peterj Posted July 14, 2006 Posted July 14, 2006 SwAF pilots refer to JAS 39 Gripen as a '39', "trettionia" in swedish. In some videos they call it JAS 39, but not Gripen. Add the aircrafts you know, I'm particularly interested in what VVS pilots call the Su-27 and MiG-29 :)
VMFA117_Poko Posted July 14, 2006 Posted July 14, 2006 SwAF pilots refer to JAS 39 Gripen as a '39', "trettionia" in swedish. In some videos they call it JAS 39, but not Gripen. Add the aircrafts you know, I'm particularly interested in what VVS pilots call the Su-27 and MiG-29 :) It depends in which country. For example in Poland all polish Su's are called as "Suka" (translation: "Bitch") - not becouse of its characteristics ;) but just a word formation. 1
Ukr_Alex Posted July 14, 2006 Posted July 14, 2006 I think the Russians call Su's "sushka" :Core2Duo @ 435FSB x 7 3.05GHz : ATI x1900xtx: 2GB Patriot @ 435Mhz : WD 250Gb UATA: Seagate 320Gb SATA2: X-Fi Platinum:
volk-19 Posted July 14, 2006 Posted July 14, 2006 "sushka" and "mig"---one "suchki" and "migi"-----many
cool_t Posted July 14, 2006 Posted July 14, 2006 What do they call it? They call it, pull the ejection handles before your plane breakes up or before you black out. Mach 2.538 Cool t:smartass:
SimFreak Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 ok "sushka", thanks which means this http://www.bocxod.ru/img/sushka_chay.jpg
Cobra360 Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 I have seen the Su-27 been called the Crane by Russian pilots, I don't know what the Russian of Crane is.
britgliderpilot Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 I have seen the Su-27 been called the Crane by Russian pilots, I don't know what the Russian of Crane is. That's Crane as in the bird, right? Just making sure . . . . http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg
Cobra360 Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 That's Crane as in the bird, right? Just making sure . . . . I sure hope so.
Cobra360 Posted July 15, 2006 Posted July 15, 2006 Apperently Su-25 pilots call it the Rook. Again, don't have the Russian translation. The Tornado is known as The Fin to it's pilots, in the RAF. The Su-27 has also been called the Azure Lightening aswell by its pilots. In Israel the F-16A/Bs are Lightening while the C/Ds are Thunder, the 16I is the Hammer. And to really confuse things the F-15 is known as the Falcon. In South Korea the F-15K is called the SlamEagle. The F-15E is sometimes called the MudHen is the USAF aswell.
59th_LeFty Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Just for example, here in Hungary, sometimes we call the MiGs as "big iron" as translated. ("No, the sukhoi is the big one - no its the bigger one") :) The JAS 39 EBS HU Gripen is called almost everywhere as the Gripen. In the media, everydays, etc. But I'm sure she'll get some kind of newbie name soon :D [sIGPIC]http://www.forum.lockon.ru/signaturepics/sigpic5279_1.gif[/sIGPIC] I could shot down a Kitchen :smartass:
Force_Feedback Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 The Mi-6 was called the Cow (корова in Russian) due to its terrible handling and inability to take off vertically with a full fuel load. The Su-25 is also called the Comb due to its pylon lay out. Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
Cobra360 Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 The A-7 Corsair II ws called the SLUF, short little ugly f*****r. The F-4 and F/A-18E/Fs are somtimes called the Rhino. F-117, the Awkward Gobblin. AIM-7, the great white hope. AIM-54, the buffalo.
CrazyAggie05 Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 F-117: its the Wobbly Goblin, or Stink Bug F-16: viper (duh) B-52: BUFF big ugly...(use your imagination) F-18: bug or super bug B-1: bone c-130: herk, herky bird... UAV: CRAP! AIM-120: slamraam, slammer AIM-9: heater I love my job :pilotfly:
MBot Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 The A-7 Corsair II ws called the SLUF, short little ugly f*****r. AIM-7, the great white hope. Love these two :D The SLUF can also be called 'Short Little Ugly Fellow' for more mild language. A well known one is Turkey for the F-14.
golfsierra2 Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 The Tornado is known as The Fin to it's pilots, in the RAF. The Tornado is called "Klappdrachen" (foldable kite) in German slang and the Phantom II goes as "Luftverteidigungsdiesel" (air defense diesel) because of its large smoke trail... kind regards, Raven.... [sigpic]http://www.crc-mindreader.de/CRT/images/Birds2011.gif[/sigpic]
VMFA117_Poko Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 MiGs from 15 to 21 was called "rura"/"rury" in Poland - which means "pipe"/"pipes".
nscode Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 Hear that Force? You've been smoking MiGs :D Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
RvETito Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 In Bulgaria the MiG-29 has several names but the most popular is "the twin-barel" because of it's twin-engine design. The MiG-21 is known as "the pipe" , I guess for the very same reason. As for the Su-25 and Su-22 I've heard only "the small Su" and "the big Su" respectively. The L-29 trainer was called "the vacuum cleaner" for sounding so funny. In Russia the Su-25 is popular as "the raven"(грач), the MiG-23 as "the crocodile", the Su-27 is "the crane"(журавль) as been said, the MiG-29 is a "swift"(стриж) which gave the name of the Swifts(Strizhi) demo team. "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE=
MBot Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 In the Swiss Air Force the DeHavilland Vampire was known as the "Loetlampe" ( blowtorch ) because it was the first aircraft in the Swiss AF with afterburner.
Guest IguanaKing Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 For the F-4, don't forget "Double Ugly". F-16s are also know as the Lawn Dart. F-15E-Mud Hen F-15C-Albino
pschelchshorn Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 For the F-4, don't forget "Double Ugly". F-16s are also know as the Lawn Dart. F-15E-Mud Hen F-15C-Albino Concerning the F-4 : "Double Ugly" would be pronounced as "Doubly Ugly" (british) F-4 aka "Rhino" aka "Luftverteidigungsdiesel" (Airdefensediesel) because of its J79 smoke plume. F-104 aka "Witwenmacher" (Widowmaker) aka "Zipper" Panavia 200 Tornado aka "Klappdrachen" (negative meaning , usually used by phantom pilots calling the tornado a swingdragon , swing as swing wings) Piaggio P-149 "Pitchy" these are some terms from the german airforce :D Flip "Imagine the reason that people hold on to hatred so stubbornly is because if the hate is removed, the pain will set in. Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
TheProphet Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 In Israel the F-16A/Bs are Lightening while the C/Ds are Thunder, the 16I is the Hammer. And to really confuse things the F-15 is known as the Falcon. Some small corrections ;) , F-16A/Bs are called "Netz" which means Hawk, C/Ds are called "Barak" which indeed means Lightning and the Is are called "Sufa" which means Storm. The F-15A/B/C/D are called "Baz" which, you were correct, means Falcon, (and now called "Baz Meshupar" or upgraded Falcon after the MLU) and the Is are called "Ra'am" which means Thunder. 6700K | ASUS Z170 | 32GB RAM | GTX 680 | 850EVO
pschelchshorn Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 F-15E : Beagle F-15 : Supersonic Tenniscourt "Imagine the reason that people hold on to hatred so stubbornly is because if the hate is removed, the pain will set in. Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
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