Athene Airheart's definitions

hwaddaow

Slang term for mary jane, reefer, weed, kiff, pot, herb...

Also spelled hwaddow.

The other day we got some great hwaddaow and found ourselves to be truly cheeched.

by Athene Airheart May 30, 2004

groundhog

Similar to groundling but slightly ruder. Someone who can't fly.

I'd like to have started flight school at sixteen but my dad is too much of a groundhog.

by Athene Airheart May 13, 2005

doughboy

An old term for soldier, dating from the WWI era or possibly even earlier.

"Here come the doughboys, marching over the hill to save us."

by Athene Airheart March 20, 2004

elevator

Part of the empennage of an airplane.

The horizontal tail surface that controls the pitch of an airplane. The elevator makes the nose go up and down. Negative lift on the elevator surface balences the weight of the engine up front.

When I pull back on the stick, the elevator at the tail of the plane goes up. The wind flowing over the tail forces the nose up, and I climb into the sky.

by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004

pancake

The landing of an aircraft, used in military jargon of WWII. Generally a rather flat landing that hard and not too good for the airplane.

A landing like this is referred to as "pancaking it in."

"Wow, he really pancaked his Corsair in! I'm surprised the landing gear are still intact!"

by Athene Airheart March 19, 2004

burning daylight

Wasting time, hesitating when something should be done quickly. Literally, letting the day go by while you are waiting to get started.

Better get back on the road- we're burning daylight and we have a long way to go still.

by Athene Airheart March 30, 2004

spin

A rather uncomfortable aeronautical maneuver. When in an airplane, if you fly too slow and the wing gets to the wrong angle in relation to the relative wind, you will stall. If the rudder is moved in the wrong way during that stall, the airplane will turn and go into a spin.

Part of a pilot's training is to learn how to get out of stalls and spins, as they can be deadly if not stopped.

Man, I'm gonna hurl. I did eight spins today and I'm really getting dizzy. Can we go do some other maneuver next time?

by Athene Airheart May 15, 2004