pilots' jargon

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• Dutch roll —    combined yaw and roll in an aircraft which behaves with the gait of a drunken sailor    This usage, first noted by Moynahan in 1983 as modern airline pilots jargon, shows that, with English speakers, old prejudices die hard …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• out of the envelope —    acting eccentrically or without authority    Pilots jargon, the envelope being the parameters within which an aircraft is designed to perform, as to rates of climb, stall, turn, etc.:     He s somewhat out of the envelope, to use an old test… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Buck Danny — is a Franco Belgian comics series created by Jean Michel Charlier and Victor Hubinon, which chronicles the adventures of a trio of pilots in the United States Navy. ynopsisThe first half dozen albums recount Buck Danny s exploits in the Pacific… …   Wikipedia

• Operation Bolo — Part of Vietnam War 8th TFW F 4C Phantom II on static display at Pacific Coast Air Museum …   Wikipedia

• The Hunters (novel) — infobox Book name = The Hunters image caption = author = James Salter cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = War novel publisher = Harper Brothers release date = 1956 media type = Print (Hardback Paperback)… …   Wikipedia

• Cotswold Gliding Club — Coordinates: 51°42′43″N 2°07′52″W / 51.712°N 2.131°W / 51.712; 2.131 …   Wikipedia

• Early life and military career of John McCain — The early life and military career of John Sidney McCain III spans forty five years (1936 ndash;1981). McCain s father and grandfather were admirals in the United States Navy. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, and attended many schools… …   Wikipedia

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• Voice procedure — includes various techniques used to clarify, simplify and standardize spoken communications over two way radios, in use by the military, in civil aviation, police and fire dispatching systems, citizens band radio (CB), etc. Voice procedure… …   Wikipedia

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