Aircraft nickname around the world

[Ayrudzi]

Some more:

A3D Skywarrior - "All Three Dead"

"WHALE"!!

The all three dead refers to the A3s not having ejection seats and the comment is not liked by their crew. The A3s have an Egress system through the lower escape chute door that you had to fire open after you decompressed the cabin. Very dangerous operation even in best of conditions with balls of steal.

[Divinity]

In Farsi? how can they call it Flying Coffin?

well in Farsi that would be تابوت پرنده. )Taboote Parande

[simonov]

well in Farsi that would be تابوت پرنده. )Taboote Parande

how about Tomcat, Tiger, fulcrum and Fencer? thx

Dutch RNLAF/KLU

F-86K Sabre = Kaasjager (Cheesefighter).

[simonov]

Spain

Harrier:Matador (Killer)

Russia
MiG-21: Letayushii karandash, flying pencil
any luck from Italy?

[simonov]

Germany

Typhoon: Efchen sounds like Äffchen which means little monkey.
Tornado : Toni

Rusia

Su/7/22: Strizt (Swift)

[twinblade]

India
Official:
Mirage-2000 : Vajra (Lightining)
MiG-29 : Baaz (Falcon)
Jaguar: Shamsher (Lionheart)
MiG-27: Bahadur (Brave or braveheart)

Unofficial:
MiG-21: Flying coffin

[simonov]

India

Unofficial:
MiG-21: Flying coffin

because always fall?

[Swe_Marine]

JAS 39 Gripen: Världens dyraste jordfräs (World's most expensive cultivator) because of the highly publicized crashes while in development.

[G-AWZT]

SAA/SAAF HS 748 "Budgie" in 60s-80s.

[boreal]

Spain

Harrier:Matador (Killer)

In fact that was a nickname from the factory, not from Spain.

[boreal]

Spain

Mirage III "Plancheta" ("Little Plank" )
C-101 "Culo-Pollo" (Something like "Big Ass")
F-18 "Bizcocho" ("Cake" or "Spounge")

C-101 culopollo is more like chicken ass

SF-5B are known as bicicletas, bikes

Mirage F-1 as abuelas grandmothers, after the upgrade, superabuelas super grandmothers

C-130H as Dumbo

[simonov]

Malaysia:Su-30=Cik Su, Uncle Su; MiG-29N= Smokey Bandit

[simonov]

India

Il-76: Gajraj (mean?)
MiG-25 :Garud (eagle)

[valtrex]

thx guys all, any from Greek or Turkey? thx

Greek HAF:

Mirage (in general): Frenchie/French girl
Mirage 2000-5: Dash Five
F-104: Cigar, flying coffin
F-4: Ghost (in Greek ghost=phantasma which resembles the English name Phantom)
F-16: Viper, Hawk (not so sure about the latter); F-16 block 52: Fiftytwoer
C-130: Heracles (not so original)
PZL P.24 (I coincidently read about it a couple of months ago): Seagull
UH-1H: Pig
AH-64: Apache, Indian, bat (not sure about the latter)

[simonov]

thx vartlex but i mean is in greek ....thx btw