Post by andypspotter on Mar 30, 2016 8:32:35 GMT
Aviation has long had its 'own language', which only those involved and interested in it are aware of. I've never seen a list of definitions / terms published, so thought it might be 'useful' to create one. So here's a really rudimentary 'first bash':
Aluminium Overcast - B-36 Peacemaker
Anorak - enthusiast / spotter
Buff - B-52 Stratofortress
Coffin corner - part of an aircraft's flight envelope where the minimum and maximum flight speeds are very similar. The B-47 Stratojet being a notable example
Concordski - Tu-144 'Charger'
Cop - new registration / frame
Fat Albert - C-130 Hercules
Flying Pig- Vickers Valetta
Frame - individual aircraft regardless of registration carried
Framer - spotter that collects frames rather than registrations
Look-see - a flyby visit of an airfield to check and see what aircraft are present
Lump - B747
Meatbox - Gloster Meteor
Minibus - A318/19/20/21
OTT (Over The Top) - aircraft overflying at altitude
Nerd / Nerding - Enthusiast involved in the act (to the uninitiated / usually wives)
Pig - B737
Scrape- frame seen previously with a different registration
Slicer - C750 Citation X
Sluff - A-7 Corsair II
Spam / Spindle - light aircraft
Swinger - F-111 Aardvark
Three-holer - types such as a B727, Trident, DC-10 and L1011
Thud - F-105 Thunderchief
Tiffy - Typhoon
Tonka - Tornado
Viper - F-16 Fighting Falcon
Wartog - A-10 Thunderbolt II
Whale - Douglas Skywarrior
Whispering Giant - Bristol Britannia
Whistling Wheelbarrow - AW Argosy
Widow-maker - F-104 Starfighter
Obviously, with it being such a short list, any additions are welcome.
Aluminium Overcast - B-36 Peacemaker
Anorak - enthusiast / spotter
Buff - B-52 Stratofortress
Coffin corner - part of an aircraft's flight envelope where the minimum and maximum flight speeds are very similar. The B-47 Stratojet being a notable example
Concordski - Tu-144 'Charger'
Cop - new registration / frame
Fat Albert - C-130 Hercules
Flying Pig- Vickers Valetta
Frame - individual aircraft regardless of registration carried
Framer - spotter that collects frames rather than registrations
Look-see - a flyby visit of an airfield to check and see what aircraft are present
Lump - B747
Meatbox - Gloster Meteor
Minibus - A318/19/20/21
OTT (Over The Top) - aircraft overflying at altitude
Nerd / Nerding - Enthusiast involved in the act (to the uninitiated / usually wives)
Pig - B737
Scrape- frame seen previously with a different registration
Slicer - C750 Citation X
Sluff - A-7 Corsair II
Spam / Spindle - light aircraft
Swinger - F-111 Aardvark
Three-holer - types such as a B727, Trident, DC-10 and L1011
Thud - F-105 Thunderchief
Tiffy - Typhoon
Tonka - Tornado
Viper - F-16 Fighting Falcon
Wartog - A-10 Thunderbolt II
Whale - Douglas Skywarrior
Whispering Giant - Bristol Britannia
Whistling Wheelbarrow - AW Argosy
Widow-maker - F-104 Starfighter
Obviously, with it being such a short list, any additions are welcome.
