codename Lightning II.
Now I know some things in the Wiki are just outright wrong but it got me thinking.

Does anyone know for absolute surety if the JSF has acquired a codename?

For the longest time the F\A-22 had the name Lightning II prior to it acquiring the extra and going into service. Novalogic put out several F-22 games naming the fighter just that and then it became the Raptor (which I like so much more for obvious reasons ). I think I even read few articles calling the Eurofighter the Lightning II as well.

Another question is what weould you name it?

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Yes, the Air Force announced Lightning II as the name late last year.

 

[Houkiboshi]

Well, I would like to name it mustang, corsair or vampire... I guess sabre would make a nice one too

 

[HammerHead]

You mean Sabre II, as the name Sabre is already take by the 1950' F-86

 

[Bandit LOAF]

... as are Mustang (P-51) and Corsair (F4U).

 

[HammerHead]

...and even the Vampire (De Havilland DH-100)

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Yeah, but that wouldn't necessitate a 'II', since it didn't serve with the US military.

 

[Houkiboshi]

Jeje, I didn't think someone was around here right now...

Yes, I know about the P-51, the F4U, the F-86, and the DH-100, that’s why I would like to give it that name(s); but I thought it wasn't necessary to say so, my bad

 

[jaeger]

I would name it the " osamas gonna get wooped by this badboy"

 

[HammerHead]

Unfortunately, Osama doesn't look like he's gonna be wooped any time soon...

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Well, sure... but the minute he tries to fly an F-15 somewhere.

 

[HammerHead]

tuche!!
(or "tu-shey", or however you're suppose to spell it)

 

[floundericiousMI]

touche

 

[Kavok]

Sirs,

Lightning II is appropriate in a twofold sense, since the US had the P-38 Lightning on the one hand, but also the British Royal Navy is co-financing the project with our greater experience of handling Harriers - we had the English Electric Lightning interceptor in the 60s. Therefore the name represents a 'II' to both potential users.

Having said that, the RAF never adds a 'II' suffix in any event, we would have had two 'Furies', two 'Nimrods', two 'Tornados' and, now, two 'Typhoons' also.

KvK

 

[Shaggy]

Personally I like Bearcat.
The WC BCat rounded out my top three favorite heavy fighters, after the Raptor and Thunderbolt.

 

[Mace]

Why not call it the "morningstar"?

 

[QuailPilot]

How about the: Winthrop

 

[Bandit LOAF]

How about the: Winthrop

The Air Force would probably do well to avoid naming their fighters after religious leaders.

 

[QuailPilot]

haha I just thought of a random name and didn't now what it was

 

[Tigerhawk]

Personally I like Bearcat.
The WC BCat rounded out my top three favorite heavy fighters, after the Raptor and Thunderbolt.

Well, and let's also not forget that there was also an A-7 Corsair II...

We've also had the Bearcat and the Thunderbolt, both WWII-era fighters. The F8F Bearcat came too late to enter WWII service, which was supposed to be an improvement to the already-deadly F6F Hellcat. And the Thunderbolt was the P-47.

Then again, we've also had the Thunderbolt II in the form of the A-10, more affectionately (though also backhandedly) referred to as the Warthog.

Okay, glasses coming off now...