During a major Oval Office address on Friday, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth introduced a new sixth-generation fighter jet costing $20 billion. In an unbelievable move, Trump named the jet after himself — the F47 — emphasizing his place in history as President of the United States.

“The F47 will be the most advanced, capable, and lethal aircraft ever built. We’re confident that it overpowers the capabilities of any nation,” he said before adding: “47 is a lovely number, isn’t it.”

  • @[email protected]
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    Oof, sucks to be the team of engineers who made this thing. Naming it 47 guarantees it will be the laughing stock of the military. I don’t care if its the most advanced jet in the world. With this target on its back it will get trash talked until the day they retire it.

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    • It only flies to Greenland.
    • Gold interior with marble gauges.
    • The flight computer rambles on about someone trying to get inside when no one is around.
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      • Seats smell very faintly of pee
      • On an unrelated note, the dashcam says “made in the USSR” for some reason
      • It’s not a bomber, technically, but it does bomb a lot
      • but don’t use that mode deliberately, because the ballistic system gets very confused sometimes and targets golf courses instead
      • …I can’t think of any more lame jokes, I’ve not had my morning covfefe
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    41 month ago

    More on news tonight… A new F-47 has evaded capture for a second time this week by shooting bone spurs and safety doors…

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    11 month ago

    Pretty silly to tie your name to an unproven fighter jet. Then again, he’s not known for having good judgment in the first place.

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    11 month ago

    So we have the legendaries:

    P51 Mustang

    F14 Tomcat

    F22 Raptor

    A10 Warthog

    F117 Nighthawk

    SR71 Blackbird

    And then:

    F47 Trump? 🤢🤮🤮🤮

    It’s gonna suck seeing that in aviation history books.

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      What’s the difference between an A10 and an F47?

      One’s named after an ugly, foul-smelling pig and the other is a Warthog.

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    So it will be an overly expensive, bloated, but ultimately ineffective jet that will become known for its much higher rate of friendly fire incidents than any other jet in history.

    Also it will look ugly and have oddly small wings.

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      11 month ago

      It also has remote access capabilities used exclusively by Putin, but people seem totally fine with that part because the jet was promised to only be used to hurt the right people.

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      21 month ago

      A 6-gen fueling system where it will be powered by praises alone and a suction system to eliminate waste.

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      11 month ago

      Don’t forget the weird livery that is oddly orange and seemingly missing around all of the ports. Oh and it’s fat.

    • Sixty
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      01 month ago

      I think Boeing escaped the law in the end? So yeah. Your prediction looks accurate to me.

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    41 month ago

    I don’t really consider this unbelievable.