Your favourite plane nickname
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Hey Woomera, don't knock the green gravel truck - from my time in the Green Machine (the army, not the aircraft) there was nothing better than coming out-country, shucking the 80lb pack and 20 lb big black bang stick onto the deck of the 'truck' and plant the butt on the webbing seats- sure beat walking.
'Piper Death Pencil' - Cheyenne
'Go Bad' - Nomad
'SkyUte' - Porter
'Space Shuttle' - PC12
'$5M Skyhawk' - PC12
'Brassiere' - Brasillia
'Deathstar' - Aerostar
'Slowtation' - Citation
'Duck' - Duke (BE60)
'Smellyhole' - Seminole
'Slowlane' - Skylane (C182)
'Piper Death Pencil' - Cheyenne
'Go Bad' - Nomad
'SkyUte' - Porter
'Space Shuttle' - PC12
'$5M Skyhawk' - PC12
'Brassiere' - Brasillia
'Deathstar' - Aerostar
'Slowtation' - Citation
'Duck' - Duke (BE60)
'Smellyhole' - Seminole
'Slowlane' - Skylane (C182)
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Here are a few more:
Partenavia - Partial Aviator
C172 - Egg Beater
BAe 146 - The only plane that can have a bird strike from the rear
Chieftain - GA Jumbo
B52 - BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F@#ker)
PA44 - Semen Hole
Decathlon - Death Trap
P51 - The 'Stang
Bf109 - The 'Schmit
And my favourite rego:
TFE - Too F@#ken Easy!!
Partenavia - Partial Aviator
C172 - Egg Beater
BAe 146 - The only plane that can have a bird strike from the rear
Chieftain - GA Jumbo
B52 - BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F@#ker)
PA44 - Semen Hole
Decathlon - Death Trap
P51 - The 'Stang
Bf109 - The 'Schmit
And my favourite rego:
TFE - Too F@#ken Easy!!
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BN2 - Brumm brumm (engines always going out of sych
Seminole - Halfinole
C421 Golden Eagle - Yellow Duck
Partenavia - The Rat
Tiger Moth - Tiger Schmidt
Beech Baron - Doctor Killer
B737 - Mechanical Mouse
You only live twice. Once when
you're born. Once when
you've looked death in the face.
Seminole - Halfinole
C421 Golden Eagle - Yellow Duck
Partenavia - The Rat
Tiger Moth - Tiger Schmidt
Beech Baron - Doctor Killer
B737 - Mechanical Mouse
You only live twice. Once when
you're born. Once when
you've looked death in the face.
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PS2A-
Think the bird strike ref applies to the Bou, not the 146.
Italians call the 146 - JUMBOLINO
CT4 - Parrot/Plastic parrot/Fanta can
Macchi- Macchischmit
Hercules- Fat Albert
Winjeel- Gin wheel
Think the bird strike ref applies to the Bou, not the 146.
Italians call the 146 - JUMBOLINO
CT4 - Parrot/Plastic parrot/Fanta can
Macchi- Macchischmit
Hercules- Fat Albert
Winjeel- Gin wheel
IAI Westwind= Bagel Bomber, Rabbi Ride, Yom Kipur Clipper.
Metroliner= San Antonio sewer pipe, Lawn Dart.
Gulfstream= Savannah banana.
Ch-47 Chinook=$h1thook.
Cirrus SR20/22=Skydiver, Dope-on-a-rope, Doctor-killer TNG.
Learjet=Fearjet, Queerjet.
Citation=Nearjet (Formerly. The X put a stop to this nickname. The first G-IV pilot advised by ATC of faster Citation traffic passing him had an emotional meltdown, or so the story goes...)
J31/32 Jetstream=Junkstream.
Metroliner= San Antonio sewer pipe, Lawn Dart.
Gulfstream= Savannah banana.
Ch-47 Chinook=$h1thook.
Cirrus SR20/22=Skydiver, Dope-on-a-rope, Doctor-killer TNG.
Learjet=Fearjet, Queerjet.
Citation=Nearjet (Formerly. The X put a stop to this nickname. The first G-IV pilot advised by ATC of faster Citation traffic passing him had an emotional meltdown, or so the story goes...)
J31/32 Jetstream=Junkstream.
Nunc est bibendum
Waste Gate, 767 is known throughout the US as the 'Dump Truck' because that's how it lands! 
In QF circles, the A380 has been called the 'Dugong'. Have a look at the nose of it and it reminds you of that marine animal!
In QF circles, the A380 has been called the 'Dugong'. Have a look at the nose of it and it reminds you of that marine animal!
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Airbus A320- The John Wayne -kills Indians and cuts down trees. (Due to the Air India accident at Bangalore and the Paris Airshow)
Any helicopter- Angry palm tree
The Grob T-Bird- The Turd
Tobago- The Royale
Trinidad- The Royale With Cheese
Any helicopter- Angry palm tree
The Grob T-Bird- The Turd
Tobago- The Royale
Trinidad- The Royale With Cheese
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