A voice warning system is a system designed to alert the crew of an aircraft to imminent safety hazards. It is often known as a Bitchin' Betty, a slang term used by some pilots and aircrew and submariners (mainly North American).
The enunciating voice, in at least some aircraft systems, may be either male or female. In some cases, this may be selected according to pilot preference.[citation needed] If the voice is female, it may be referred to as Bitching Betty; if the voice is male, it may be referred to as Barking Bob.[1] A female voice is heard on military aircraft such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon,[2] the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Mikoyan MiG-29. A male voice is heard on Boeing commercial airliners and is also used in the BAE Hawk.
In the United Kingdom, the term Nagging Nora is sometimes used.[3][4] In New Zealand, the term used for Boeing aircraft is Hank the Yank. The voice warning system used on London Underground trains, which also uses a female voice, is known to some staff as Sonya, as it "gets on ya nerves".[5]
^Rogoway, Tyler (12 March 2016). "The Distinct Voice Of The F/A-18 Hornet's 'Bitchin' Betty' Warning System Is Retiring". foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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