Rumpty

rumpty English Etymology en Noun en historical informal A Farman Aviation Works Farman airplane. en 2007 Jack S. Ballard War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley 23 In his initial assignment to Training Squadron No. 4 of the Royal Flying Corps, Field began his flying in the Maurice Farman "Shorthorn" trainer, sometimes called a Rumpty. This flimsy, French-built aircraft powered with a 100-horsepower Renault engine must have given Field pause, as it did others. en 2009 Ira Jones King of Airfighters: The Biography of Major Mick Mannock 42 To do him justice, there were a few wires which he did not loosen in climbing into the cockpit, but then the machine, a Henri Farman (or Rumpty as they were commonly known), was at all times hard to get into. Related terms en rumpty Anagrams en mprtuy Trumpy