JonathanChance's definitions

chuff

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

by JonathanChance September 30, 2003

Miller Killer

Nickname given to the Noordyun UC-64 Norseman, a Canadian-built utility aricraft primarily used for light transportation duties during World War Two. Earned its nickname because musician Glenn Miller died in one when the Norseman carryin him and his enterouge crashed into the English Channel.

by JonathanChance September 29, 2003

LRC

Acronym for "Learning Resource Center". A fancy-pants way of saying "library".

You should be able to find all the research materials you need in the LRC.

by JonathanChance October 5, 2003

chickenhawk

Nickname given by the Austrailian navy to the A-4F Skyhawk.

by JonathanChance September 29, 2003

trivia

General name given to the annual trivia run by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's campus radio station. Every spring, hundreds of teams take part in this contest, which is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world.

I can't wait for Trivia. I wonder what this year's theme is going to be?

by JonathanChance October 1, 2003

hun

Nickname given to the North American F-100 Super Sabre, the first American combat aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight.

by JonathanChance September 29, 2003

LEO

NASA acronym for Low Earth Orbit.

The sattelite was boosted into LEO.

by JonathanChance June 28, 2003