February 21, 201411 yr KC-CO? eta- Mount a 69" screen up on near the entry door for nose art dujour. Edited February 21, 201411 yr by moosepileit
February 21, 201411 yr I still am not fully convinced everything is going to work out as fragged... C'mon man, what could possibly go wrong?
March 7, 201411 yr 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.
March 7, 201411 yr He can't be a nav, or else the first comparison he would have come up with is the C-130. Hercules anyone?
March 7, 201411 yr Those who fly them will be called.....Pegboys Despite your cartoon, I still decided to Google the term, "Pegboy." God dammit....
March 7, 201411 yr 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.
March 7, 201411 yr 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. ????????????
March 8, 201411 yr 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.
March 8, 201411 yr 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, 201411 yr by Clark Griswold
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