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When I first phoned and told my elderly parents a couple of years ago that I was going to build a plane, the first thing they both said after "Great!" was "What are you going to call it?" That really surprised me because it had never occured to me to call it anything. Besides, it had already had a fine name - it was called an `RV-12'. Still, as the build progressed they would occasionally ask me whether I had a name for it, so the notion kept knocking around in my head. But I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound either pretentious or just plain silly.
Then one day, I recalled a time about 19 years ago now, when our kids were young, and we drove across Australia towing a caravan to visit and go on a touring trip with them - they with their 4WD and caravan, and us following behind with our rig. Just before we left on our trip together my dad, who was 75 at the time, gave me a handheld CB radio, and said "Here, we can use this to keep in touch. I'll be `Rabbit 1' and you can be Rabbit 2'". Of course, the kids loved it. They would take it in turns to travel up ahead with my parents and chat on the radio -`Rabbit 1 calling Rabbit 2....etc'. Well, my dad turned 94 last week, and both my parents are very interested to see the plane nearing completion. Dad has even flown over a couple of times (2,000m) to give me a hand to build it, and can't wait to see it fly. Anyway about six months ago, I was finally able to tell them that the plane had a name. The kids approve too! |
Just be careful christening that new name with a champagne bottle. I don't think the aluminum or prop could take it...
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John Clark ATP, CFI Aviator & Gearhead FAAST Team Representative EAA Flight Advisor RV8 N18U "Sunshine" KSBA |
I called my plane all kinds of names while I was building it, unfortunately I can't use any of them in a family friendly environment. :)
I call my Harley "the bike". I guess I call my -8 "the airplane" |
It's a statement...
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"Rivet Overcast"
"Rivets Over New Mexico" "Roswell" "Pecos Bill" GH |
"Naughty Angel"
![]() This is a sample fit. I actually went 6inches larger in Diameter for the final. ![]() Wife complained about the plane sometimes. I had my graphic designer create this off a couple of photos of my wife. Now she has to like the plane ;) Jedi mind trick: success! |
Additional thoughts from my Sicilian friend
She read through the comments and took a break from her travel adventures for these added thoughts. I think she really does believe in naming airplanes.
I think giving a name is a kind of "baptism"...your "inanimate" object can become "alive" with a name, be part of your life as anybody else you know, as a friend or a sibling... It doesn't matter if you love it more or less then your family or your friends or your dog... You are just admitting it in your world. |
Cousin RV and mine have the same BK at the end of N-number. He calls himself "Good Bravo Kilo" it's easy to guess how he calls me. But I heard that ATC called him Big Whopper :D
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not too far off topic...
I recently bought a restored 1978 honda Civic...Car is awesome...long story short, I found a website that the restorer(flown west now I believe) used to document his work. Found out that he named her Ruby( totally fitting-little red car) and my family all agreed that that was her name. I even had some stickers made in her name and put them on 3 sides of the car....now when we go anywhere, the kids ask if we're taking Ruby...works for me
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink |
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Well...it came out yellow, and then I had to consider the pilot...
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Here's a few ideas for names I haven't seen yet..
Single names: Ariel Dawn (as in launch) Cloudia Faith Hope Destiny Skye Wanda Ethel (ethyl) Candy (like eye) If you need two names: Meagan Waves Lois Better (Bidder?) Phylis Up Terry Air Constance Peed RV-10: Carrie People Holler (what it does, and what others do when we fly by) Guess you'll have to imagine your own nose art. No, I haven't come up with one for my -10 project yet, although I kinda like Natasha, as in Badinoff. ==dave== |
Saw this one at Osh a few years back.
Note the pilot :D |
Always had a hard time putting a name to my machines. The RV-6
was simply "the 6", now the RV-8A is "the plane". That doesn't mean I haven't tried. Just never been happy with the ideas that came up. Not like a call sign, someone usually gives you that, and it doesn't matter whether you like it or not. |
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...Someone actually RESTORED a 78 Civic!!!? :eek: |
Having never met Larry......
.......just on his age alone I think it should be "Breaking Wind"
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'Aunty Gravity'
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Interesting...
Given that flying has inherited so many traditions and names from the sea, (ship, Captain, etc.) I think it's interesting that while there are countless volumes of Ship & Boat names, in aviation naming is still mostly the exception. I was forced to sell my -8 project a few years ago, but if and when I ever acquire a plane suitable for naming, it will happen. If a name doesn't appear to you or appeal to you, then it's not your thing. Names, like stars, however can align and form shapes and entities before your eyes and there's nothing you can do about it. Either you see a mass of stars at night, or you see constellations and animals.
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Given that flying has inherited so many traditions and names from the sea, (ship, Captain, etc.) I think it's interesting that while there are countless volumes of Ship & Boat names, in aviation naming is still mostly the exception. I was forced to sell my -8 project a few years ago, but if and when I ever acquire a plane suitable for naming, it will happen. If a name doesn't appear to you or appeal to you, then it's not your thing. Names, like stars, however can align and form shapes and entities before your eyes and there's nothing you can do about it. Either you see a mass of stars at night, or you see constellations and animals.
