Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:48:40 +0200 From: "Mark Gerritsma" <usenetnopsamtmfweb.nld> Subject: Re: Whats the big deal about the Viggen?
MH <nomailnopsamhere.no> schreef: >> In Swedish a Vigg can mean two things. >> ..."tufted duck" (Aythya fuligula). >> ... thunderbolt, > > There is also a sailing boat called Viggen and a certain dance. > >> The Saab 37 Viggen is *not* named after the tufted duck. > > OK, maybe not named after it but there is a relation; the small > forward wings on the SAAB 37 are known as 'canard wings'. (The SAAB > 39 'Gripen' - Griffin - also has them). To complete the story: Canard is French for duck... On more interesting fact about the Saab JAS-37 and JAS-39: they are both powered by Volvo engines. Mark Gerritsma
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