Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:39:03 +0200 From: "MH" <nomailnopsamhere.no> Subject: Re: Whats the big deal about the Viggen?
> 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). http://www.bpmlegal.com/xcym1.html ------------------------------------------- MH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 http://go.to/saab96