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...
dead man’s curve n.— «Failure of the clutch cable in the final moments of a flight, when the pilot hovers at low altitude before landing, wouldn’t have left Nagle enough time or airspeed momentum to recover—a vulnerable zone helicopter...
helicopter parents n.pl.— «When their babies go off to college, some parents are unable to deal with the empty nest. One of the names applied to them is “helicopter parents,” who hover over campus and their children—mostly...
angel n.— «Within an hour, the two Marines, along with an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldier who broke his arms and a leg when his truck crashed and rolled over on a local road, were flown by helicopter to the Army’s 31st Combat Surgical...