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27th Jul 2005, 21:25

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Your favourite plane nickname

Whats your favourite name for typical GA types around the place

Some I've heard of :
Musketeer = Mousecatcher
C172 = One heavenly two
Tomahawk = Traumahawk
Aztec = Aztruck or even a pigdog

But I bet you's have heard more tho'

27th Jul 2005, 21:51

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Ahh yes. The Traumahawk. Has almost totally replaced the tomahawk around here apart from some nobs who actually like the darn thing,- The Turbohawk

27th Jul 2005, 22:38

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Twin Otter - twotter

Partenavia - Partial aviator or part-banana

Islander - bongo van

Bonanza - Bonza

Twin Comanche - Twin catastrophe

Seminole - Semen hole

Travelair - Trouble Air

Any KAL Airliner - Big blue korean death machine

27th Jul 2005, 22:52

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NAVAJO = Never go

WARRIER = Worrier

CUTLASS = Gutless

METRO = San Antonio Sewer Pipe

QUEEN AIR = Spleen Wear

MU2 = Rice Cooker

BANDEIRANTE = Brazilian Coffee Grinder

TWIN OTTER = Weather balloon

28th Jul 2005, 01:57

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Not GA but

744 = The Gravy Train

WoooWoooo

hmmmmm sweet gravy!

28th Jul 2005, 02:36

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Few more...

BAE 146 - Quadrapuff
Chieftain - Chief Stain
Dash 8 - Dash Late or Crash 8

...

28th Jul 2005, 09:38

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From the Military side of things...

Chinook - Chook (nickname for a chicken in Australia for our O/S mates)

Black Hawk - Schnorker (only used by non Black Hawk pers)

Kiowa - Kenny

Twin Otter - Twatter

F111 - Pig (derives from the official name for an F111, Aardvark which is Dutch for 'earth pig'.

Nomad - Gonad

From the GA side of things...

Bandierante - Bandit
Piper Cherokee - Pooper Chickapee
Duchess - Gutless

Keep 'em coming ladies and gents.

28th Jul 2005, 14:51

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C337- Mix Master.

29th Jul 2005, 02:21

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METRO - Meatray, Death Tube, Flyin' Cigar, Stick Creature .... 2 name a few...........

29th Jul 2005, 05:11

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Green Gravel Truck ........... ahhh, how I miss the sound of those R2000's!!!

And thinking of radials - who remembers the Twin Pin?

Woomera

29th Jul 2005, 05:33

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Wasn’t that a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer?

29th Jul 2005, 06:17

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Yup

But what is a Green Gravel Truck?

29th Jul 2005, 06:33

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Don't you mean "Grumbling" Green Gravel Truck ??

29th Jul 2005, 06:42

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Albert and Tonka, two of my faves, Albert is so comforting and sums up that no nonsense piece of kit that just does what it says on the box. Tonka is great because it is a lovely toy for lucky little boys.

Thud, so named because of the noise it made; terminally.