And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Boom? It was my understanding that the Viggen had never been deployed into a combat theater during it's entire operational lifespan. The most exciting thing the Viggen had ever done was once got a 'lock' on a homeward bound SR-71. Briefly.
There’s an interesting discussion on the term “canard” at the 14 minute mark of this video from Greg’s Airplanes and Automobiles, that it has a dual meaning in French, both a duck and a fraud. The popular theory is that canard was used because the plane looked like a duck, but early French attempts to duplicate the Wright Bros design failed, so some viewed it as fraudulent.
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ReplyDeleteIt was my understanding that the Viggen had never been deployed into a combat theater during it's entire operational lifespan.
The most exciting thing the Viggen had ever done was once got a 'lock' on a homeward bound SR-71. Briefly.
Nice Viggen facts. Too bad it's a Typhoon.
ReplyDeleteThere’s an interesting discussion on the term “canard” at the 14 minute mark of this video from Greg’s Airplanes and Automobiles, that it has a dual meaning in French, both a duck and a fraud. The popular theory is that canard was used because the plane looked like a duck, but early French attempts to duplicate the Wright Bros design failed, so some viewed it as fraudulent.
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MhdA0l-IilA&ra=m