how do you pronounce Grob?

Shawn wrote:
Derek Copeland wrote:

I've had a look at Grob's web site. The b at the end
of the word is just an ordinary b and there is no umlaut
on the o.
Therefore you should pronounce Grob almost exactly
as you would in English, with a short 'o' sound. It
is not Grobe or Gross!

The old Grob Twin Astir acquired the nickname of 'The
Concrete Swan' in the UK.

Derek Copeland



That was it! Concrete or lead, I've had many great flights in the 102
and 103.

Shawn


Is it 'Grow'b?
Is it 'graw'b?


I've heard it pronounced 'led swan'
;-)
Generally pronounced to rhyme with "rob" around here.

Maybe the earlier models are slow in roll and the tail is "heavy". But I really
like the G103 Twin Astir, feels a little like a Mercedes Benz. All that momentum
makes it a lot more comfortable than something like a K13 in strong conditions.
In weak conditions it does emulate a well thrown brick...

Maybe I just don't know better, but I like 'em.
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In message , Bruce
writes
I've heard it pronounced 'led swan'
;-)
Generally pronounced to rhyme with "rob" around here.

Yup, that's right. I used to know a guy who worked at Mattsis and that
was how he pronounced it.
Maybe the earlier models are slow in roll and the tail is "heavy". But
I really like the G103 Twin Astir, feels a little like a Mercedes Benz.
All that momentum makes it a lot more comfortable than something like a
K13 in strong conditions. In weak conditions it does emulate a well
thrown brick...

Maybe I just don't know better, but I like 'em.
Everybody I know who has flown one for a while says exactly the same, a
brick but I really enjoyed flying it :-)

Robin
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Robin Birch