Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 05/16/2018 at 08:15 • Filed to: good morning oppo, Planelopnik

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Wednesday starts with a W, which we English speakers pronounce “double you.” But other languages call it like it is, which is “double vee.” So, here is a double dose of a double V, the Vickers Valiant.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 05/16/2018 at 09:18

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So pretty - as were the other V Bombers.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 05/16/2018 at 09:26

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The Brits certainly liked their wing root engines.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 05/16/2018 at 09:28

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I love the look of the wing root engine, but the idea of what an uncontained failure could do scares me.

user314 > ttyymmnn 05/16/2018 at 10:10

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Just for fun, I went with the “Double W” and looked at Westland Aircraft on the Wiki. They had 17 aircraft who’s name started with a W:

Westminster , Wagtail , Weasel , Walrus , Woodpigeon , Widgeon (biplane) , Widgeon (Copter) , Whirlwind (fighter) , Whirlwind (copter) , Wizard , Westbury , Wapiti , Witch , Wallace , Welkin , Wyvern , and Wessex .

ttyymmnn > user314 05/16/2018 at 10:14

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Kudos to you for making all of those into links. I still think Wyvern is one of the best airplane names. I should do an article about it. Maybe an article about all the W planes! Thanks for the idea.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 05/16/2018 at 10:16

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Another double-”v” Valiant exists...

Not that a Vultee Vibrator is as pretty, but there you are.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > WilliamsSW 05/16/2018 at 10:19

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What if it’s only a single engine with wing root inlets, and the tails (plural) are supported from the wing? That would be safer, right?

...or maybe not.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/16/2018 at 10:21

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Indeed!

user314 > ttyymmnn 05/16/2018 at 10:23

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Yeah, not masochistic enough to hunt down pics of all of those aircraft, especially since most were one-offs. I’m amused that Westland reused not one but two names from fixed-wing fighters for copters, not to mention calling an aircraft “Wallace”.

user314 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/16/2018 at 14:15

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Vultee also produced the Vengeance and Vanguard . Trying to not fall down the Wiki rabbit hole for alliterative airplane names, but Martin had a few as well: Maryland, Marauder, Mauler, Mercator, Mariner, Mars, Marlin, the Matador and Mace missiles, and the SeaMaster, SubMaster, and SeaMistress.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > user314 05/16/2018 at 14:17

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Meanwhile, Grumman only had the Goose, Gulfstream, and Guardian.

user314 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/16/2018 at 14:24

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Yeah, Grumman did the whole “-cat” thing with their names. Lockheed went with celestial bodies. Douglas had a few “Sky-” names, four “-master”s, and five double D’s: Dragon, Destroyer, Devastator, Dolphin, and Dauntless.

WilliamsSW > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/16/2018 at 18:01

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