by Athene Airheart April 18, 2004
A person in charge of cleaning up messes at the Olympic Flight Museum and elsewhere. Usually armed with a mop and bucket.
The word has roots in "Crew Chief," who is a person in charge of maintaining a particular aircraft.
His counterpart is the Pile-it.
The word has roots in "Crew Chief," who is a person in charge of maintaining a particular aircraft.
His counterpart is the Pile-it.
by Athene Airheart March 21, 2004
Someone who spends a lot of time at the airport. A good thing to be. Airport bums often hang around maintenance shops and flight schools, watching pilots take off and land. They often drink a lot of coffee and read the magazines in the lobby. They may or may not know how to fly. Many fine fliers started out as airport bums.
See airport, ramp rat.
See airport, ramp rat.
The person sitting at this computer typing this is an airport bum to the first degree. I almost never leave, actually. I even sleep here. But I also fly. It is fun being an airport bum.
by Athene Airheart May 01, 2004
by Athene Airheart March 22, 2004
The control surfaces found on the outboard sections of an airplane's wing. They move up and down and control the roll of the airplane, turning it.
Aileron is from the French for "Little wing."
Aileron is from the French for "Little wing."
by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004
by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004
Basically, "I am much richer than you, I am also better than you." Used when someone wants to show how much more powerful they are. Another form is "I could buy you and sell you."
by Athene Airheart May 01, 2004