More supernatural beings???

[GTX]

Hi folks,

Here's a thought.  James Smith McDonnell, founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas) was, by some accounts, a believer in the occult, and many of his aircraft were given names of supernatural beings or rituals (such as Phantom, Demon, Goblin, Banshee, and Voodoo).  However, after the F-4, this practice seems to have stopped.  But what if it did continue?  What alternative ghoulish names would you give the following:

F-15 Eagle
AV-8 Harrier II
F/A-18 Hornet
T-45 Goshawk jet trainer
C-17 Globemaster III

Regards,

Greg

[Arc3371]

F-15 Thunderbird
AV-8 Ghost
F/A-18 Wraith
T-45 Pixie
C-17 Golem

[John Howling Mouse]

I would have liked the F-117 to be called "Spectre" (I know it was taken for the gunship but....)

[r16]

well the F-4H was to be the Satan .

[Radish]

F-4 Satan sounds cool.

F-117 Shapeshifter
AV-8B Witch
F-18 Wizard...and for the "Growler" role, F-18G "Wicked Wizard"
C-17 Ogre
T-45 Sucubus
F-15 Wraith

[Mossie]

Chuckin' a few more in the pot:

Poltergeist
Pixie
Hobgoblin
Sprite
Gremlin
Vampire (although deHavilland used this)
Gnome
Giant
Imp
Hellhound

[famvburg]

    So when did McD build the F-117?

F-4 Satan sounds cool.

F-117 Shapeshifter
AV-8B Witch
F-18 Wizard...and for the "Growler" role, F-18G "Wicked Wizard"
C-17 Ogre
T-45 Sucubus
F-15 Wraith

[dragon]

I would have liked the F-117 to be called "Spectre" (I know it was taken for the gunship but....)

I do remember reading somewhere it had been nicknamed "wobbly goblin" by its pilots whenever the on-board computers failed.

[K5054NZ]

Vampire (although deHavilland used this)

Who's to say they wouldn't slap a "II" on the end? 

[jcf]

I would have liked the F-117 to be called "Spectre" (I know it was taken for the gunship but....)

I do remember reading somewhere it had been nicknamed "wobbly goblin" by its pilots whenever the on-board computers failed.

According to folks involved that is an apocryphal story made up by a journalist.

Jon

[B777LR]

Vampire (although deHavilland used this)

Who's to say they wouldn't slap a "II" on the end? 

Dont think so, just look at the amount of Lightnings. The first Lightning was the P-38. Second Lightning was the English Electric aircraft. Third was the Lockheed Martin F-22A Lightning II (later became Raptor). Fourth would be the F-35 Lightning II.

[famvburg]

     There are numreous cases of names being re-used, especially by other countries. Of course, now, with US lawyers stirring the pot, all the US folks are copyrighting everything they come up with. As for duplicate names, look at the NA A-36 Apache, as opposed to the AH-64 Apache. More of a confusion standpoint, but people just don't get it, the Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk & the UH-60 Black Hawk. I believe the Martin B-57 was named Intruder, officially, only to be called the Canberra anyway, which avoids confusion with the A-6 Intruder. You also have the situation where the USA names its a/c after Indians, as does Piper its civil a/c. Even other civil a/c & mil a/c share names, such as the Cessna 172 Skyhawk & the A-4 Skyhawk & the Cessna 320 Skyknight & the Douglas F3D/F-10 Skyknight. Not a big deal as long as you know what you're talking about.

[r16]

my unsupported belief is that the goblin name was rigouriosly supressed when it became clear that the project would be ordered into serial production .