moosepileit Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) KC-CO? eta- Mount a 69" screen up on near the entry door for nose art dujour. Edited February 21, 2014 by moosepileit
Spoo Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 I still am not fully convinced everything is going to work out as fragged... C'mon man, what could possibly go wrong?
StoleIt Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I found the new artwork for the KC-46A Pegasus:
Pajaro Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 My Little Pony objections aside, the more I think about the name Pegasus, the more problems I have with it. First, what will be the plural? Pegasuses or Pegasi? They both sound ridiculous, but my guess is that Pegasi will win (although I seem to remember some AFI or AETC AFI supplement forbidding the use of Latinized plurals. That´s why AETC uses Syllabuses instead of Syllabi). Unfortunately, no matter how you pronounce Pegasi (either like Sigh or like Odyssey), someone will think you´re wrong. Go watch news broadcasts from the Gemini days. No one could agree how to say it. Yes, I know that Pegasus is from Greek mythology, so a Latin plural would be strange. However, the word Pegasus is itself a Latinized form of the Greek Πήγασος, so the Latinized plural works. Second, they didn´t consult with any 8-year old boys. Pegasus can become Pegashit way too easy. Pegasucks is another good one. I´m sure Pegging will work itself into the name soon enough (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegging_%28sexual_practice%29). Third, Pegasus is the personal name of one creature, not a type of creature. Pegasus was a winged stallion, just like Snoopy is a dog. For example, it would seem strange to name an aircraft the Zeus. There are five Zeuses (Zeusi?) on the tarmac. The ETA of the six Lone Rangers is 0830. It makes no sense. Finally, where are all the overzealous separation of Church and State folks? They should be all over the USAF for naming an aircraft after the son of a god. I´m sure they would have a problem with the KC-46 Jesus (as would I). Why not the Pegasus? Sure, there´s not a lot of people who believe in Greek gods these days, but how many does it take? If one person believes that Pegasus is the son of a god, does that make it a religion that should be separated from the State? Hell, even Jediism is on the UK´s list of official religions (https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/1589133.stm), so I´m sure there´s someone out there.
olevelo Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 He can't be a nav, or else the first comparison he would have come up with is the C-130. Hercules anyone?
FUSEPLUG Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Those who fly them will be called.....Pegboys Despite your cartoon, I still decided to Google the term, "Pegboy." God dammit.... 1
MooseAg03 Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Despite your cartoon, I still decided to Google the term, "Pegboy." God dammit.... I won't fall for that, but I can imagine the pics he had to sort through to find the one he posted.
Marlboro BLACK Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 My Little Pony objections aside, the more I think about the name Pegasus, the more problems I have with it. First, what will be the plural? Pegasuses or Pegasi? They both sound ridiculous, but my guess is that Pegasi will win (although I seem to remember some AFI or AETC AFI supplement forbidding the use of Latinized plurals. That´s why AETC uses Syllabuses instead of Syllabi). Unfortunately, no matter how you pronounce Pegasi (either like Sigh or like Odyssey), someone will think you´re wrong. Go watch news broadcasts from the Gemini days. No one could agree how to say it. Yes, I know that Pegasus is from Greek mythology, so a Latin plural would be strange. However, the word Pegasus is itself a Latinized form of the Greek Πήγασος, so the Latinized plural works. Second, they didn´t consult with any 8-year old boys. Pegasus can become Pegashit way too easy. Pegasucks is another good one. I´m sure Pegging will work itself into the name soon enough (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegging_%28sexual_practice%29). Third, Pegasus is the personal name of one creature, not a type of creature. Pegasus was a winged stallion, just like Snoopy is a dog. For example, it would seem strange to name an aircraft the Zeus. There are five Zeuses (Zeusi?) on the tarmac. The ETA of the six Lone Rangers is 0830. It makes no sense. Finally, where are all the overzealous separation of Church and State folks? They should be all over the USAF for naming an aircraft after the son of a god. I´m sure they would have a problem with the KC-46 Jesus (as would I). Why not the Pegasus? Sure, there´s not a lot of people who believe in Greek gods these days, but how many does it take? If one person believes that Pegasus is the son of a god, does that make it a religion that should be separated from the State? Hell, even Jediism is on the UK´s list of official religions (https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/1589133.stm), so I´m sure there´s someone out there. ????????????
Hueypilot Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 What are they going to re-name the T-44 to? "Weeelll, I fly the Pegasus" just isn't going to be all that impressive in a bar. It's about as lame as a Viper guy bragging about flying the Fighting Falcon. If we were going to steal a Navy aircraft nickname, there are plenty of better ones we could have taken.
Clark Griswold Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Despite your cartoon, I still decided to Google the term, "Pegboy." God dammit.... I wish I could go back and not Google what that term means too... pirates are sick... Edited March 8, 2014 by Clark Griswold
Homestar Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Now Google will always remember you looked that up.
Right Seat Driver Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Isn't that what Google Chrome's "Incognito Mode" is for?
Tnkr Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 You might hide it from your wife, but the NSA already knows.... 1
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