Pronunciations

[EGNX]

This has been bugging me for a while now, and my question is how do you pronounce aircraft names?
The reason i dont know the pronunciations is because there is no-one i can speak to who knows alot about aircraft.

Heres a few exmples:

Its not just manufacturers i like, Embraer...

But the actual aircraft themselves such as the L1011 Tristar. Is it "El One Ohh Eleven" or "El Ten Eleven"... etc
And is the Bac-1-11 pronounced "Bee A See - One Eleven"...

Also aircraft such as the Dragon Rapide, Ive heard people pronounce it "Rapeed" and " Ray-Pied"...

Sorry if this has been posted before, but using search just come's up with "page cannot be displayed"  ???

Thanks  :)

[Hagar]

Interesting. Not sure about the L1011. I suppose I would say Ell One Ohh One One but more likely to simply call it a Tristar. Why use a number when it has a perfectly good name?

I would pronounce Embraer as it looks to me, Em - Bray - Er.

Yes, BAC 1-11 is Bee - Ay - See - One - Eleven.
Rapide is easy, it's always been pronounced Rap - eed.

Any more while I'm in the mood?

[EGNX]

Any more while I'm in the mood?

Ive only gave few examples, they're probably hundreds!

[Hagar]

Pronunciation has always fascinated me. Of course, it can vary a lot depending on where you live. Even a few miles can make a big difference. My son-in-law comes from your part of the world & he would pronounce some words completely differently from me & his wife (my daughter). It will be interesting to see which one my little granddaughter takes after when she starts talking.

[EGNX]

Pronunciation has always fascinated me. Of course, it can vary a lot depending on where you live. Even a few miles can make a big difference. My son-in-law comes from your part of the world & he would pronounce some words completely differently from me & his wife (my daughter). It will be interesting to see which one my little granddaughter takes after when she starts talking.

I know what you mean, I have two little cousins in Middlesbrough and there accents and pronounciations are totally different from mine. Just shows that a small country like the U.K can have such a wide range of accents and local vocabulary.  :P

[Nexus]

The Tristar is the "El-ten eleven"  :)

[EGNX]

[quote]The Tristar is the "El-ten eleven"

[Hagar]

[quote]The Tristar is the "El-ten eleven"

[flyboy 28]

Even just with the Boeing and Airbus names. I personal say "Seven Forty Seven, Seven Thirty Seven etc" and "Ey Three-Forty, Three Ninteen, etc" while British, European and other people say "Seven Four Seven, Seven Three Seven, and Ey Three Four Zero."

Just cultures I suppose.

[Hagar]

Just cultures I suppose.

Two countries separated by a common language - Winston Churchill. *

*Also attributed to George Bernard Shaw. (Bernard is pronounced differently in Britain & the US. How confusing. )

[Tweek]

Even just with the Boeing and Airbus names. I personal say "Seven Forty Seven, Seven Thirty Seven etc" and "Ey Three-Forty, Three Ninteen, etc" while British, European and other people say "Seven Four Seven, Seven Three Seven, and Ey Three Four Zero."

Just cultures I suppose.

Partly correct. I've never called an A340 an A-three-four-zero! A-three-forty sounds right.

However, I (and most Brits) do call a 747 "seven four seven". Follows on nicely from "seven oh seven and seven one seven".

I did, in fact, have a discussion about this kind of thing yesterday. I once heard an American on TV say Tor-nah-do (Tornado) and Jag-wah (Jaguar). Now to me that sounds extremely weird, as here, it would be Tor-nay-do and Jag-you-urh.