Matthew
Touchdown! Greaser!
I have to reserve "Stinky McPuddlemaker".
For speed or power there can be only one name -
Stig
I have to reserve "Stinky McPuddlemaker".
Registered Name: Beechcraft Bonanza
Call name: Beech (or Bo)
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Irreversibly synonymous with speed and exquisite quality.
Phydeaux
Sputnik was faster. So are (were) Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor. (Well, maybe not Enterprise)
Other manned spacecraft names (although not indicative of speed) include:
Mercury:
Freedom, Liberty Bell, Friendship, Aurora, Sigma, Faith
Gemini:
Molly Brow, American Eagle, Lady Bird
Apollo:
Gumdrop, Spider, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Columbia, Eagle, Yankee Clipper, Intrepid,
Odyssey, Aquarius, Kitty Hawk, Antares, Endeavor, Falcon, Casper, Orion, America,
Challenger