Aircraft Nicknames

[Felix/FFDS]

I really didn't know where to put this but this site offers some hillarious reading ....

http://web.mit.edu/btyung/www/nickname.html

"World's Largest Dog Whistl

[ozzy72]

That is pretty cool Felix. I never realised there was a distinction with the Swordfish if it was made at Blackburn

Ozzy

[Mr. Bones]

fantastic list...some names are really good...but some of them are so stupid i sometimes think the writer of that page came up with them himself...

[Craig.]

love the one for the harrier, so true aswell
"whistling sh*tcan"

[Hagar]

I always liked the good old Shagbat. So ugly it's attractive in a funny sort of way. Strange to think it was designed by the same man, at around the same time, as the Spitfire.

PS. Felix.

I really didn't know where to put this

If you don't know, what chance do us mere mortals stand?

[Felix/FFDS]

Just think - a "Wimpy" really wasn't....

[Ivan]

I have some more
Mi-24: crocodile
MiG-25: Letaushchii gastronom (flying liquor store, as first production versions had all fluids on alcohol basis)

http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/Prozvischa.html and wiggle around with the language settings to make they cyrillc parts show correctly

[torquestripe]

They did not mention the "Hoover", S-3B Viking for the sucking noise the engines make during landing when jockying the throttle.

[Citationpilot]

Don't forget Slotation and Nearjet (as in Learjet) for the straight wing Citations, I hear those all the time.

[OTTOL]

Don't forget Slotation and Nearjet (as in Learjet) for the straight wing Citations, I hear those all the time.

you forgot "jet simulator"!!  you guys get the last laugh with the X though!!!