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Military Information And Humor
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   By armando
Gracias por vuestro gran trabajo.
  
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FOR CENTURIES man looked longingly at the skies. Finally, some forty years ago, at Kill Devil Hill, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully completed the first mechanical flight.

Today, thanks to the Wright brothers, man can fly. The Air Age is here! Thousands of military and commercial airplanes are speeding across the country on well-defined, carefully regulated air-ways. Air routes are reaching across every continent, into every corner of the world. No place on the globe is now more than 60 flying hours from your nearest air field. As aviation comes of age air traffic is becoming more and more of a problem to pilots. Uniform rules and regulations are necessary to insure maximum safety in flight.

To the young men of America whose hearts are in the sky, we present this booklet. Its pictures teach the rules that every pilot must know before he can earn his wings. Learn what this booklet has to tell and you will have taken a long step toward the day when you can soy, "I've Got Wings."

Art ideas for this booklet were contributed by personnel of the Air Traffic Control Division of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. "I've Got Wings" was prepared and published by the U.S. Army Air Forces, Flight Control Command.

 
"SLANGUAGE"
 
Acea combat pilot with five or more victories
Blanket Drillsleeping
Blind Flyinga date with a girl you've never seen
Bumpsthe effect of updrafts and downdrafts encountered in flight
Bunk Flyingtalking aviation in quarters
Buzzingflying dangerously low over people or property on the ground; (taboo)
Caterpillar Cluba jump for life in a parachute qualifies for membership
Chinese Landingone wing low
Clinkera poorly executed maneuver
Conservatorya power-operated, glass-enclosed machine gun turret
Contacta warning called out by the pilot to inform the mechanic the ignition switch is on
Cracking Good Showhighest possible praise of a performance
Dead Stickgliding plane, after the engine has conked
Dogfightcombat between two planes
Drive It In The Hangarstop talking aviation
Dummera bonehead act
Dust Binunderside rear gun turret in an enemy aircraft
Eggsbombs
Fat Friendsballoons
Flakanti-aircraft fire
Flying The Iron Beam or Iron Compasspilot flying along railroad
Flying Pigaerial torpedo
Flying the Gaugesinstrument flying
Gain Some Altitudecome to a more erect standing or sitting position. Used to correct the "civilian slouch" in new cadets
Geeseenemy bomber formation
Get Eagerdo your best; strive to the utmost
Give It The Gunadvance the throttle to accelerate engine speed
Glasshousepower operated turret
Go Into A Tailspinget mad
Going Upstairsgaining altitude; climbing
Good Showa commendable action
Grab A Bracecome to a position of super attention; usually directed at new cadets
Hangar Pilotmechanic who talks a great flight
Hedge Hoppinglow flying
He's In A Flat Spina bit touched
Hit The Deckwhen an aviator lands
Hitting The Silkto make a parachute jump
Hot Cratea speedy plane
H. P.a hot pilot
Jinkingdodging anti-aircraft fire
Lame Duckdamaged plane
Laying The Eggsdropping bombs
Life Savera parachute
Mustardsmart pilot
Officethe pilot's cockpit, usually in a large airplane
Onionsflaring anti-aircraft shells
Overshootto glide beyond the landing field before landing
Pea Shootersthe high-powered planes of the Air Forces
Pulpitthe cockpit
Ready Roomthe room where pilots on duty assemble, ready for instant call to action
Reef Backpull back the stick in flying a plane
Roll Up Your Flopsstop talking
Shoot Landingsto acquire practice in landing a plane
Short Snortera member of an unofficial flyers' club, each member of which carries a one dollar bill autographed by fellow short snorters. Any members being unable to show the bill upon request of a fellow member, must forfeit a comparable bill or note to each short snorter present
Shot Down In Flamesjilted by a girl friend
Showaction in the air
Slap On The Coalopen the throttle to give a plane more gas
Soloflying alone; hence doing anything else without company
Spin Offtake a nap; or go to bed
Spit Curla side slip in a plane
Sugar Reporta letter to or from a girl friend
Tear Off A Stripto give someone a bawling out
Tin Fishan aerial torpedo
Woofingthe telling of tall tales
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