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And the IP doesn't matter. The Pentagon can declare that it's named what they want it to be named, since all of these planes were developed under military contracts. Republic was bought by Fairchild to become Fairchild Republic, then they bought Dornier and became Fairchild Dornier, which in turn was bought by Allianz A.G., then bought out of bankruptcy by M7 Aerospace, than bought in turn by the US subsidiary of the Israeli firm Elbit Systems.
Re: The REALLY Important Question On The F-47....
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:17 pm
by gtg947h
I'd like to think they'd be original and not reuse an old name. But if anything I expect Mustang given the long range aspect.
Also interesting to see Boeing get it. I guess it's not like there are lots of choices but they don't exactly have a stellar record of success as an overall company right now. Maybe the old McDD fighter division has a better track record...
And dangit, my job search just keeps getting harder
Re: The REALLY Important Question On The F-47....
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:40 pm
by jemhouston
I'd like to use Kestrel.
If you read Storming Intrepid,
Spoiler!
that's the name of the space fighter to go after the Shuttle Intrepid after it was highjacked by a deep cover Soviet agent.
Belushi TD wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 12:02 am
I think the Thunderbolt is the right one, because P-47 and now F-47, something like 80 years later?
Admittedly, I'm a little bit nostalgic, but that's how I feel. There's no logic behind it.
Belushi TD
The A-10's 'official' name is Thunderbolt II.
Yep. So it is. And they're talking about retiring it. Soooooo.......
Thunderbolt it is.
Belushi TD
Re: The REALLY Important Question On The F-47....
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:32 am
by Pdf27
So the F-35 is (un)officially named Dave, continuing in this theme I would suggest naming the F-47 Donald. That'll secure funding for the next 4 years at least, and it would be fun to watch heads exploding in Congress.
Re: The REALLY Important Question On The F-47....
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:57 am
by Jotun
One question. Is there anything known about the F-47?
I mean, to me it looks a bit like creating designation first and then putting a plane underneath it at some point…
Re: The REALLY Important Question On The F-47....
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:05 am
by MikeKozlowski
Jotun wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:57 am
One question. Is there anything known about the F-47?
I mean, to me it looks a bit like creating designation first and then putting a plane underneath it at some point…
Jotun,
It appears - and I will happily confess to error on this - that a demonstrator/prototype has been flying for about five years now; My Beloved Service has been charmingly vague on exactly what that airframe is. It was always going to be an F- series, we're getting a new bomber and USAF feels that A- is the work of the Devil and His minions.
Strictly speaking, this should have been at least F-36, but for all we know there have been a few paper projects in between that haven't been made public. -47 though was almost certainly given to stroke the President's ego...and at this point, I'm actually okay with that. He'll have skin in the game as it were, and he'll be keeping an eye on it. Boeing has dealt with the President at close range already, and they don't like it - and every little bit of motivation for them to keep the project on time and reasonably close to budget is a good thing.
