AIR SERVICE SLANG.
][ere an 1 some of the terms the airman uses in It is everyday talk about his work: — Biimpta.) —Is a patch oi: rarelied air. Bus (the)—Pilot's slang; means any aeroplane. Cold Feel. —A rendition indicating that a man has lost his nerve. Gasbag (a.) —Every aeroplane pilot refers contemptuously to airships as gasbags. Grummett. (a.) —No self-respect-ing airman ever talks of his hat, but rather of Ids grunnnett.
Hun (a.) —Is the Royal Flying Corps name of a youth which has not yet taken his Hying certificate. Joy-ride (a.)—A trip up aloft is always referred to as a joy-ride. Joy-stick (the). —The air pilot’s slang for control-stick. Pancake (to). —Is for the machine to fall Hat to the ground. Pylon-pilot (a). —A Pylon-pilot is a gentleman who prefers flying before a large and admiring crowd at an aerodrome to war flying.
Quirk (a), —The R.N.A.S. name for the youth who has not yet taken Ids aeroplane certificate. Sausage (a). —Air slang for a kite balloon,
Stunt (a). —A bomb-raiding expedition.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1685, 13 March 1917, Page 4
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174AIR SERVICE SLANG. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1685, 13 March 1917, Page 4
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