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Originally Posted by Slats Extend
(Post 1532521)
A little history.. The first person to call the 737 a guppy?
Bill Boeing. Goodbye to the 737 'Guppy' But they wouldn't know anything.... |
Better than calling it a FLUF.
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My Uncle who retired from United with 34 years is Laughing his a$$ off reading this forum over my shoulder. He was there for the PanAm asset purchase. He made it clear that the pilots of that time called the B747-100 and 200 the Whale and the B747SP the Guppy.
He was in fact there for the B737 introduction and they called it then the FLUF. He also has some interesting comments about Mid 90's new hires. Although nothing that everyone didn't already know that doesn't live under the mushroom of Mother United. He still carries a picture of him walking a picket Line. |
Interesting and of course I'm sure he commented on the mid 90's hires at CAL. You know the ones, the guys and girls who had been turned down everywhere else.
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Yep Airhoss, yur wright. I dunn finaly made it to da big tim. A good ole United pilit...Wel i'll be! And dem teachers sed i wudnt go nowheres. See u on the line butty!
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Privateer,
It's "See u on duh line butty!" you wouldn't want the grammar police coming down on you. |
Originally Posted by pilot64golfer
(Post 1532548)
But it hurts their little feelings to call it that.....
Makes them not feel like they are flying a big airplane. |
Originally Posted by Yak02
(Post 1532665)
My Uncle who retired from United with 34 years is Laughing his a$$ off reading this forum over my shoulder. He was there for the PanAm asset purchase. He made it clear that the pilots of that time called the B747-100 and 200 the Whale and the B747SP the Guppy.
He was in fact there for the B737 introduction and they called it then the FLUF. He also has some interesting comments about Mid 90's new hires. Although nothing that everyone didn't already know that doesn't live under the mushroom of Mother United. He still carries a picture of him walking a picket Line. |
Obviously the Yak didn't make the cut in the mid 90's so he he feels the need to rationalize his failure.
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No doubt. Mid 90's was competitive and trying to digest what demographic has Uncle Tom's knickers in a wad.
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