There are also some in China, but the nicknames for aircraft are generally divided into several types;
One: given to oneself by oneself;
As the name suggests, one gives one’s own nickname to one produced in one’s own country Fighter names, such as F-22 "Raptor" and "F-35 "Lightning II". American fighter jets generally name themselves, and Europe also names them, but they are all NATO, so they all acquiesce to each other!
< p>China obviously has a lot of aircraft for itself, such as the J-8 "Air Beauty", J-10 "Raptor", J-H-7 "Flying Leopard", Super 7 "Fierce Dragon", and Lian-15 "Falcon" , Higher Education 9 "Mountain Eagle" and more!Two: NATO naming:
Except for the mutual acquiescence among NATO members in naming their own aircraft, NATO does not recognize the names given by non-NATO members to their own countries. , these countries and regions will suffer from NATO's "name": such as Russia's Su-27 "Flanker", MiG-29 "Fulcrum", MiG-31 "Foxhound", MiG-25 "Foxbat" "etc!
Of course, our domestic fighter jets have also been named by NATO, such as the Qiang 5. NATO gave them the name "Fan Tan". After consultation, I realized that the so-called "Fan Tan" refers to a type of fighter jet called "Fan Tan". The sea creature known as the "Moola Dolphin". It is famous for its ability to turn and roll in the sea.
The J-8I was named "Finfin Whale" by NATO, while the J-8II was named "Warrior" by NATO by default for the United States! not bad.
Our new J-10 was recently named "Villain" by the NATO joint military equipment. This is too talented. From the conceptual and aesthetic point of view of the Chinese people, this name is absolutely unacceptable, but That's how NATO names things, and it's not necessarily derogatory. They even name their own planes with such words! For example, the American F4U is named "Pirate", while its improved F6UM is named "Vixen" by NATO! U-2 named "Black Widow"! Due to different cultures and freedom consciousness, it is difficult for us to understand the meaning of NATO naming!
Three: Naming by the masses:
These are the names given to the aircraft by netizens or soldiers. These names are not official!
For example, the U.S. F-104 has a very high rate of being shot down and malfunctioning, so American soldiers gave the aircraft, officially named the "Star" fighter, the reputation of a "widow maker" "! Because the pilots who flew it died and their wives became widows!
The J-8II’s “beautiful man in the air” name is not suitable for a fighter jet and is not even as nice as the “Warrior” named by NATO. In addition, its performance is lagging behind, so some netizens call it “Cai Guo QING in the air”! This is not blasphemy, but hate that iron cannot become steel! In recent years, for our country's SU27/30, J10 and other equipment units, the old 8 has been relegated to the second line. Naturally, such names are gone!
The IDF "Ching-Kuo" in Taiwan is often called I Don`t Fly (I can't fly, or I can't fly) by netizens due to its outdated role and performance. Still in use today!