Bambini code
Bambini code was the national military pilot language in the training network of the Swiss Air Force . It developed out of the need to communicate clearly over poor quality radio links in a noisy environment. The terms used were chosen so that they were as clear as possible aloud and in the sequence of vowels. Since words with a lot of vowels best meet this requirement, Italian was often chosen as the basic language, as it naturally has this characteristic.
The Bambini Code was amended by the 1998 NATO common Brevity Code replaced because common training requires the same language. At the same time, the Swiss Air Force ended the use of metric units of measurement in navigation, altitude is now given in feet, distance in miles and speed in knots, only the fuel level is still given in liters and not in gallons.
The Bambini code is still used by the aerobatic teams Patrouille Suisse and the PC-7 team .
Not to be confused with Bambino shooting (simplified shooting procedure for non-artillerymen as shooting commanders in the Swiss Army)
Expressions
| Bambini code | meaning |
|---|---|
| Angeli | German angel, own planes |
| Diaboli | Hell, enemy planes |
| Bibi | Fighter planes |
| Bambini | Children, message / request to everyone |
| Norway | Norway , north direction |
| Atlanta | west |
| Mecca | east |
| Sudan | south |
| ground floor | Ground floor , pilot has reached minimum altitude (see safety altitude ) |
| salad | Pilot has lost track |
| Vitamins | Request reinforcement |
| Berezina | Pilot retreats |
| ritorno casino | Return home, German return and casino / brothel; Casino is similar to casa, the Italian word for house |
| Campari | Pilot needs to refuel |
| nobis capito | Swiss German reinforced No and understood Italian; means not understood |
| lili / rera | left / right, probably composed of li nk li nk and re chtsdest ra ; destra is Italian for right |
| nose | front |
| stabilo | rear, probably derived from the English word stabilizer (the tail unit at the tail of the aircraft) |
| circus | Waiting volte |
| final | Start of the landing approach |
| aviso | Italian for message |
| domanda | Italian on request |
| Maider | Emergency call, based on Mayday |
| altezza | Italian for (flight) altitude |
| posizione | Italian for position or location |
| montara | rise (French monter and Italian montare = rise) |
| Timonella | Request to land |
| photo | Aerial photo ( reconnaissance ) |
| pisa | oblique aerial view (see Leaning Tower of Pisa ) |
| lotus | vertical aerial view (see plumb line ) |
| scale | Measure or scale |
| elephant | tank |
| gondola | Pontons or pontoniers, derived from the Venetian gondola |
| mosquito | infantry |
| pedals | Cyclist |
| tambour | Anti-aircraft |