Tango Uniform

Dave S wrote:

Think dead animal laying on its back.. Thats what my interpretation is..

Yep. It's fairly old British slang. American WWII pilots brought it back with
them.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

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Yep. It's fairly old British slang. American WWII pilots brought it back
with
them.


Wouldn't they have brought back TARE UNCLE?

I guess Tango Uniform is worse than Tango Papa, which I have needed on a few
occasions after a flight.

Slip'er


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Jim Fisher wrote:

What is the etymology of Tango Uniform?

I'm guessing "tails up" or "tits up" but anyone know for sure?

Tits up -- "dead".

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble
enterprise.

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I guess Tango Uniform is worse than Tango Papa, which I have needed on a
few
occasions after a flight.

How about Foxtrot Uniform? Bravo Sierra?
--
Jim in NC

Stan Prevost wrote:


Wouldn't they have brought back TARE UNCLE?

Brings up a question:

Has the phonetic alphabet been standardized worldwide?

Gregg

"gregg" wrote

Has the phonetic alphabet been standardized worldwide?

Gregg


take a look he

A Phonetic Alphabet.htm
The NATO phonetic alphabet: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf
Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November
Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform
Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu

[This alphabet dates from about 1955 and is approved by the International
Civil Aviation Organization, the FAA and the International Telecommunication
Union; note that different bodies prefer different spellings, so one also
sees: Alfa Juliett Juliette Oskar Viktor]

Some Phoenetic Numbers

Phonetics for digits (from an amateur radio FAQ):

zero one two tree fower fife six seven eight niner

From the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language:

zero wun too tree fower fife six seven ait niner

Atlantic City ITU convention 1947:

Nadazero NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH
Unaone OO-NAH-WUN
Bissotwo BEES-SOH-TOO
Terrathree TAY-RAH-TREE
Kartefour KAR-TAY-FOWER
Pantafive PAN-TAH-FIVE
Soxisix SOK-SEE-SIX
Setteseven SAY-TAY-SEVEN
Oktoeight OK-TOH-AIT
Novenine NO-VAY-NINER


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Stan Prevost wrote:

Wouldn't they have brought back TARE UNCLE?

No, the British slang they brought back is "tits up." Rephrasing it as "Tango
Uniform" is purely American.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Stan Prevost wrote:

Wouldn't they have brought back TARE UNCLE?

No, the British slang they brought back is "tits up." Rephrasing it as
"Tango
Uniform" is purely American.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.


But if they rephrased it into the WWII phonetic alphabet in use by US
forces, it would have been TARE UNCLE.

Stan Prevost wrote:

But if they rephrased it into the WWII phonetic alphabet in use by US
forces, it would have been TARE UNCLE.

I have never seen any indication that the old pilots rephrased it. They used
"tits up" -- rephrasing it seems to be a modern phenomenum.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

m pautz wrote:
Jim Fisher wrote:

What is the etymology of Tango Uniform?

I'm guessing "tails up" or "tits up" but anyone know for sure?

I have always heard it as Tits Up as a description for dead. If it
were
"toes up" or "tails up", there would be no need to "sanitize" it.

It's my understanding that the police are now using DRT to describe a

dead perpetrator. That means Dead Right There.

We use DRT quite a lot, in the Fire/EMS service. Refers to any patient
who is obviously dead.
John
student pilot
FME/FMFA
vol. FF/EMT