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toast 137 points a year ago

F-15 - Eagle

F-16 - Fighting Falcon

F-35 - Lightening II

F-47 - Krasnov

These names are just getting worse with each new jet

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Boxscape 37 points a year ago

F-47 - Krasnov

Firefox (1982).

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gravitas_deficiency 27 points a year ago

F-16 is semi-officially known as the Viper these days.

F-35’s name is borrowed from the original (P-38) Lightning, arguably the best twin-engine long-range interceptor/patrol fighter made in the WW2 era.

Who fucking knows what they’ll try to call the new one irl, but I bet it’s something obnoxious and stupid

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massive_bereavement 26 points a year ago

"The clown car"

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drzoidberg 18 points a year ago

The P-38 was more of a Fighter-Escort than an interceptor. The P-51 is the most widely accepted best fighter interceptor of WW2.

The P-38 was absolutely extremely versatile, but as for an interceptor, the Mustang was better all around as a fighter and interceptor. Faster, longer range, more agile, better armed for air-to-air combat, and lower stall speed.

The P-38s would escort bombers on the first leg and hand over to P-51s, over an active combat zone, because the P-51 was so superior of a fighter interceptor.

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corsicanguppy 7 points a year ago

Wasn't the f35 the FatAmy? (Don't flame me; please! I'm just repeating what a service buddy told me. She's the dick, if anyone; not me!)

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