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Tuesday, september 21, 2010, “why is the airbus called fifi”.
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I've always been told that the Airbus is called Fifi because it's French (which isn't completely true since a lot of assembly is done in Germany!). My friends call it the Fifiliner. I've heard it from college friends and pilots who were DC-9 drivers and 727 plumbers, as well. It's not exactly a term of endearment. From my experience you either love the A320 or you hate it. Pilots who loved the MD-80 (the last aircraft my airline flew) hate the A320, and vice versa. I believe it's an aversion to giving so much control to an airplane. Personally, I call the airplane Lola. Because "whatever Lola wants, Lola gets." It's a reference to a song from 'Damn Yankees.' I find that she wants to be flown a certain way (i.e. managed all the way!). It just annoys her when you try to tell her how to do her job.
Thanks for a great comment Mikel. I think I like the name Lola. If I changed my name to Lola... will I get whatever I want too? :) I can see why pilots think that give up all control with the Bus... but you don't really. It's all just an illusion. Disengage everything and she's just an airplane. I think if you don't completely understand what mode your in, and the reason she's doing what she's doing, you feel like you have no control. It annoys her when you tell he how to do her job? There proves my point... she is a woman!:)
Brings to mind the words from the great poet Billy Joel: "She's frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel She can do as she pleases she's nobody's fool She can't be convicted,she's earned her degree And the most she will do is throw shadows at you, But she's always a woman to me"
I've called the Airbus a lot of thing. Fifi isn't one of them. Great post as always Mrs. P.
Marty... Inquiring minds want to know! Or do we? :)
>>I think the answer lies in her original performance. She was a dog. << What? I think not. Though A-320 engines have had a thrust increase over the last 2 decades, I wouldn't have considered "her" performance as a dog! If that's the case then I'll start referring to the 767 as the Basset Hound!
No dog? Okay... I think they thought she was a dog because she was always coming back to the gate. But then... some called the little bus a boomerang... so the story goes. Once I loved the 767... but oh yeah..definitely a basset hound I don't want to go to. So... why do they call her Fifi?
There is only one B-29 named FiFi, they weren't all nicknamed that.
Thanks Anonymous! That's interesting. And why was only "one" B-29 named Fifi? how did she get her name?
Vic Agather, the man behind the recovery of that particular B-29 from the China Lake bombing range, named the airplane after his wife 'FiFi'.
This is so cool! Thank you for sharing this. Okay...now I must know how you know Vic, and this story. Please email me. :) [email protected] Thank you!!!
The A320 is definetly a Dog, don't you hear the PTU running when starting the engines? that is definetly a Dog !
She may be a dog. But don't tell her that. She'll get pissed and you'll be on the short leash.
Karlene: The story about FIFI the B-29 (well, most of it) is HERE . Frank
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