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actually the correct technical term to use here would be CATO - Catastrophe At Take Off

• xb95 12y ago
  Only slightly less euphemistic than flying's CFIT - Controlled Flight Into Terrain. AKA "whoops, the ground".
  • hudibras 12y ago
    And going the other direction, euphemistically-wise, the U.S. military's official designation for things* that fall off aircraft is TFOA: Things Falling Off Aircraft. *Anything from loose nuts or fasteners up to improperly-attached fuel tanks or bombs.
  • SAI_Peregrinus 12y ago
    Also known as lithobraking.