Date: 12 Feb 2000 10:21:57 GMT From: johannes.hyvarinennopsamfi (Johannes Hyvärinen) Subject: Re: What does Saab stand for???
sramsey49nopsameja.com wrote in <87uvgn$llq$1nopsam1.deja.com>: >I have a bet going with my friend who thinks that >Saab stands for Sierra Alpha Alpha Bravo. I know >this sounds stupid but I need a confirmation from >somebody. As others already told you, it's "Svenska Aeroplan AB". Sierra Alpha Alpha Bravo is the letters S A A B in "spoken alphabet" which aviators use in radio communication to spell out plane registrations and such. Is your friend a pilot? -- Johannes Hyvärinen johannes.hyvarinennopsamfi