An air combat term for losing a pursuer in such a way that the attacker is killed by crashing in an attempt to keep following the defender.
When a fighter has been in production for long enough, you can bet its record will include at least one maneuver kill.
by Airrider October 10, 2009
A suffix added to boat configuration names which denotes how many hulls a boat has, especially three or more.
E.G. a boat with three hulls is a trimaran, a boat with four hulls is a quadrimaran, and so forth.
The advantage to multiple hulls are largely twofold: first, for roll stability and second, for making sharper hulls that more efficiently cut through the water, decreasing drag.
E.G. a boat with three hulls is a trimaran, a boat with four hulls is a quadrimaran, and so forth.
The advantage to multiple hulls are largely twofold: first, for roll stability and second, for making sharper hulls that more efficiently cut through the water, decreasing drag.
Does anybody think V-hulls are cool anymore? All I see now are whatever-marans with, like, two or three hulls out there now.
by Airrider October 10, 2009
A derisive term for warning lights in a car dashboard or any similar arrangement in a vehicle's cockpit. So called because they light up when the operator is being an idiot and letting something go wrong.
by Airrider October 10, 2009
A slang term used to refer to anyone who has ever had to eject from an aircraft, in combat or otherwise. The name comes largely from two facts: Martin-Baker is one of the oldest and most well-known ejection seat manufacturers, and almost any pilot is thankful for that ejection seat when they have to bail out.
by Airrider October 10, 2009
A car door whose hinge is near the rear of the car rather than near the front of the car. So called because it tends to fly open if caught by the wind (especially in the case of poor panel fit or an open-top car that does not channel air efficiently) rather than shutting right away, causing the car to become unbalanced at speed and leading to numerous other possibly fatal results, such as the car being thrown to one side and crashing or an occupant thrown out of the car.
by Airrider October 10, 2009
An auto racing term borrowed from air combat terminology, used to describe a battle between two or more drivers that involves a lot of overtaking and changing of position.
by Airrider October 10, 2009
A defensive driving and automotive stunt maneuver which starts by quickly driving a car backwards, then suddenly turning the car left or right. This causes the car to swing around so it is now facing and moving forward, in which case the driver can quickly shift into a forward gear and drive away.
More commonly performed as an actual defensive driving technique than the Bootleg Turn because it is relatively easier to execute and can be applied more readily.
Also called a Moonshiner's Turn, for its use by bootleggers in the Prohibition era alongside maneuvers like the Bootleg Turn, and also called a Rockford, for its frequent usage on the UK TV show, "The Rockford Files."
More commonly performed as an actual defensive driving technique than the Bootleg Turn because it is relatively easier to execute and can be applied more readily.
Also called a Moonshiner's Turn, for its use by bootleggers in the Prohibition era alongside maneuvers like the Bootleg Turn, and also called a Rockford, for its frequent usage on the UK TV show, "The Rockford Files."
by Airrider October 10, 2009