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Old 01-29-2007 | 12:23 PM
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What's the best acronyms or nicknames you've heard for your or someone else's a/c.

EMB-120= "Bro" or JungleJunk"
CRJ= "Climb Ristricted Jet/Junk" (200 mainly)
ERJ= "JungleJet"
ATR-42/72= "Ain't Temperature Regulated"

Any other good ones?

Just for fun guys!
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Saab = Swedish Ain't Aircraft Builders
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Old 01-29-2007 | 12:32 PM
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Airbus=Scarebus
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Old 01-29-2007 | 12:34 PM
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Airbus - AirCrap
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Old 01-29-2007 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Burt Reynolds
Saab = Swedish Ain't Aircraft Builders
I like it!
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Dash 8 = Trash 8
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Airbus - Scud (launch it, but you never know where it might end up)
DC-10 - The motherfkn 10, Death Cruiser 10
Dornier Jet - Dork Jet, Doorknob
ERJ - Taco rocket
727- Three holer
737-200 - Thunder guppy
737-300-500 - Yuppy guppy
747-400 - Whale
757 pw equipped - Perfect Woman (tall, long legs, big tits)
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Old 01-29-2007 | 12:50 PM
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747 = Cadillac
MD Series = Mad Dogs (been around a while and I love it!)
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Old 01-29-2007 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dojetdriver
Airbus - Scud (launch it, but you never know where it might end up)
DC-10 - The motherfkn 10, Death Cruiser 10
Dornier Jet - Dork Jet, Doorknob
ERJ - Taco rocket
727- Three holer
737-200 - Thunder guppy
737-300-500 - Yuppy guppy
747-400 - Whale
757 pw equipped - Perfect Woman (tall, long legs, big tits)


Now that's perfect!
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E190 = E180 (Always making 180 turns back to the runway after departure)
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