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Post by mumbles on Apr 27, 2007 22:28:33 GMT 12
Spotted on the 77Sqn Mirage fin at Ohakea today. The small text is latin, the aircraft is a SAAB Viggen, hence I'm thinking this zap may be of Scandinavian origin  .  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 29, 2007 9:52:48 GMT 12
I presume, having tried translating 'tubas' on Swedish to English translation pages on the net, that it simply refers to the tuba instrument (the pipe). The latin Smper gradu antes means 'always to conduct one's self before'. www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2007 13:23:15 GMT 12
Does that mean "Blowing one's own trumpet"?
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Post by Bruce on Apr 29, 2007 18:40:08 GMT 12
Doing a Google search on "Tubas Sweden Viggen" I found some pdf documents (in Swedish) that appeared to be related to the Swedish airforce field deployment exercises (Where they fly off roads etc) TUBAS appears to be some acronym associated with these exercises. If you look closely at the sticker, the picture could show the viggen on a road rather than a runway. Not speaking swedish I cant confirm this however.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2007 18:49:48 GMT 12
Where's Damon? Doesn't he speak Swedish? I think he does.
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Post by Damon on Apr 29, 2007 20:33:12 GMT 12
Unfortunately my Swedish is not that good. The word Tubas appears to be an abreviation as Bruce suggests.My wife ,fluent in Swedish ,tells me that its not a Swedish word. However I have sent out thise thread to a friend of mine ,and I hope he will be able to help us in the near future. Sorry I cant be any more help guy's.
Damon
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2007 21:52:32 GMT 12
Thanks Damon.
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