Your favourite plane nickname

[disco_air]

A couple more rego's....

DMS - Death Made Simple/Swift

TWD - Tangle With Death


...disco

[Icefire]

Transavia Airtruck also known as "Scaretruck" around 20 years ago.

Have to agree with the other nickname, it was an ugly duckling.

[Contract Con]

Gday,

I recall the Airtruk as the "Chookroost" due to booms etc on which to sit.

B1900D - Stonefish


Cheers,

Contract Con

[maxspeed]

Turbo Thrush = An aggresive yeast infection
Air Tractor = Scare Tractor
Ag Wagon = Shaggin' Wagon

[Jawz]

Beech 18 --- Twin Beaver

[D.Lamination]

I don't believe the following have been mentioned yet:

Partenavia - Partmafia

Shorts 360 - Irish Concorde (still in it's box)

A318 - minibus

A330 - Half Past Three Bus

A340 - Twenty to four Bus

Airbuses Generally - Sky Skoda (Tinny build quality)

MU2 - Widowmaker

[crash_comics]

DHC2 on floats - Wet Beaver
DHC6 on floats - Wet Twatter

[chimbu warrior]

Westwind = Jew canoe
Argosy = Whistling wheelbarrow
Bristol Freighter = Frightener
CASA 212 = Spanish fly
Piaggio 166 = Pig

[Speeds high]

Piper Tomahawk - Traumahawk, Tomatoe Hawk, Ratchet Hatchet, Pathetic Airplane Number 38

[VH-Cheer Up]

My Dad's WW2 transport of choice, the Fairey Swordfish - "The Flying Stringbag".

Two wings are better than one, and the Fleet Air Arm did some sterling work with them.

[Capt. On Heat]

Cherokee 6 - Reaper
1900D - The Lesbian Bed (There's 2 C*nt's in it!)
Q300 - Dash 8!

and rego
YFA (if you knew it) Yellow F***ing Aeroplane

[jon s gull]

When I flew them we called CT4's Bricks for their gliding qualities.I am aware this applies to many AC.
an Ag wagon (ag bag, fag bag depending on the pilot) we called BOB for bucket of bolts.

[Mach.29]

Partenavia- Italian pizza oven

[The Bullwinkle]

Argosy - Whistling Tit
F4 Phantom - Tomb, Widow-maker
A10 Thunderbolt - Warthog
Shackelton - 50,000 rivets in close formation

[boofta]

BAE 146 = Jumbolina
Partenavia = Partamafia
Westwind = Jew Canoe

[Hailstop3]

Only one to add:

Twin Comanche - Crunchy

Thats how your landings feel no matter how good you are!

[criticalmass]

Chris Brady's 737 website has the definitive list of aircraft nicknames under the "Humour" link and is well worth a visit.

My favourites (all from the Douglas/McDonnell-Douglas stable):-

DC-10 - Dieselten, Greasy Ten, Death-Cruiser

DC-9 - Diesel Nine

DC-8 Diesel Eight, Greasy Eight


MD-11 - More Death 2, Scud (you can launch it but you can't be sure where it will land!)


Skydivers around my local airport used to use a C182 registered DQF - "Doesn't Quite Fly".

[Back Seat Driver]

AH YES the Fokker 27 was the 'Converter' due to its ability to convert kerosene into a lot of noise. Also known as the "20 ton Dog Whistle'

[brame]

Smoe others....

BAe146 Bring Another Engine 146
Cessna 550 Blow Job
MU2 Rice Rocket
Bell206 DeathRanger