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Re: Military Weapon Designations?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:22:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> OK, here's something hopefully definitive:
**snip of some interesting stuff!**
> Interestingly, the USAF seems to have recycled both bomber and fighter
> designations, fighters shortly after the F-111 (although the F-117 defies
this)
The only $.02 I can contribute:
I just bought an Osprey book of Lockheed "cutaways" featuring some
interesting breadth info about a number of aircraft without much depth about
any specific model. However, it indicated that while the stealth fighter was
being test flown, the pilots would record the "meaningless" number 117 in the
log books, and the designation stuck. I'll get a more precise quote from the
book after work tonight, if anyone wants it.
Dave!
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| OK, here's something hopefully definitive: (...) However, the Mustang experimental craft were "XP-51," while the Superfortress designation was "YB-17," and they came from the same level of production. Rather than designating sector of origin, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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