Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 4070 times:
Pl4nekr4zy From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 465 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 4017 times:
Jessman From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1506 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 4009 times:
As they reached the end of their service life here at Delta the three engined widebodies were slightly altered to reflect their growing lack of reliability.
MD-11 = MD A Lemon.
L-1011 = L-10 A Lemon.
Sometimes I wonder how ATL-NRT operates at all with the MD-11. When it went to Europe it seemed like I was rebooking passengers due to mechanical like every third day.
Inflightmags From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 103 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 4015 times:
When the 737 came out it was nicknamed "Fat Albert"
Boeing767mech From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 992 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 3994 times:
A couple of years ago we called the DC-10's overtime.. That's when we still had overtime. Now I just call them scrap metal, Since I have taken great pleasure watching some of them being cut up in Mojave.
The Airbus we call Pigs since there always broken.
David
American Airlines BOS AMT
P.S. No offense to all pigs in the world having a Airbus being compared to you
PiedmontGirl From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1124 posts, RR: 14 Reply 16, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 3954 times:
Nihon YS-11:
Togo's Revenge
Yokohama Mama
The Weedeater (because it sounded just like one)
Garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5244 posts, RR: 55 Reply 18, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 3845 times:
Was on a US flight from PHL to CAE on an ERJ-145 and was seated near 3-4 non-revving flight crew and found they referred to the ERJs as the "Jungle Jet"
Also one I recall hearing was referring to Airbuses as "Plastic Fantastic."
South Carolina - too small to be its own country, too big to be a mental asylum.
David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7144 posts, RR: 14 Reply 20, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 3841 times:
707 = bong
737 = pig
747 = lump
sh330 = shed (could also be sh360)
vc10 = whale
Caravelle = carrot
ATP = skoda
PiedmontGirl From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1124 posts, RR: 14 Reply 22, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 3818 times:
Some of these are really funny.
I hadn't heard the ERJs called Jungle Jets, but I have heard all kinds of RJs called Lawn Darts.
High_flyr69 From Australia, joined Apr 2001, 510 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (9 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 3782 times:
Fairchild metro= Toothpick
A300= A turd with wings
F-111 = "the pig"
just a few i have heard
high_flyr69
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice Doggy' until you find the shot gun
25 Soulman: Have also heard of Airbus aircraft being referred to as a Scarebus - due to their so called cheap, plastic look. Soulman.
26 Meister808: Looks like we are all lissing the obvious Air Force tag: B-52: BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F***er) And while I guess any McDonnell Douglas product could be ref
27 NorthStarDC4M: A few more for the Shorts 330/360: Winnebago Pregnant Cube Flying milk carton BUBF (takeoff of BUFF replace fat with boxy) Others... HS748: Budgie, sq
29 Flairport: In "airplane", the guy (forgot his name) says: "It looks like a giant Tylanol!" I think that is true for all planes
30 N766UA: In "airplane", the guy (forgot his name) says: "It looks like a giant Tylanol!" That was Johnny referring to the fact that it had big red stripes.
31 DAirbus: Here's some other ones I've heard for the L-1011: L-1011 stands for "late 10 out of 11 times" due to the extended mechanical delays as the plane reach
32 Benjamin: When I was in Kenya, I flew a DC-3 from the "bush" back to Nairobi. They called it the Vomit Comet then, and, after the flight, I understood. I have a
33 Garnetpalmetto: Well, while not in the realm of civil aviation, it seems like military aircraft get quite a few more- some of my favorites (from http://www.csd.uwo.ca
34 Pilotpip: The F-105 was also called the Thud, because of the sound they made when they hit the ground. Nobody has mentioned that the DC-8, 9etc are called Diese
35 Olympus69: Let's not forget Twotter for the DHC-6 Twin Otter.
36 Inflightmags: DC-10 = the flying coffin Due to hydraulic problems that cause many disasters/accidents in the 70s
37 Paulc: HS121 Trident was known as the 'Ground Gripper' because of its reluctance to get airborne. A7 corsair was the SLUFF (Short Little Ugly Fat ****er) Tor
38 DeltaGuy: AV-8B, instead of "Harrier" it's "Scarrier" A-7 Corsair II, SLUF or BUFF Hornet, lawn darts (name used by S-3 pukes) (not really in the US), but somet
39 Garnetpalmetto: Current carrier aircraft all have those semi-derogatory nicknames of course: F-14 is the Turkey, F/A-18 is the Plastic Bug, S-3 is the Hoover, EA-6 is
40 RA-85154: All about Soviet/Russian aircraft nicknames http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/Prozvischa.html Regards Martijn
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I didn't know of any names so I made them up to convey my point!
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