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Airplanes\' name
EHM-1612 Paolo:
eheh I am very happy to see many answers.... I was imaging only a virtual document with the names, something like a board with 30 famous names to give to our 747, not 30 different textures files.... :]
I would call my 767 arnold schwarzenegger (when he wasn't a politician...)
my 777 Daft Punk
my 737 Nelson Mandela
my EMB-170 with the name of my best friend
my Concorde that I am not able to fly with the name of that b**** of my philosophy teacher :@
Hope you find more nicest names,
Paolo Mazzoleni EHM-1612
EHM-1199 Philip:
Nice idea but this should go to discussion in the forum and the final list developed from popular opinion. We are a European VA and consequently I would propose we stick to naming aircraft after people who have made significant contributions to Europe. (This could be a fascinating international debate as we jostel with our national heros.)
So, my list of English national heros for international debate as a starter is:
Sir Francis Drake (Bruno ... you may prefer to remember him as El Draco!)
Sir Winston Churchill
... oh and Frank Whittle, the inventor that made this hobby more fun by inventing the jet plane.
King Richard I (Lionheart) leader of the crusades ... always a popular guy in what is now part of Europe but then considered Asia.
Look forward to reading the responses here ;)
EHM-1703 Philip:
Well Phil, I guess that may generate some healthy debate.
The only thing I would like to mention, we now have a Hub in the US so I guess we are no longer solely a European airline. We have a large contingent of active US pilots (about 13 at last count! then there are 4 Canadians, 3 Ausies, and the list goes on a bit! all told roughly 20% of our Active pilots!) one of whom is second most active member of our airline! I guess what I am trying to say, I personally think we should not discount world names like the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager etc.
Just my 10 Cents or 10 Pence, depending on your location! :)
EHM-1343 Jonathan:
Big 747 full of Bling called MC HAMMER!! dont dare say you wouldnt love it...
My idea would be to use sports stars, Van Basten, Beckenbower (sp :s??)
Or people who have made a big difference like Frank Whittle (jet engine) or name them places, a 767 called the City of Sunderland!;D
edit: With a name like Sunderland, It will go down very quickly so maybe not : Footy fans will know :P
EHM-1703 Philip:
Hehehe We could call one Rooney, but then again, it would spend its life in maintenance! :)
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