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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  :)

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?

Any more while I'm in the mood?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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. )

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.