We're Nuts From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5705 posts, RR: 22 Reply 4, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 726 times:
747-600X From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2742 posts, RR: 17 Reply 7, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 690 times:
I think military jetfighters might be he's 'cause they're so cruel, but in the mean time the DC-10 and other commercial liners are definitely "she"s... they're offal pretty. I must admit the "three-holer" comment took me a bit off guard.
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Azjubilee From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 3555 posts, RR: 30 Reply 9, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 685 times:
She's a bautiful bird that DC10... my favorite!
To me, all planes are she's. Just like cars... I especially like the words a NW captain described his 757 with... Long legs and big ti*s!!
KMIA From United States of America, joined Nov 2010, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 664 times:
HlywdCatft From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5321 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 657 times:
"She" is usually the appropriate term for a "3 holer"
AA767400 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 2271 posts, RR: 25 Reply 13, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 645 times:
Tupolev154B2 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1332 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 641 times:
"It" to me
But otherwise, if it really had to be a he/she, like all motherships it would be a "she."
An-225 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 3950 posts, RR: 45 Reply 15, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 629 times:
Just look under the tail
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Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 17, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 601 times:
All laughing aside, I think that since many aeronautical traditions come from previous nautical traditions (the sea of the sky vs the ocean sea) that aircraft are referred to as "she," just as are ocean-going ships.
An-225 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 3950 posts, RR: 45 Reply 19, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 600 times:
In Russian, Samolet or Aeroplan are the words for airplane. They're both masculine, so we call them a HE.
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Salsa From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 599 times:
Thank you for your replies.
Be honestly, I was shocked that many people call
DC-10 "she" because DC10s are like my brothers for
years. Even I noticed that other people treat DC10 as
female, I can't do that.... It is difficult to change.
Since I've got the idea that DC-10 is male by reading
Japanese aviation magazine "Airline", I believe there are
some people treat DC10 as men too. In fact, in my
country, people rarely impersonate machines such as
cars, and motorcycles as female.
Do you think its No.2 engine makes it feminine?
Actually, the engine is why I believe DC10 is a guy.
Somehow DC10's and MD11's No.2 engines are very
masculine for me. I agree that L1011's and B727's
are feminine.
Thanks a lot for spending time with me.
Have a good day! Salsa
P.S.
Russians call machines "he"? I think Japanese too!
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3956 posts, RR: 36 Reply 21, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 580 times:
Anybody ever remember that book never written?
Three Tracks in the Snow by One Hung Low
:D That says it all. At least for the -30's and 40's... We could call the -10's Ru Pauls or something like that.
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