pucker v.— «“No matter how many times you do it, you still pucker once you get over the wire,” says one of the helicopter’s pilots, Chief Warrant Officer Lance Duensing.» —“The Doctors of War” by Bob Drury Men’s...
Dust Off n.— «The 57th had worked without a tactical call sign, simply using “Army” and the tail number of the aircraft.…Major [Lloyd E.] Spencer decided that this slapdash system had to go. In Saigon he visited Navy...
toe-in n.— «Gunsauls decided a closer extraction was necessary. He lifted off again, approached the children’s location and balanced the front tips of the helicopter’s landing skids against the sloping hillside what pilots refer to as a...
supermanning n.— «The Navy said Thursday a Texas-based helicopter crewman who fell to his death in October was performing a stunt called “Supermanning.” The stunt involved hanging from an open cargo door and letting the rushing wind “fly”...
helicopter drop n.— «Bernanke detailed how the Fed could use its various tools to spur consumer and business spending, including by jumping into the bond market to directly buy Treasury securities in an effort to push down longer-term...
Phrog n.— «With protruding side wheels and a nose-up attitude on the ground, the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter has the appearance of a frog ready to hop—some would say it certainly does, especially when moving forward on the deck. Since the...