Why call airliners tubeliners?

[vadriver 248]

19 hours ago, G550flyer said:

I'm American

canada, brazil, mexico .... we downunda have trouble finding true "americans"

Edited February 11, 2021 by vadriver

[Ray Proudfoot 8,961]

1 minute ago, IanHarrison said:

Indeed. The first time I was in New York, I went to a fast food place and ordered something (forget what) and was asked "would you like chips with that?" That's nice of them, I thought, only to be completely deflated when I got my order to find a small packet of crisps on the plate.

After that I used French fries for my orders. 

Ah yes, the old chips versus crisps debate. God knows why they’re called French Fries. Do the French really eat them to that extent? I thought they were the connoisseurs of food?

[Ray Proudfoot 8,961]

4 hours ago, DavidP said:

Fair dinkum youse blokes.... 😜😜

Good on yer cobber! Or is it Bruce? 🤣

[vadriver 248]

19 hours ago, scianoir said:

a tubeliner was the Swearingen Metro.

yes .... keep your elbows close in if you were driving !!

[vadriver 248]

20 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Why do people refer to airliners as tubeliners?

but what's an airliner ..... ?????

they're all tubes .... ....??

& stop starting these topics when i'm asleep ....!!

[Christopher Low 5,354]

15 hours ago, Chock said:

Actually the Americans are far more pragmatic with language most of the time; they're not afraid to bypass tradition in favour of more sensible usage, for example spelling tonite as opposed to tonight.

....and then the "sensible" part breaks down when we get to "aluminum"

Edited February 11, 2021 by Christopher Low

[Ray Proudfoot 8,961]

13 minutes ago, vadriver said:

but what's an airliner ..... ?????

they're all tubes .... ....??

The generally accepted name for a commercial passenger-carrying aircraft. Alternatively, aircraft seems a good alternative.

Your motor car is a metal box. Do you refer to it as that? Hmmm. 🤔

[vadriver 248]

2 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

The generally accepted name for a commercial passenger-carrying aircraft.

C172 then .... it's not a tube though. has holes in it ??????

  

Edited February 11, 2021 by vadriver

[Ian S 214]

11 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Those look like scones to me. 😉

This is what a biscuit looks like.

 

If biscuits are coming into the conversation, I'd like to add that an "apron" is something I put on if I'm doing a bit of baking. So how did the aviation version gets it's name?

[Ray Proudfoot 8,961]

5 minutes ago, Ian S said:

If biscuits are coming into the conversation, I'd like to add that an "apron" is something I put on if I'm doing a bit of baking. So how did the aviation version gets it's name?

Models walk down a runway I believe. Can't get my head around that one! 😉

@Chock might have your answer.

[vadriver 248]

team

please continue .... we all need a laugh.

hope to read more in the morning, maybe i'll be able to add more about one's apron !!

[Chock 17,769]

Just now, Ray Proudfoot said:

Models walk down a runway I believe. Can't get my head around that one! 😉

@Chock might have your answer.

I'd call that a catwalk.

[SteveW 1,792]

A lot of the British still call a Vacuum Cleaner a Hoover. My mum called the Electrolux cylinder cleaner a Hoover, maybe that's a tube cleaner.

A long time ago work colleagues would say something like "do you think he has the technical ability to be able to solve the problem?", the response might have been "oh yeah, he's pretty hot" or "he's switched on", which takes on a different meaning these days with female colleagues.

[Ray Proudfoot 8,961]

15 minutes ago, Chock said:

I'd call that a catwalk.

Seems both terms are used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_show

[Ray Proudfoot 8,961]

30 minutes ago, vadriver said:

C172 then .... it's not a tube though. has holes in it ??????

If it's not shaped like a tube then it doesn't qualify. I was ready for someone to mention GA aircraft.