Railway Air Services DC-3

[Garry Russell]

Quiet common to re use names

There was a Vickers Vanguard in the 1920's and a Vickers Viking about the time of the FIrst World War.

There was the three engined Armstrong Whitworth Argosy of the 20's and the Westland Whirlwind fighter bomber of WWII

The US had the twin engined Lockheed Electra in the thirties and there was a Phantom fighter in the same war.....I think the jet was called a Phantomn II but not sure.

So it's been done since the beginning of aviation and no one has got them confused.....until now. :roll:

Garry

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Quiet common to re use names

There was a Vickers Vanguard in the 1920's and a Vickers Viking about the time of the FIrst World War.

There was the three engined Armstrong Whitworth Argosy of the 20's and the Westland Whirlwind fighter bomber of WWII

The US had the twin engined Lockheed Electra in the thirties and there was a Phantom fighter in the same war.....I think the jet was called a Phantomn II but not sure.

So it's been done since the beginning of aviation and no one has got them confused.....until now. :roll:

Garry

I never knew there where so many planes with the same name I always thought they get named like Lighting II or Thunderbolt II

James tonka

[Garry Russell]

Hi James

Another famous example is the DH Comet which was a racer and a Jet

But of course it was the DH.88 Comet and the DH.106 Comet so the names are a little different

DH also had two Tiger Moths.

The first one to use the name was the DH.71 a racer which I think was a monoplane.

Then there is the Douglas Globemaster.three have used the name and the Chance-Vought Corsair was a WWII prop fighter and a later Jet....again I nthing the jet was a Corsair II

Manufacturers have there pet names

Somethings the designation is re used straight away like the DC4 a very large four engined three tailed design that flew but was rejected as it was too large and the aircraft was sold to the Japanese. Douglas then scaled it down to the C-54/DC 4 we are more familiar with.

Garry

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Thanks for the infomation Garry.
Yeah I remember now the C-17 the Globemaster III and the Corsair II which only flys with the Greeks now I think.


James :dance: