JonathanChance's definitions

Thunderbirds

1. 1960s Supermarionation Television show created by Gerry Anderson about the exploits of a secret organization dedicated to saving people who are in trouble with cool looking machinery.

2. The United States Air Force's precision aerobatic demonstration team founded in 1953.

1. Did you see that episode of Thunderbirds where Internatioal rescue has to use these elevator car to land an airliner with a bomb on the landing gear?

2. We saw the Thunderbirds at the air show last week.

by JonathanChance June 29, 2003

spookie

General term for any Military gunship Aircraft such as the AC-130U.

The spookie opened up its arsenal on the enemy postions.

by JonathanChance October 1, 2003

trabant

A small East German car with a two-stroke engine that has become quite the pop culture icon in Germany ever since reunification. Known affectionatley by the Germans as "Trabis".

Trabants are cool cars!

by JonathanChance September 23, 2003

FAC

Military acronym for Forward Air Controller. A forwar Air Controller flies over enemy targets in a light aircraft, usually propellor-driven, and marks the targets that the strike aircraft and at times ground artillery need to attack. With the advent of recent advances in sattelite reconnasaince and UAV technology, the Forward Air Controller has become a thing of the past

by JonathanChance September 30, 2003

burled holiday cabbage

A favorite decemberween treat of The Wheelchair from Sweet Cuppin' Cakes.

Eh, Steve! Git yo sassyfrass out my Burled holiday cabbage!

by JonathanChance July 19, 2004

chuff

Nickname given to the Grumman TBF Avenger, an American Carrier based Torpedo Bomber of WWII.

by JonathanChance September 30, 2003

The Sacred Cow

Name given to the first aircraft used to regularly transport The President of The United States, a C-54 Skymaster. This Aircraft was the forerunner of Air Force One.

by JonathanChance September 30, 2003