fly-by-light n.— «Traditional aeroplane controls still maintain a mechanical linkage directly from the pilot’s hands and feet to the the various surfaces used to manoeuvre the aircraft in flight. As larger aircraft and power-assisted...
“Go fly a kite!” A caller from Washington, D.C. wonders whose kite is getting flown and why. Naturally, we have some ideas! Here’s a copy of the cartoon Grant mentions (from the Chicago Tribune May 15, 1927, p. G2). This is part of...
suitcase provider n.— «The vast majority of these are very small—in many cases, one-person enterprises or, in the vernacular, “suitcase providers.”…The traditional view is that a “suitcase provider” is a bad...
box office
n.— «Womem shouldn’t fly. Why do you think they call it a cock-pit and not a box office.» —“Re: The 99’s” by Scot Pederson Usenet: rec.aviation.piloting Aug. 1, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
rubber jungle n.— «Skies were mostly clear and planes were full as spring break began in many locales. From the day before, an accidental deployment of oxygen masks—a rubber jungle, in airline-speak—was discussed.» —“Airlines Learn...
sweater puppies n.pl.— «The remnants of her dress and underwire bra bunched outward from her generous shelf of invulnerable boob flesh. “I must be around a ‘K-cup’ now,” she said to herself while judiciously examining...