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Nice editing on the first F-word..........LoL

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Butt Plug = Engine Fuel Plug
Anal Probe = T4B (Turbe Blade Temp. Probe)
Burner Bars = Engine Removal Stabalizers
Spark Chasers = Electric and Enviromental Troops

Another good name for Specialists is "Grinners" cuz they stand around grinning while everyone else does the work.

You are wrong rick, we stand around grinning because we don't know what's going on and waiting to turn the stuff over to the next shift.

Fuel Shop guys, technically, are not Specialists or Grinners. Grinners are flightline Specialists. We grin because most of the silliness that goes on amuses us to no end.

Best Regards,

7-Level screwdriver - largest flat tip in the box used for somethingother than screws... Whistle

Air sh*t Separator = is Difference between a Fart and a Shart Smile

Technically in your book, thank god we are not AMXS. That's why we grin at you guys.

Enthusiast Joined: Apr 20, 2005 - 03:38 PM Posts: 74

Here is a few well knowns from the RNoAF

Crew chief divider (CCD)
That heating pole in the airintake opening, have no idea what you USAF guys call it.

Dolly Partons (D/P)
A wing-tank configured jet kinda looks like it has boobs, and who is better known for her boobs than Mrs Parton.

Birdslicers
IFF antennae on the MLU's

Headbanger
Static intake on the lower left side,just above the front weel well, on a block 10 jet,

And ofcourse there are plenty of local non translatable terms...

Here's one that I'm surprised that I haven't Coke bottles for the engine mounts, "going over the horn" for advancing to idle, or Egyptian dollies for the 370gal tanks.

w.c.16flttest wrote:

Here's one that I'm surprised that I haven't seen, Coke bottles for the engine mounts, "going over the horn" for advancing to idle, or Egyptian dollies for the 370gal tanks.

I'd prefer to forget safety-wiring the Coke bottles... (you can see 'em, or touch 'em, not both...) surprisingly on the Tomcat with the F-110's they used a little safing clip (almost like a safety pin) to do the same thing.

Mike

Not too bad when you do it two or three times a week. Laughing

Pit- Ball Blower
Air Vent inbetween your legs in the Viper

Grinner
Avionics troop

Grab

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I'd prefer to forget safety-wiring the Coke bottles... (you can see 'em, or touch 'em, not both...) surprisingly on the Tomcat with the F-110's they used a little safing clip (almost like a safety pin) to do the same thing.

Mike I can't agree with you more, and the one side is a real SOB.

Purple

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Switchology: don't know how to work the system
Conan the Wrench Man: D***head who over-torques things
Hydro-Man: your best hydraulics troop
Nose Bleed: F-15 radar hydraulic leak in the radome
Round Robin: turning your –60
Sucking rubber: exercise time in the mask
Bird sh*t:anti rotation detection compound
Double bubble: glue/epoxy
GI proof: you can’t screw it up
Bang out: British term for ejection
Re-Heat: British term for Burner
The Fly: Person that eats sh*t and bothers people (normally supervision)
SNAFU: Situation normal all fucked up
Secret Squirrel: Classified stuff
Behind the Green Door: Very Classified stuff in another world (for say)
Split-Tail: Female Pilot
Duty Shirkers: Lazy individuals

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Viper Slang terminology