How do you say Paris in English? - London.

This sentence tries to transmit a very important issue for all Peoples, which is the pride on the own language. The Jewish people is not an exception to this, and with the creation of the state of Israel (and in fact, many years before that), a big effort was put to revive the Hebrew language. Taking a language that was dead for practical use for 2,000 years and putting it to everyday use may be one of the biggest achievements of this young state, and is unprecedented in all the history of mankind.

Over the years, many of the aircraft which served on the IAF received Hebrew names. In this table I present many of those planes and helicopters, their original name, the Hebrew name, its phonetics and translation. The table is by no means complete, and it is also not easy to make, since several planes (most notably the F-15, F-16, Mirage, etc.) have received diverse names depending on the original plane subtype and other factors. Since I am not an expert in the field, I will be glad to receive comments to this table and make it more complete.

I hope this table will be of interest (and amusement) for all IAF fans.

Notes:

1. The Sa'ar received this name after the original Super Mystere underwent extensive adaptations at IAI.
2. The Nesher was completely built in Israel, by IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries); based on the plans of the Mirage 5, and after the ordered and payed Mirage 5 planes were embargoed by the French government.