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How are Military aircrafts named?
Ambiguous Alphabets Explained
How are Military Aircraft named? |
How are Military Aircrafts named?
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit.
The Lockheed Martin F-22 RaptorThe North American P-51 Mustang.
What do these have in common? Besides being some SICK aircrafts in military aviation, they all have mysterious alphabets in their name which really don’t make sense. OR DO THEY?
Let’s try and decode what their names indicate.
So the letters stand for the primary function of the aircraft.
A10 Thunderbolt
The A in A10 thunderbolt stands for attack. These tactical metal birds can mess up a place with more precision than a bomber. How they do that is by being able to fly close to the enemy grounds, launch airstrikes and flee the scene like it’s nobody’s business. They ARE equipped to engage in air to air combat but it’s not what they were MADE for.
B2 spirit
B2 Spirit |
EF111 Raven
EF111 Raven
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F-22 Raptor
f22 Raptor |
The F in F-22 Raptor stands for Fighter. Made for dogfights, let’s admit these belligerent devils look the coolest in the skies.
KC-135 Stratotanker
KC-135 Stratotanker |
P-52 mustang
P52 mustang |
The P in P-52 mustang stands for Patrol or Pursuit. They are fighters They later came to be referred to as the F series.
SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird
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The R in SR-71 stands for Strategic Reconnaissance. Spies in the skies more like it. They collect information over enemy regions and return to ground base. In a recon mission they are often accompanied by fighters, as they are not equipped to defend themselves against enemy fighters.
T-67 firefly
T-67 firefly |
The T in T-67 firefly stands for Trainer. The teachers. These aircrafts give pilots in training the experience they need to get up and flying.
U-2
U-2 |
The U in U-2 stands for utility. They are used for transporting people or freight
YF-23
YF-23 |
X-15
X-15 |
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