Richard N said:
In keeping with the American tendency of creating a US version of a British original aircraft name (like the F-35 Lightning II):
Vulcan II - the next "V" bomber
Before this beauty, personally one of my favourite aircrafts ever built:
There was this one too:
On a side note, it's unfortunate it won't be the people that designed the bird and will build it, the ones to name it.
I personally think the team that developed the aircraft should have the right to choose its name, nobody could be more qualified in picking an apt designation that may embody the characteristics of their creation.
The same goes for calling it the B-21. Really, calling it the B-21 just because it's the first bomber of the 21st century makes no sense.
Following this logic what will be the next bomber's designation?
Not B-22 i suppose, to avoid confusion with the F-22. B-23? Reusing the number allocated for the YF-23? Or we'll go back to B-24, B-25, B-26?
Or we skip it completely and go to B-27. But on this train of thought that should be the new bomber for the 27th century...
This is the kind of silliness bound to happen when politics mixes with technical sectors.
Regards.