Dodo Airlines Wilbur’s Expressions

[The Pennifer]

Has anybody else wondered about Wilbur’s strange expressions? Maybe somebody has already posted a thread about this, if so I’m sorry for repeating, but I just find it very interesting so I did some research on it
Like:
Wilbur’s expressions fought the barn:
From James O’Donnell: This comes from the early barn-storming days of American Aviation. It refers to a pilot who crashed and burned. Thus he retired suddenly from aviation and, so to speak, bought the farm.

Watch out for bogeys and keep an eye on your six
Watch out for danger behind your back (like you might get jumped or something). Watch your back. Keep an extra set of eyes on the back of your head. Dude, be careful man. Watch your six.

The term bogie, also spelled bogey, refers to a false blip on a radar display. The term is also used to describe radar echoes that occur for unknown reasons, especially in the military, where such a signal might indicate hostile aircraft.

 

[Jhine7]

This is very interesting! I never really put much thought into it, but it definitely shows the developers did!

 

[Corrie]

I always wondered what his "nonsense" meant. Turns out it's not nonsense at all.

 

[The Pennifer]

That’s what I thought too! Lots of research and meaning behind seemingly silly conversations ... has anybody else found anything similar?

 

[Sharksheep]

This is interesting. I knew the November Oscar Whisker was the NATO alphabet. Whiskey to Whisker to make it more kid friendly.

This is like the Easter egg in the Incredibles when the plane was crashing. The references were also real/based on actual terminology