Aircraft nicknames.

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 03 Apr 2006, 11:33

Lately I have seen people using nicknames for aircraft. I remeber someone calling the Bae 146 the "flying chicken". Do you have any?

I like to call the Bae146 the "grasshopper", the fokker 50 the "spider" and oo-tuc "Flyer Tuck"

Ovostar · Post by **Ovostar** » 03 Apr 2006, 12:24

only the crossair's (now Swiss) one are called Jumbolino

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 03 Apr 2006, 12:28

Their Saab 2000s where called Concordino.

mulder · Post by **mulder** » 16 Apr 2006, 21:52

When I started in 1981 as a flight attendant we use to fly a Hawker Siddely. We used to call it the vomit comet. Most of the time it could not fly above a real African thunderstorm, some of the worst turbulence in my career I had on this aircraft.

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 16 Apr 2006, 22:39

We call Vueling planes horses, but you have to speak dutch to get this one.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 17 Apr 2006, 11:34

I call OO-DJG "Stinker" owing to the fact that the last time we flew on it this plane smelt like the inside of a used sick bag. I don't like that plane anyway because it looks tatty inside, but it was even worse with the sick smell.

Advisor · Post by **Advisor** » 18 Apr 2006, 11:14

The Flying Maharaja's for AI

a380man · Post by **a380man** » 18 Apr 2006, 14:11

My dad calls the RJ85 the flying bug!

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 18 Apr 2006, 18:39

I call the Airbus a318 the cocktail weener. And the A321 I like to call the Bi-fi.

abishay · Post by **abishay** » 19 Apr 2006, 00:39

I just hate 757's thats why i call them ugly skinny planes

burner737 · Post by **burner737** » 19 Apr 2006, 13:07

I call the RJ85 and RJ100s "Wortels" like a few other people

Regards Tim

a380man · Post by **a380man** » 19 Apr 2006, 22:44

citation 750 is a slicer and the embraer170 is a womble after a british childrens program and the 747 a lump!

n5528p · Post by **n5528p** » 20 Apr 2006, 08:41

Here in IVE the Dash of Austrian / Tyrolean are often called "Gurkenschneider", which is the tool you use to cut a cucumber. But I think the best translation would be slicer as well.

Regards, Bernhard

vc-10 · Post by **vc-10** » 03 May 2006, 23:01

Virgin 747-400s are the '11 o'clock roarers' as they make a horrible noise every evening at about 11:00 taking off from LHR.

Skinny Lizzie for the 757, esecially the -300.
I won't tell you what the A340-600 is know as!

Ovostar · Post by **Ovostar** » 03 May 2006, 23:12

vc-10 · Post by **vc-10** » 04 May 2006, 09:17

Sort of.........

Post by **Bruspotter** » 05 May 2006, 19:58

Hello

I always like to call the Fokker 100 , MD80/90 and long / skinny planes with 2 engines mounted to the fuselage 'tubes' (ACTUALLY IN DUTCH 'BUIZEN'):D

in english a better word would be 'cigars' especially the SAS ones , they are already a bit brown

and a 'stinker' (actually I don't find anymore that it stinks that hard but , I like to call the name , most would just call it a 'smoker' ) , it's the Tu-154

Concorde : 'burner'

:P

curious to hear more personal nicknames

it's funny

Best regards: Yannick

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 05 May 2006, 20:20

The 753 deserves the name "Spaghetti"

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 05 May 2006, 23:49

American calls their MD-80's the "Super" 80. Everyone that I worked with in the Flight Academy refers to it as the Stupid-80. Deservingly, the plane IS very limited.

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