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Old 14th Sep 2015, 08:49
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TURIN
 
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Boeing 737 "pig"
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (and / or DC-10) "scud"
Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 "Jungle Jet" (also heard "bullet" and "dart")
Boeing 747 "lump"
Airbus A380 "whale"
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (and / or DC-9) "mad dog"
anything with a CFM engine "hair dryer"
Thirty five years in the industry and the only one I recognise there is The A380/Whale.

Here's a few well known around our place.

A380-Fuglybus

Concorde-Bent Nail

ATP-Avros Taking the P**s

B787-Nightmareliner/Screamliner
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