Why didn’t they call it “Super Harrier” then, huh?
Did they even call them harrier 2? Werent they just Gr 5 onwards?
Because they didn’t have to trick congress
Probably the same reason they didn’t call it “The Cooler Harrier”, “Harrier Evolution”, “Totally not the original Harrier” or “Firefly”. They chose a name and went with it.
Pretty sure they called the YAV-8B a Harrier II already
Well, what’s wrong with calling the F/A-XX Super Hornet II then?
Cause it’s going to be a Northrop grumman aircraft.
“Super” and “II” don’t really work that well together imo. Sounds like they are doing too much.
Hellcat II is much more fitting since it is after WW2 legend and a Grumman plane.
Is that set in stone?
I am pretty sure the poll was if Northrop won the contract.
Clearly it should be named Yellowstone.
It isn’t, but I said I hoped they won the post before so I guess it was implied
I didn’t say that was wrong, someone else did. I just pointed out that Harrier and Harrier II are basically just an upgrade of the same aircraft. The Navy’s NGAD will not be a slightly rehashed F/A-18, it will be a whole new aircraft. Different logic.
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Would work better for a ship name since it’s a place
If Grumman wins it should follow the linage of a cat name. If boeing wins. Who knows maybe it will be Hornet II. Would be weird though.
Planes have been named after places before.
Sure it’s was mostly bombers but doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened before.
If Boeing wins there is only one acceptable name, Peashooter II. A bit of reverse psychology to make opponents think it will be crap.
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I can already see them calling it the F/A-47 if Boeing gets the contract
Lancaster, Manchester, Halifax, Bolton ect lol
That’s mostly British ones though
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