For those that haven't followed some of Alpha's reasoning, here's an example of "Project Hannibal" and how he says he got to that name..
From Alpha..
Some project names weren't as round about or complex but I love this one. SO! Don't think a simple definition or story will solve the riddle but you never know. That Alpha is a wily one.. :Thinking:
From Alpha..
Project Hannibal = Freewing F-14D
"As an example of bizarre associations, the F-14 was referred to internally as Project Hannibal. I chose that name for the following reasons:
1) Hannibal Barca was a genius Naval commander, although he's also known for his ground campaigns. The F-14 is a naval aircraft, although it distinguished itself as a ground attack platform --The F-14D was often deployed as a "Bombcat" toward the end of its service life.
2) 14 is the number of years Hannibal operated as a successful military force. F-14.... 14 years... 14.
3) 182 is the year of Hannibal's death. 182 is also the Kit # of Italeri?s F-14 re-release. I built this kit years ago and used certain small areas of it to draw the initial CAD for the Freewing F-14.
4) USS Hannibal, AG-1. This US Navy ship fought in three major campaigns, the Spanish-American War, WWI, and WWII. Hannibal Barca also found in three major campaigns. The USS Hannibal received a Spanish Campaign Medal, while Hannibal Barca took his titular oath in Spain to forever fight against the Romans. From Wikipedia: "After 21 years of use as a target ship, the Hannibal was largely obliterated. In 1966, the Navy brought in a second target ship, the American Mariner... and sunk it next to the Hannibal. Although the American Mariner is currently the U.S. Navy's only active live-fire target ship in the Chesapeake Bay, by tradition it keeps the name of the original target ship on that site and is still referred to as the Hannibal". An aircraft with a long service life in the Navy across multiple roles, and in many ways an immortal aircraft whose name lives on today... F-14 Tomcat.
5) Internally, we knew the F-14's release so soon after the F-15, T-45, and other aircraft would likely cause the F-14 to cannibalize sales from our other products, specifically because the F-14 was bigger, more complex, and was historically one of those "Unicorn" planes for many pilots. So Project Hannibal would cannibalize sales from its Freewing brethren. Hannibal Lecter, the Cannibal."
"As an example of bizarre associations, the F-14 was referred to internally as Project Hannibal. I chose that name for the following reasons:
1) Hannibal Barca was a genius Naval commander, although he's also known for his ground campaigns. The F-14 is a naval aircraft, although it distinguished itself as a ground attack platform --The F-14D was often deployed as a "Bombcat" toward the end of its service life.
2) 14 is the number of years Hannibal operated as a successful military force. F-14.... 14 years... 14.
3) 182 is the year of Hannibal's death. 182 is also the Kit # of Italeri?s F-14 re-release. I built this kit years ago and used certain small areas of it to draw the initial CAD for the Freewing F-14.
4) USS Hannibal, AG-1. This US Navy ship fought in three major campaigns, the Spanish-American War, WWI, and WWII. Hannibal Barca also found in three major campaigns. The USS Hannibal received a Spanish Campaign Medal, while Hannibal Barca took his titular oath in Spain to forever fight against the Romans. From Wikipedia: "After 21 years of use as a target ship, the Hannibal was largely obliterated. In 1966, the Navy brought in a second target ship, the American Mariner... and sunk it next to the Hannibal. Although the American Mariner is currently the U.S. Navy's only active live-fire target ship in the Chesapeake Bay, by tradition it keeps the name of the original target ship on that site and is still referred to as the Hannibal". An aircraft with a long service life in the Navy across multiple roles, and in many ways an immortal aircraft whose name lives on today... F-14 Tomcat.
5) Internally, we knew the F-14's release so soon after the F-15, T-45, and other aircraft would likely cause the F-14 to cannibalize sales from our other products, specifically because the F-14 was bigger, more complex, and was historically one of those "Unicorn" planes for many pilots. So Project Hannibal would cannibalize sales from its Freewing brethren. Hannibal Lecter, the Cannibal."
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