We referred to the 146 as the 'Limpet': It having reached Terra Firma, it displayed limpet-like qualities ever to leave again.
The 737-200 was known simply as the 'Scud' during the nineties, due to it "Making one hell of a racket getting off the deck, and no-one really knows where it'll come down"
Whilst some of the 200s were 'Hush-kitted' with a quarter of a tonne of useless and unaesthetic aluminium, I used to giggle at a certain eastern Europe operator that merely painted 'Stage 3' on the cowls of it's JT 8s to comply with niose regs.
