FWSAR (CC130H, Buffalo, C27J, V22): Status & Possibilities

[Loachman]

Dammit.

Planey McPlaneface was not an option.

 

[brihard]

Still wish that Planey McPlaneFace was on there.  The real choices are Canso II, Guardian, Iris, Kingfisher and Turnstone.

http://rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/cc-295-name.page?fbclid=IwAR0QtfrUiV6JlxgwCnssjdFfU4pXe4qMpuD3eSOlpHKCNI4KJ8CuvY3kBSo

That’s why you only go to the Internet with multiple choice- never fill in the blanks.

 

[Jarnhamar]

[quote author=RCAFCommander]The RCAF Commander will have the final say
[/quote]

Chicken.

 

[kev994]

We value your opinion but...

 

[Zoomie]

FWIW I voted “Guardian”.

I had to sound out each name and see how it would sound doing a traffic advisory.

“Straits traffic, Snake 502, military Guardian aircraft,1,000 ft, 3 miles south of Hornby Island, southbound.”

Try that sentence with any of the proposed names and decide for yourself.

 

[Good2Golf]

FWIW I voted “Guardian”.

I had to sound out each name and see how it would sound doing a traffic advisory.

“Straits traffic, Snake 502, military Guardian aircraft,1,000 ft, 3 miles south of Hornby Island, southbound.”

Try that sentence with any of the proposed names and decide for yourself.

So “Straights Traffic, Snake 502, a military CASA 295, .......” is out?

 

[Blackadder1916]

FWIW I voted “Guardian”.

Since a few manufacturers have used "Guardian" as a designation for variants of their a/c, would there not be confusion.  Maybe Viking will claim trademark infringement on their "Guardian 400" Twotter.

I like "Iris", but then I once dated a woman named Iris and her skills were amazing.  She could raise me from the dead.

 

[dapaterson]

The choice is obvious.

 

[daftandbarmy]

The choice is obvious.

As long as there’s a good curry to go with it, of course.

 

[SupersonicMax]

Spartan would be a great name for a SAR aircraftZ.  Oh wait...

 

[Eagle_Eye_View]

I vote for Cheesy Dispenser.

 

[quadrapiper]

Kingfisher/Cormorant has a certain commonality.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

I like "Iris", but then I once dated a woman named Iris and her skills were amazing.  She could raise me from the dead.

Details??  :cheers:

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Voted for Kingfisher - beautiful bird.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Pegasus... they could have called it Pegasus  :not-again:

 

[MilEME09]

Voted for Kingfisher - beautiful bird.

We also have a thing in Canada for usually naming things after animals when we name equipment our selves

 

[Good2Golf]

We also have a thing in Canada for usually naming things after animals when we name equipment our selves

True, the CH-147F was named after a salmon....




/jk  ;D

 

[daftandbarmy]

True, the CH-147F was named after a salmon....




/jk  ;D

And a warm wind/ hot air

 

[Eye In The Sky]

We also have a thing in Canada for usually naming things after animals when we name equipment our selves

Argus, Aurora, Hercules, Globemaster, Cyclone....

 

[Spencer100]

We named three of those. 
Globemaster and Hercules was American names

But we did name things Bison, Cougar, Grizzly, Lynx, Huskie, Buffalo, Badger, Beaver, Fox, Ram, Coyote, Otter, Bobcat and Kangaroo.