Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Milk Jug or Unstoppable Force? The Origins of the P-47’s “Jug” Nickname" video.

  1. P-47 was so fast that it was never used as an air racer after the war.... Because it sucked below about 15-20k ft.
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  2. If the prototype couldn't replicate it's suspicious speed run that destroyed its engine, then it doesn't count as the fastest, period.
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  3. relying upon overbuilt durability at the expense of performance rather than relying upon pilot skill in a more maneuverable aircraft is the mark of a lazy pilot. A good pilot has no intention of getting shot, and does everything in their power to never get hit. Plenty of P-47 pilots died as well, proving toughness wasn't going to save them. Not getting shot is what saves you. Relying on luck as well is not a winning strategy either. And by the way, the P-47 has multiple vulnerable radiators on the bottom of the airplane as well, just like the P-51, Hurricane, Typhoon, Spitfire, Me109, IL-2, P-40, Ju-87, and many other legendary aircraft.
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  4.  @thekinginyellow1744  notice how many nicknames are a single syllable, as opposed to multiple syllables. It's faster and easier to say, especially over the radio. Often times things are happening fast in the military and you need to say things quickly and with as few syllables as possible. You may only have seconds, and there is no time for lengthy communications or hard to pronounce names/terms. Also, not sure if you know this or not, but NATO Cold War code names were standardized so that Fighter names start with "F" (Fishbed, Fresco, Fulcrum, Flanker...), and Bombers start with "B" (Bear, Backfire, Blackjack...), Helicopters start with "H" (Hind, Havoc, Hip...), etc. And generally kept to one or 2 syllables. That way even if you're not familiar with the exact designation, by the name you know what sort of aircraft you're dealing with and how you need to think about dealing with it (dogfighting a fighter, or intercepting a bomber, or turkey shooting helicopters...).
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  5. If the P-47 prototype couldn't replicate it's suspicious speed run that destroyed its engine, then it doesn't count as the fastest either, period.
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  6. the P-47 has a double hull fuselage much like a submarine. she was tough because she was Massively overbuilt. and all that excessive extra weight made it lower performing that it should have been.
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  7. F-16 Viper B-1 Bone
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  8.  @thekinginyellow1744  often times we come up with nicknames in the military because they are easier to say, more concise. Viper and Bone are perfect examples of that. Other times the nicknames are the result of a more apt description than was assigned, such as Warthog or Juggernaut. Other times nicknames are gained by accident, such as the Curtiss CW-21 "Demon". Apparently the aircraft sent to Asia had demon on the crates, short for "demonstration", but was mistaken for the name of the aircraft. And others just had appropriate names like the Hellcat, Tomcat, Eagle, Raptor, etc.
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  9. juggernaut is the origin I've heard
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