Classic British plane names

Lashout_UK · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:23

Congratulations!

I'd add the Meteor

http://toys.shop.ebay.co.uk/Diecast...ouscter+meteor&_rusck=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

OT but my Grandad flew one, in Tiger Squadron (No. 74), as shown below:

One of the few who've successfully recovered a Meteor from a flat spin, loosing about 30,000 feet in the process! I wish I'd had the chance to fly things like that

Managed to land one on one engine once too, apparently that's quite an 'interesting' experience given the way the nacelles are spaced, a throwback to propellor-driven planes.

Cosimo · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:36

Firebrand
Firefly
Kingfisher

Lysander · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:46

Lysander.

Great name.

melaniedguy · 30 Jan 2011 at 14:11

Efour2 said:
lol i hope she is a plane nut too or i predict this as the shortest marriage in history

Hiya, the "good lady" here - no I'm not a plane nut, but I am a petrol head so I agreed to the plane stuff - but only becuase I get some lovely new shoes!

XeNoN89 · 30 Jan 2011 at 14:16

Hawker
Harrier
Hunter
Spitfire
Lancaster
Tornado
Jaguar
Vulcan

Von Smallhausen · 30 Jan 2011 at 14:16

Nice pics there Lashout.

Didn't the Meteor miss being the first operational jet fighter only just when the Me 262 came out ?

eddie_slovik · 30 Jan 2011 at 14:22

Von Smallhausen said:
Nice pics there Lashout.

Didn't the Meteor miss being the first operational jet fighter only just when the Me 262 came out ?

Highly debateable point as we did'nt want the Russians finding out too much but the Meteor could have been operational from 1942 but only over GB.

Don't forget the Mosquito !

meghatronic · 30 Jan 2011 at 15:01

Oh please name your table Nimrod.

Nutbusta · 30 Jan 2011 at 15:33

eddie_slovik said:
Highly debateable point as we did'nt want the Russians finding out too much but the Meteor could have been operational from 1942 but only over GB.

Don't forget the Mosquito !

She's vitoed Mosquito too

Great pic of the Meteor though

Nutbusta · 30 Jan 2011 at 15:35

meghatronic said:
Oh please name your table Nimrod.

I'm saving Nimrod for my Dads table. It's basically a short table, naughty step in a sound proof box.

Scania · 30 Jan 2011 at 16:38

Seafire

Manchester

Shackleton

Stirling

Whitley

Halifax

Victor

Lancastrian

Anson

Beaufighter

Tiger Moth

Comet

Albatross

Flamingo

Hornet

Dove

Heron

Comet

Trident

Vampire

Sea Vampire

Venom

Sea Venom

Sea Vixen

Supermarine, A.V.Roe, Hadley Paige, de Haviland, Bristol, Short Brothers & other manufacturers.

GeezerButler · 30 Jan 2011 at 16:55

Why don't you use manufacturer names?

Vickers, de Havilland, Avro, Handley-Page, Sopwith, Westland etc.?

Or engines?

Merlin, Griffon, Pegasus, Olympus, Ghost etc.?

Others (I think) not mentioned:

Short Sunderland and Stirling
Kittyhawk (yes it's a US aircraft but this is the British name for the P40D)
Westland Whirlwind, Wyvern, Welkin
Gloster Gladiator, Javelin, Gauntlet
Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy
Bristol Beaufighter, Belvedere (helo), Brigand, Beaufort, Bolingbroke
Bolton-Paul Defiant
de Havilland Tiger Moth, Comet, Trident, Albatross

etc....

Scania · 30 Jan 2011 at 16:56

GeezerButler said:
Why don't you use manufacturer names?

Vickers, de Havilland, Avro, Handley-Page, Sopwith, Westland etc.?

Or engines?

Merlin, Griffon, Pegasus, Olympus, Ghost etc.?

Others (I think) not mentioned:

Short Sunderland and Stirling
Kittyhawk (yes it's a US aircraft but this is the British name for the P40D)
Westland Whirlwind, Wyvern, Welkin
Gloster Gladiator, Javelin, Gauntlet
Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy
Bristol Beaufighter, Belvedere (helo), Brigand, Beaufort, Bolingbroke
Bolton-Paul Defiant
de Havilland Tiger Moth, Comet, Trident, Albatross

etc....

Just pipped you to a few of those there.....

GeezerButler · 30 Jan 2011 at 17:45

Yep - took a while to type....

ajf · 30 Jan 2011 at 18:35

Gannet
Swordfish
Lynx
Sea Hawk

Nutbusta · 5 Feb 2011 at 08:45

GeezerButler said:
Why don't you use manufacturer names?

Vickers, de Havilland, Avro, Handley-Page, Sopwith, Westland etc.?

I thought of this but I don't think theres enough. There'll be at least 12 tables

dalin80 · 5 Feb 2011 at 09:00

Viper² said:
Why?

Well you see when two people really love each other and want to spend the rest of there lives together they make this declaration and oath that is seen as binding in a way.

The Funktopus · 5 Feb 2011 at 09:17

Hawker Tempest -

Why? Because it was awesome. In the words of Hubert Lange, a Luftwaffe ace and Me 262 pilot (the world's 1st operational jet-fighter): "the Messerschmitt Me 262's most dangerous opponent was the British Hawker Tempest — extremely fast at low altitudes, highly-manoeuvrable and heavily-armed."

JonnyT · 5 Feb 2011 at 09:20

Westyfield2 said:
I know it's not planes, but I'd slip in an Athena or Starbuck just to see if anyone else gets it (BSG).

There was actually a Avro Athena!

As for aircraft names:

Piston Provost

Jet Provost
Chipmunk
Bulldog
Tucano

(do British-named American-built aircraft count?)
Dakota
Mustang

Bristol Aircraft:
Beaufighter
Beaufort
Blenheim
Brigand

Supermarine:
Solent
Southampton
Walrus
Sea Lion
Sea Mew
Spiteful
Seafang
Swift
Scimitar

Sopwith:
Pup
Camel
Snipe
Tabloid
Dolphin

Hawker:
Tomtit

Hart
Hind
Osprey
Nimrod
Fury
Hector
Hardy

Charlie Bravo · 5 Feb 2011 at 14:03

Nutbusta said:
I thought of this but I don't think theres enough. There'll be at least 12 tables

Airspeed
Armstrong Whitworth
Auster
Avro
Blackburn
Bristol
British Aerospace
British Aircraft Corporation
Britten-Norman
De Havilland
English Electric
Fairey
Gloster
Handley Page
Hawker
Hawker Siddeley
Miles Aircraft
Saunders Roe
Scottish Aviation
Short Bros
Sopwith
Supermarine
Vickers

And now look at what we've got...

Classic British plane names

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