Warbird Information Exchange

Rolls-Royce Phantom...

Not model names but auto types...
Station Wagon (Stinson 108 variant)
Sedan (Luscombe).
Coupe (Piper J-4).

Cadillac Brougham (Ryan...basis for the Spirit of St. Louis)
Opal Kadyet (Stearman military nickname and Culver).

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Ooooh that one takes some contorting: the Opel was a Kadett; the Stearman was a Kaydet. Neither was a 'Kadyet'.

Ford Falcon (as manufactured in Australia from 1960 to 2016)
Dassault Falcon (as used by RAAF)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (which has other more common names)
Moto Guzzi Falcone m/c (horizontal cylinder 500 single)

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Chris Mellor

Aside from my mispelling/typo...I'll bet kadett is cadet in German.

Don't know why the military...or Boeing...spelled it Kaydet.
Probably to avoid making Culver unhappy.
Even back then firms protected trademarks.

I have heard the AF added "Fighting" to the F-16's name to keep Dassault ...maker of the Falcon business jets...happy.
Another example is Piper changing the name of the upgraded PA-16 (the PA-20) to Pacer from Clipper to placate Pan Am.

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