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Is it me or did NATO named the Mig-15 "Fagot"?
Its a musical instrument. But it sounds almost the same.
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The SU-PAK FA has a codename Firefox and the MiG-1.44 Stealth plane prototype that flew in 1998 also had a codename Flatpack.
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kwaigonegin
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Is it me or did NATO named the Mig-15 "Fagot"?
Yes. There is Fagot, Cock, Crusty and Coke! I'm not making it up!
Actual NATO codenames for Russian planes etc
Antonov AN-22: Cock
Antonov AN-24: Coke
Antonov AN-26: Curl
Tupolev Tu-134: Crusty
but seriously...
fag·ot
noun
a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel.
The AT-4 Spigot AtM is also known as the 9K111 Fagot as well.
Equation
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Its a musical instrument. But it sounds almost the same.
Yes I'm aware of that, but here in American culture the word Fagot is mostly used as derogatory name for homosexuals. How many of us go out and used the word for everyday life and say "I'm going to pick up some fagot to start a campfire" or "I played the fagot in orchestra"? See what I mean?
I wonder if NATO does this on purpose sort of a way to snicker at the former Soviet Union.
TerraN_EmpirE
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Firefox is unlikely as its already taken by a popular culture reference.
Additionally the board that used to assemble the lists of names disbanded.
kwaigonegin
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Not to get waaay to OT but the term you're referring to is spelled faggot. Also in the UK and a bunch of other countries 'fag' typically refers to mean cigarettes.
OK I think we need to get back on topic instead of getting caught up with silly NATO codenames.
FarkTypeSoldier
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Is it me or did NATO named the Mig-15 "Fagot"?
Its a musical instrument. But it sounds almost the same.
Hey... These lighten up my Tuesday morning 
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