Named after weather/climate GB ** On the 2024 Calendar!**

[TeeELL]

I’ve seen something on FB where the author was asking after models ‘weather related’, I wondered if it might be a theme we could consider for 2024?
Without creating a complete list, names that spring to mind:
Cirrus
Tornado
Whirlwind
Lightning
Tempest
Typhoon
Hurricane
Cyclone
Nimbus
Thunderbolt
Nakajima Ki-84
Achi S1A Denko
Kawanishi H11K
Kawanishi J6K
Arado Blitz

and so forth

OK, to be fair the Japanese aircraft didn’t ‘spring to mind’ - I’d never heard of them and anyway, kits for them are not likely to be available!

[fredk]

I'll say I'm interested
Whether I get around to actually taking part is a whole other ball game though

[iggie]

Sounds like a good idea...
I'll add the SARO Cloud to the list (although I've already built one)

[TeeELL]

Given the current situation:
Westland Wet,Wet,Wet
Handleypage Hail Storm
Supermarine Soaking
Pilatus Pi$$ing Down
De Haviland Drenching

[AndrewR]

Yes, I have Brengun Typhoon in the stash.

[AndrewR]

Given the current situation:
Westland Wet,Wet,Wet
Handleypage Hail Storm
Supermarine Soaking
Pilatus Pi$$ing Down
De Haviland Drenching

It's snowing here! 🌨

Bf-108 Taifun

Technicallly, climate not weather:

Jetstream
Gulfstream

[TeeELL]

Given the current situation:
Westland Wet,Wet,Wet
Handleypage Hail Storm
Supermarine Soaking
Pilatus Pi$$ing Down
De Haviland Drenching

It's snowing here! 🌨

Bf-108 Taifun

Technicallly, climate not weather:

Jetstream
Gulfstream

Got that covered.

Supermarine Snowshower then?
Hawker Heavysnow
Bristol Blizzard
Westland Whitestuff

Back on a serious track we could have
Chinook
Mistral
Sirocco
Maestro

within the overall concept.

Given that there are quite different aircraft sharing the same name, the list becomes much larger eg Lockheed Lightning, EE Lightning (the one true lightning), Lightning II, N1K2 Shinden, Arado Blitz.

[DavidWomby]

Sounds a good idea to me.

David

[TeeELL]

So, who looked up the ‘names’ for the various Japanese aircraft?

[TeeELL]

There are 5 interested at the moment.

[PaulBradley]

I'll be in with something.

[SJPONeill]

So, who looked up the ‘names’ for the various Japanese aircraft?

Not yet but there is a Russian anti-shipping missile named BLIZZARD and the target acquisition radar on later Buks is SNOWDRIFT. Was looking through NATO reporting names to see if any aircraft popped up...only found:

Haze Mil Mi-14
"Mist" Tsybin Ts-25

[Andy Dighton]

Count me in.

[TeeELL]

That is 3 more then
SJP ‘Maestro’ (an anabatic sea breeze in the Adriatic) was a variant of the Yak-28

[TeeELL]

Interested parties as of 28 Sep 08.10 BST
Me
fredk
iggie
AndrewR
DavidWomby
PaulBradley
SJPOneill
AndyDighton
TimJ
Hbomb
Barry