Clay Cook ......drink Bilge water too?:D |
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I agree with her completely. Had to go with Crazy Woman for my -8. There is novel that could be written to explain!!!! I should have checked my words I ment Biography!!!!! English scholar I am not.
N184RM RV-8 flight test soon N97629 Stinson 108 Flying VAF dues gladly paid |
A novel INDEED!
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I've been mulling over names since I got the plane in 2015. Nothing really perfect has jumped out at me. My girl's first name is Rosanne, and I'd like to include that somehow. First thought was "Ramblin' Rose" because the plane takes me everywhere - and quickly. But the character in the lyrics isn't, shall we say, loyal ;) And this plane is very loyal. I also like: "Pistolero" "Red Hot Rose" "Racy Rose" I kind of like "Happy Gregg's Go Buggy" (after "Happy Jack's Go Buggy") because of the alliteration. But it's a little long. But nothing really stands out. I'll know when I hear it. |
My -9's named Aurora Australis, the scientific name for the Southern lights which I've always thought are pretty cool. Of course, it helps that Van's is based in Aurora and I'm in Australia, too! :D
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For the past two years that I have been spending in the shop, my wife is always saying "Going to spend the evening with your mistress?"
"The Mistress" will be across the cowling of my 6A. |
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I was inspired by Jay Pratt as he has named his planes.Named mine 6GUN.
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I was thinking about all the things that you end up knowing after building a plane and came up with:
Aluminatti The there's a racey twist on that name: Aluminaughty Cheers! |
Haha! I love it!
The RV's in my life all have names. Sarahndipity, Mojo (a good friend's RV-6A) and of course Tony Boy. Ships are named because when you depend on a machine to carry you safely over an environment of certain death, you develop a relationship with it. You feed them and care for them and pay close attention to them when things don't feel right. I think airplanes are exactly the same, and when you build one yourself, a name means even more. We named a bunch of our production airplanes because, frankly, when you have so many in the shop in various stages of completion, it was more fun to refer to them as a name than a number. One of my favorites was Dorothy, the Jabiru that was tossed onto its back during the SNF tornado. I named her that on Facebook when she flew again after repairs. Then there is Captain America. It was supposed to be a joke because of its homely blue and red stripes, but the name stuck. It went to a flight school in southern IL and became a popular trainer. It makes me happy to walk into the pilot's lounge and see the many first-solo shirt tails pinned to the wall with "Captain America" written on them. :D Thanks for bringing up this old thread, it's a good one! |
Midway through the fuselage my wife named my 9A "Esmeralda." When I asked her about the origin for that name, she said "Because it sounds kinda slutty and you spend all your time with her."
Esmeralda it is... |
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My wife suggested "Pudknocker" (from the scene at Pancho's in The Right Stufff)
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My RV-4 is Miss Fusion. A well engineered conglomeration of parts and pieces lovingly manufactured and assembled by me some 30 plus years ago. She has the ability to combine many facets of flight and most of them very well, and I think of her as a continuous fusion of activities. Rarely do I fly her and not finish the post inspection with an affectionate pat on the spinner and some kind words.
The Pitts S1S is Chica Chiquita, Spanish for little girl and the yellow and red trim make her look as if she's always dancing and I'm her incompetent partner. She's eye candy to other pilots and bystanders and I'm proud to be her guy. Cheers, Hans |
My 7 is called, Roadrunner.
It harkins back to my former life as an ultramarathon runner & training in high altitude Albuquerque. Saw many roadrunners on the trails in those days. It was also the location of my first solo flight at Double Eagle(KAEG) |
I've never been much for naming my stuff, even boats, and had no intention of naming my 6A other than getting the call sign "GERZ" to make sure everyone knows whose plane it is!
That changed in 2013 though. In late 2012 I barely survived a prolapsed mitral valve and emergency valve replacement surgery. As I was recovering, odds were 50/50 at best that I would get my medical back. During that time, I hired a young female AME (A & P to you Americans) to help me with some mods on the plane. She posed the question, have you ever thought of naming the plane? I said no, I really hadn't thought about it, and she said it was such a "beautiful bird" (her words) that it seemed like it deserved a name. After that conversation I started thinking about it, and decided that IF I got my medical back, I would commemorate that event by giving the plane a name. Once I thought of it that way, the name came to me in about 2 minutes; a name that would impart the gift of getting my flying privileges back. A couple of months later I did get my medical back, and I went out and had vinyl cut right away. My plane has worn the moniker "Second Wind" on her nose ever since, to remind me that I was given both a second chance to fly and a second chance to live. I would never name a plane, car, boat or motorcycle just for the sake of giving it a name. I agree with those who have said that the name has to come along by itself and mean something. "Second Wind" definitely has very deep meaning for me! |
Kamina
My RV7 is called Kamina
That word in Africa means "Its mine" Warts and all. First aircraft I ever owned. Or built. |
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