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01-11-2008, 02:01 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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What about all those nicknames and jargon we use in the forces for aircraft, vehicles, personnel, etc ? There must be a ton of them!
Be interesting to hear the different expressions from around the world. (Came up with the idea after reading the usernames forum).
A couple to kick off with from the RNZAF:
Squawk -McDonnell-Douglas A-4K skyhawk,
Blunty / SLUF (Slow Little Ugly F*****) -BAC Strikemaster Mk.88,
Plastic Rat - Aerospace CT/-4B Airtrainer,
Wokka wokka -Bell UH-1H Iroquois,
Herc - Lockheed C-130H Hercules,
Macchi - Aermacchi MB 339CB,
Older:
Dak -Douglas C-47A/B Dakota,
Cat -Consolidated PBY-5/ Boeing PB2B-1 catalina,
Mozzie -DeHavilland DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI,FB.40,T Mk.3,T Mk.43,
The bent wing bastard from Stratford, Connecticut - Chance-vought F4U-1A/D, Gooodyear FG-1D Corsair,
10,000 aircraft parts flying in close formation -Avro type 652 Anson Mk.I/XII | 
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01-11-2008, 02:08 AM
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Country:  | The A4 was called 'Scooter' by us. The F14 was occasionally called 'Turkey' because of it's apperance on final approach.
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01-11-2008, 02:39 AM
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Country: | I s'pose it does look a bit like a turkey head on !
I'd heard about the A-4D being referred to as Scooter, did the name apply to other variants aswell? | |
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01-11-2008, 02:58 AM
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#4 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | We used to call the Blackhawk the "Lawn Dart" but it is no longer referred to as that anymore.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-11-2008, 04:12 AM
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01-11-2008, 06:21 AM
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Country:  | This is roughly what I remember from working on the missiles:
Mechanical trades = 'Riggers'
Electronic trades = 'Fairies'
Radar operators = 'Scopies'
And ultra-specialised: the operators of the Missile Overall Test Equipment were called 'Moties'
Missiles = 'Rockets'
If something failed, it went 'tits up'
There was a lot of highly specialised terms for different parts of the missile too, such as 'plockets' which was a combined plug/socket which was part of the boost motor firing circuit, and 'donkey dick' was the main power connector - a massive 191-way plug at each end of a 4 inch diameter armoured cable that often needed new insulation fitted.
So a typical order from the Sgt might go like this: "2445 has gone tits up, drag it indoors and get new plockets on it, and check the donkey dick for cracks too"
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01-11-2008, 06:51 AM
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#7 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by A4K  Why? | There was a problem with the stabilator dropping and making the aircraft crash into the ground. This was fixed by putting pin filters on the aircraft and a manual slew button.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-11-2008, 07:01 AM
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Country: | Airframes = Riggers
Engine men = Sooties
Electrical = Leccies
Avionics = Fairies
CH-47 Chinook = Wokka
F-4 Phantom = 'toom
EE Lightning = Frightening
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01-11-2008, 07:14 AM
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#9 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Crew Chiefs - Crew Dogs
Avionics Technicians and Electricians - Spark Chasers
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-11-2008, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by plan_D CH-47 Chinook = Wokka | We called them "Sh*t Hooks".
TO
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01-11-2008, 07:27 AM
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#11 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | We still call them **** Hooks.
AH-64 Apache = Wire Magnet
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-11-2008, 07:31 AM
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Country:  | we used to call the:
Aermacchi MB = Impala
Aeritalia AM-3C = Bosbok
Aerospatiale SA-330 = Oryx
And the Rooivalk is the Rooivalk  the only decent fighting machine we ever developed | |
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01-11-2008, 07:33 AM
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Country: | Our Ac mechs were 'Mechies' ,Av techs -'Techies' (though Mechies called them something else, usually..), and Electricians 'Leccies', same as you English. I've heard 'sparkies' for these guys too, but it's been a while since I was there, so might be getting my wires crossed, so to speak. | |
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01-11-2008, 07:40 AM
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Country: | I take it there's been a few accidents involving overland cables, Adler ?
And as for the S**t hook.... | |
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01-11-2008, 07:45 AM
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Country: | The US Navy has more "jargon" than (probably) the other armed forces
combined, for everything from ships, aircraft, personnel and "other things".
Let's see how many I can remember..
Destroyer=little boy
Aircraft carrier=flat top
Battleship=Battle wagon
Radioman="Sparks"
banana=training aid
candy bar="pogie bait"
ship or shore soda fountain=gedunk
AD Skyraider="dud"
Navy corpsman=pecker checker (or a Penis Machinist)
submariner=bubblehead
Boiler tender=bedroom technician
men's bathroom=the head
the mobile crane on a carrier is always "Tillie"
a stairway (ship or shore) is a ladder
of course, bulkhead, deck, overhead (ship or shore)
any kind of an upright support is a "stantion"
Dress Blues=dress canvas
A chief might tell "a boot": "Take the ladder to the 2nd deck, go aft on
the port side to the gedunk and get me some pogie bait !"
I could go on and on.... but I know you don't want me to...
Charles
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