ryoder Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Stop calling an airplane an aircraft. It's like calling a truck a vehicle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonal Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I'll have to give that some thought would that make it Airplane Spruce? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hmmm . . . Short but interesting, especially the picture. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0281a.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Stop calling an airplane an aircraft. It's like calling a truck a vehicle. +1 Next rant: how do we get the idiots in the media to stopping saying "Tarmac"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Can we eliminate putting planes in "hangers"? Those are what I put my shirts on. My Mooney lives in a "hangar." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneymite Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ha! I used to work for a company that referred to aircraft as "equipment". I suspect that mentally management thought of pilots as "units". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneymite Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Can we eliminate putting planes in "hangers"? Those are what I put my shirts on. My Mooney lives in a "hangar." Hank, that's ridiculous! I throw my shirts under the bed. Edited October 22, 2015 by Mooneymite 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmyfm20s Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I was a previous "hanger" offender. I punished myself with 12 hours of Hangar arrest and required myself to clean it completely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 How about one of the first things a new A&P learns: motors use electricity, engines use fuel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooper Rocketman Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 How about "aircrafts"? Is that really a word? I hear it occasionally and can't help but wonder if it is even a word? On a funnier note; when I arrived at boot camp back in the 70's I had a drill sergeant (Drill Instructor or D.I.) respond to a private about his "gun". First, the whole company had to drop and pound out 50 push ups. Once we got back on our feet the D.I. explained the difference between a gun and a rifle. As he stood in front of us newbee G.I.'s, while grabbing his crotch with one hand and holding his rifle aloft with the other, shaking each hand as he described it, he said "this is your rifle, this is you gun, this is for fighting, and this is for fun". Needless to say, no one called their rifle a gun again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 How about "aircrafts"? Is that really a word? I hear it occasionally and can't help but wonder if it is even a word? On a funnier note; when I arrived at boot camp back in the 70's I had a drill sergeant (Drill Instructor or D.I.) respond to a private about his "gun". First, the whole company had to drop and pound out 50 push ups. Once we got back on our feet the D.I. explained the difference between a gun and a rifle. As he stood in front of us newbee G.I.'s, while grabbing his crotch with one hand and holding his rifle aloft with the other, shaking each hand as he described it, he said "this is your rifle, this is you gun, this is for fighting, and this is for fun". Needless to say, no one called their rifle a gun again. Ah, the good old days! DIs can't swear anymore, and recruits can raise their flag if they feel threatened . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy0681 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 +1 Next rant: how do we get the idiots in the media to stopping saying "Tarmac"? Now you've touched a nerve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hank, that's ridiculous! I throw my shirts under the bed. Not until after I wear them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201er Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 "Certified" instructor or "Pilot's License" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hanger bugs me too. How about this. "Aircraft fly's straight" Unnecessary apostrophes people! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_S Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 How about "aircrafts"? Is that really a word? I hear it occasionally and can't help but wonder if it is even a word? On a funnier note; when I arrived at boot camp back in the 70's I had a drill sergeant (Drill Instructor or D.I.) respond to a private about his "gun". First, the whole company had to drop and pound out 50 push ups. Once we got back on our feet the D.I. explained the difference between a gun and a rifle. As he stood in front of us newbee G.I.'s, while grabbing his crotch with one hand and holding his rifle aloft with the other, shaking each hand as he described it, he said "this is your rifle, this is you gun, this is for fighting, and this is for fun". Needless to say, no one called their rifle a gun again. So the movie "Full Metal Jacket" got it right, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsNobody Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 People that do not know the difference between singular and plural. People that do not know what a difference a day can make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Tom, I can assure you its a rifle, in boot camp 1967, I was hit in the head by a Gunny for saying the wrong thing and was unconscious for 5 days in Beaufort Navy hospital, had quite a headache, last time I misspoke. Andy it would be better to just have the media keep there traps shut. Nothing good comes from there communication. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishboneash Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hmmm . . . Short but interesting, especially the picture. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0281a.shtml My take on the usage is that if there is a large "plane" surface to create lift, then we call it an airplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnybgoode Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hanger bugs me too. How about this. "Aircraft fly's straight" Unnecessary apostrophes people! I see an unnecessary y also and it seems to be missing an "ie". Just an observation from a redneck with a pilot's license, um, I mean certificate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonal Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 You can put a boat on a ship but not a ship on a boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 How about "aircrafts"? Is that really a word? I hear it occasionally and can't help but wonder if it is even a word? On a funnier note; when I arrived at boot camp back in the 70's I had a drill sergeant (Drill Instructor or D.I.) respond to a private about his "gun". First, the whole company had to drop and pound out 50 push ups. Once we got back on our feet the D.I. explained the difference between a gun and a rifle. As he stood in front of us newbee G.I.'s, while grabbing his crotch with one hand and holding his rifle aloft with the other, shaking each hand as he described it, he said "this is your rifle, this is you gun, this is for fighting, and this is for fun". Needless to say, no one called their rifle a gun again. What do you call it if it only shoots blanks? Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 What do you call it if it only shoots blanks? Clarence The Marine Corps doesn't issue blanks . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooper Rocketman Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 What do you call it if it only shoots blanks? Clarence I suspect you're joking, but no such thing back then in basics. All the D.I.'s were fresh back from Nam, so this was the real thing. We even had to take live fire over our heads while crawling under barb wire. If you stood up, you would end up in a pine box. We were considered wussy's since we were not going to war (first year after Nam officially over), so were given no mercy. One thing nice, they hated bringing back live ammo after a session on the gun range, so a few of us always volunteered to "fire it off" at the end of our firing range sessions. Probably why my small group all qualified as "Expert" on the final shooting tests. Being a Yooper (U.P. of Michigan resident), I lived in the woods with a rifle, so loved shooting any time I could. Now, the time I corrected D.I. on the proper tear down and reassembly of the M-60 machine gun, in front of a 40 man platoon, is a story for another day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonal Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 What do you call it if it only shoots blanks? Clarence A vasectomy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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