O/T Aircraft Names

[airtj]

What propeller driven aircraft have a jet that has the same name? Here is some that I know so far.

P-47 Thunderbolt->A-10 Thunderbolt II
P-38 Lightning->F-35 Lightning II
T-6 Texan->T-6 Texan II

[Rigby]

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F4U Corsair--A7 Corsair

[JLKnolla]

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The T-6A/T-6B Texan II is a turboprop, so still technically a prop plane although it does burn JP-4/5.

I was fortunate to fly the aircraft and must say it is a ball. 1100 shp turning a 700 lb 8 foot 4-bladed prop, on takeoff we ran the equivalent of a 10 second quarter-mile, in a 6300 lb aircraft.

Funny story, I wrote the flight manual for the T-6A while I was at Beech. We wanted to honor the history of trainers and after the T-6A designation was announced we had to go all the way to SecNAV and SecAF to get permission, but we were able to put cartoons in the -1 (Flight Manual) for the first time since the TF-51. Hank Caruso (www.aerocatures.com) did the honors and he prepared a 'toon for the first page of each of the 7 primary chapters. It was a real treat and a great project.

[Ramjets]

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P-36 Curtis "Hawk" / BAE T1A "Hawk"

[hattend]

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If the plane didn't have to make it into production:

Fisher P-75 Eagle > McDoug F-15 Eagle
Northrop P-61 Black Widow > Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II

Don Hatten
Go Bear!

[W J Pearce]

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Don't forget about the English Electric Lightning.

Globemaster I > Globemaster II > Globemaster III (F for creativity, A for consistency)

DH 88 Comet > DH106 Comet (does it count?)

DH 103 Hornet > F-18 Hornet

Hawker Fury biplane > Hawker Fury/Sea Fury > NA FJ Fury

I think there are many more. Some are names that were just reused but others (Thunderbolt, Lockheed Lightning, Globemaster, etc.) do have a history that makes sense.

[440_Magnum]

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Hank Caruso (www.aerocatures.com) did the honors and he prepared a 'toon for the first page of each of the 7 primary chapters. It was a real treat and a great project.

If anyone is ever in Corpus Christi, TX and gets a chance to tour the Lexington, seeing this one:

http://www.aerocatures.com/Graphics/1992cal.jpg

in full size across the flight operations room wall is a real treat. The jokes and gags buried in the little details are hilarious.

[Ramjets]

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Okay, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and use "fortress" as the common denominator from prop to jet....

B-17 Flying "Fortress" > B-29 Super "Fortress" > B-52 Strato "Fortress"

[Lance]

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Hawker Fury -> Plymouth Fury
NAA P-51 Mustang -> Ford Mustang
Chance Vought F4U Corsair -> Ford Corsair
Hawker Tempest -> Pontiac Tempest
Curtiss P-36 Hawk -> Studebaker Hawk
Gloster Meteor -> Ford Meteor
Lockheed Electra -> Buick Electra
Martin B-26 Marauder -> Mercury Marauder

...sure there are many more

[Plane Nuts]

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The Ford Corsair was actually an Edsel.

[CobbUSAF]

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Funny story, I wrote the flight manual for the T-6A while I was at Beech. We wanted to honor the history of trainers and after the T-6A designation was announced we had to go all the way to SecNAV and SecAF to get permission, but we were able to put cartoons in the -1 (Flight Manual) for the first time since the TF-51. Hank Caruso (www.aerocatures.com) did the honors and he prepared a 'toon for the first page of each of the 7 primary chapters. It was a real treat and a great project.

Sir,

I'm currently a student in the T-6 and I love those cartoons (girlfriend thinks they're "cute"...). I was poking around his website but didn't see them. Do you know how I could reach him to see if he would reproduce a few of them for me? (His website only lists a snail mail address, which I will use as a last resort.) If you could put me in touch with him via e-mail or telephone I would appreciate it. I'd love to hang a few on the wall. Thanks!

--
2Lt. Cobb

[split-s]

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If anyone is ever in Corpus Christi, TX and gets a chance to tour the Lexington, seeing this one:

http://www.aerocatures.com/Graphics/1992cal.jpg

in full size across the flight operations room wall is a real treat. The jokes and gags buried in the little details are hilarious.

I can't believe it's been nearly twenty years since I've seen that one! It really made an impression on me. Poor little Buckeye!

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[Propellerhead]

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Hawker Typhoon -> Eurofighter Typhoon

[boomtown]

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BA Swallow -> BA Swallow II -> ME262 Schwalbe "Swallow"