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That's why the F-35's nickname is "Fat Amy".
by cartoonfoxes 6y ago
That's why the F-35's nickname is "Fat Amy".
- euler_angles 6y agoIn case someone reads this comment and wonders what the actual names of this aircraft are: The official name is the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. It comes in three variants: * F-35A (Conventional TakeOff/Landing - CTOL) * F-35B (Short TakeOff/Vertical Landing - STOVL) * F-35C (Carrier Variant - CV) While an unofficial nickname hasn't solidly grabbed on, I think, given that USAF Fighter Weapons School calls it the "Panther", that will probably be what holds at least in the US.
- cartoonfoxes 6y agoPanther, as in "60% of the time it works every time"?
- euler_angles 6y agoTo give a serious answer, as in a stealthy animal that stalks its prey unseen until the final, decisive moment and then can exit the situation with haste.