Date: 12 Feb 2000 13:45:17 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. That's the letters S A A B in "spoken alphabet" which aviators use in radio communication to spell out registrations etc. Is your friend a pilot? As others already wrote, SAAB stands for Svenska Aeroplan AB. They made aeroplanes long before they made cars, and still do although in a different company. -- Johannes Hyvärinen johannes.hyvarinennopsamfi