JF

JF may refer to:

  • Jean-François, a common French first name
  • Jerry Falwell, a controversial American Evangelic pastor
  • John Frusciante, a former guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Jon Foreman, a lead singer and guitarist of Switchfoot
  • JF Duck, an aircraft
  • Jetairfly IATA airline designator
  • Junk food
  • L.A.B. Flying Service IATA airline designator
  • Mazda JF engine, a piston engine
  • Jardine Fleming
  • The JetFlash line of flash drives from Transcend
  • Japan Foundation
  • Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) (Javnaðarflokkurin)
  • Jimmy Fallon
  • Grumman J2F Duck

    The Grumman J2F Duck (company designation G-15) was an American single-engine amphibious biplane. It was used by each major branch of the U.S. armed forces from the mid-1930s until just after World War II, primarily for utility and air-sea rescue duties. It was also used by the Argentine Navy, who took delivery of their first Duck in 1937. After the war, J2F Ducks saw service with independent civilian operators, as well as the armed forces of Colombia and Mexico.

    The J2F was an improved version of the earlier JF Duck, with its main difference being a longer float.

    Development

    The J2F-1 Duck first flew on 2 April 1936, powered by a 750 hp (559 kW) Wright R-1820 Cyclone, and was delivered to the U.S. Navy on the same day. The J2F-2 had a Wright Cyclone engine which was boosted to 790 hp (589 kW). Twenty J2F-3 variants were built in 1939 for use by the Navy as executive transports with plush interiors. Due to pressure of work following the United States entry into the war in 1941, production of the J2F Duck was transferred to the Columbia Aircraft Corp of New York. They produced 330 aircraft for the Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. If standard Navy nomenclature practice had been followed, these would have been designated JL-1s, but it was not, and all Columbia-produced airframes were delivered as J2F-6s.

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    G.i. Jive

    by: Louis Jordan

    This is the G. I. Jive
    Man alive
    It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive
    Jack, that's the G. I. Jive
    Roodley-toot
    Jump in your suit
    Make a salute
    Boot
    After you wash and dress
    More or less
    You go get your breakfast in a beautiful little caf? they call "The Mess"
    Jack, when you convalesce
    Outta your seat
    Into the street
    Make with the feet
    Reet
    If you're a P-V-T, your duty
    Is to salute to L-I-E-U-T
    But if you brush the L-I-E-U-T
    The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T
    This is the G. I. Jive
    Man alive
    They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive"
    Jack, after you revive
    Chuck all your junk
    Back in the trunk
    Fall on your bunk
    Clunk
    This is the G. I. Jive
    Man alive
    They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive"
    Jack, if you still survive
    Chuck all your junk
    Back in the trunk
    Fall on your bunk
    Clunk
    Soon you're countin' jeeps
    But before you count to five




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