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Gretch
Gretch asked in Politics & GovernmentMilitary · 1 decade ago

Military aviation trivia?

So every aircraft has an "official" nickname given to it by the company who designed it and the Pentagon. An example of a really dorky name is the F-15 "Eagle". One of the steps in breaking a new jet in is to give it a cooler nickname. Once the uber nickname sinks in, you will rarely hear a crewmember or pilot refer to his or her ride by the original nickname. So here's the game: I will list the un-official nicknames of several military aircraft and you guys respond with the designation (i.e. F16) and the "official nickname". The first answerer with the most correct answers wins. All of these are current aircraft and all but one are Air Force. For some reason the Navy isn't cool enough to rename it's jets. Two are acronyms, give the full name if you know it:

Viper

FRED

Hog

Bone

Stinkbug

Mudhen

BUFF

Rhino

Bonus: This one is just a fun acronym that cremembers of some aircraft throw out to compensate for something

NKAWTG

Update:

StrikeEagle29, nice go! I can only operate on the assumption that you actually fly SOMETHING (guessing it's the strike eagle). However, there is no E/F version of the F16 and as far as I know Mudhen only applies to the F15E (get it, MUD HEN?) The C drivers are always too busy studying to have a sense of humor. Also, I clearly stated that all aircraft are currently serving. The B57 Canberra and P47 answers call into question your mental focus and therefore reinforce the idea that you're an Eagle guy.

Update 2:

On the F16 E/F, good catch. I was limiting the discussion to US aircraft and the E/F (commonly referred to in the USAF as the block 60). Erehwon got the Rhino one. The sailors have taken to calling the Super Hornet the Rhino because it's fat and ugly :) The unfortunate side effect is that the A/B/C/D Hornets are now referred to as "Baby Hornets". Ouch. Hey, it could be worse. A Hornet pilot could find himself assigned to fly the new EF18 "Growler". WORST NAME FOR A JET EVER. I kill me...

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  • erehwon
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    F-16

    C-5

    A-10

    B-1

    F-117

    F-15E

    B-52

    F-4

    EDIT: We also refer to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornets as "Rhinos" on the ship as well. This is due to the fact that they are bigger and heavier than their smaller A/B/C/D brothers and require a higher setting on the arresting cables.

  • strike_eagle29
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    VIPER -- F-16E/F FIGHTING FALCON

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    FRED -- C-5 GALAXY MILITARY TRANSPORT

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    HOG --THE A 10 WHICH WAS THE WARTHOG OFFICIAL NAME THUNDERBOLT II

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    BONE -- B-1 LANCER

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    STINKBUG F17 A NIGHT HAWK

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    MUDHEN -- F-15 EAGLE

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    BUFF -- B-52 STRATO FORTRESS

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    RHINO -- P 47 THUNDERBOLT OF THE F-4 PHANTOM

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    NKAWTG NOBODY KICKS @SS WITHOUT TANKER GAS

    WATCH THAT F-15 TALK I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK

    AND IT'S STRIKE EAGLE TO YOU.

    I CALLED A BUDDY AND HE TOLD ME THE ONLY OTHER RIDE THAT WAS CALLED A RHINO WAS THE F-4 PHANTOM BUT HE SAID THEY DISCONTINUED USE IN 1996. BUT I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE STILL IN VERY LIMITED USE.

    THE F16 DOES COME IN AN E/F VERSION

    http://www.defense-update.com/products/f/F-16e-f.h...

    A high-tech makeover has turned Lockheed Martin’s 30-year-old F-16 into one of the most modern fighters flying. The jet’s AN/APG-80 radar uses more than 1,000 finger-size transmitters so that the pilot can track ground and air targets simultaneously. The upgrade also includes an automated radar jammer, head-up cockpit displays, and a tweaked GE engine that delivers 25 percent more power than the original F-16’s engine. $50 million

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Viper // f-16 falcon

    FRED//f-15 eagle

    Hog// a-10 thunderbolt

    Bone// b-1b lancer

    Stinkbug//no idea

    Mudhenno idea

    BUFF//b52

    Rhino///no idea

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    smokin crack again

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