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How do fighter planes get their names?

for example, P-51 mustang, P-47 thunderbolt. What does the P stand for? What does the # stand for? What do the model numbers and letters usually indicate on all other planes most times?
What about the C in C-130? cargo?

P stands for Pursuit, used until the Korea time frame when changed to F for Fighter. The USN used it's own complicated system until McNamara. O = Observation, B = Bomber, A = Attack, T = Trainer (PT, BT, AT -- primary, basic, advanced), etc.

The numbers have to do with the contract with the government, and the "name" is generally from the manufacturer. Although Mustang was from the British. Fighting Falcon is the official name for the F-16 but nobody who flies her calls her that -- Viper, which came from the side stick controlled star fighters on Battlestar Galactica, a TV show when they first came out.

Edit: Yes, C for Cargo. All the variations are simple if you think about them. HH-53 = Heavy Helicopter. UH-1 (the Huey) = Utility Helicopter. AC-47 (Puff the Magic Dragon from Viet Nam) = Attack/Cargo, same for Spectre, the AC-130.

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