rubber jungle

rubber jungle

An aviation term among pilots and airline crew for the effect created when the rubber oxygen masks in a commercial aircraft deploy from its ceiling. Everyone started to panic when the rubber jungle appeared, so I had to reassure them that it was just a minor hiccup and that we were all perfectly safe.
See also: jungle, rubber
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • no joy
  • tread tackie
  • hit the ceiling
  • hit the ceiling, to
  • hit the roof/ceiling
  • CAVOK
  • rubber sock
  • take a/its toll
  • take its toll
  • moral fiber