Re: Synthetic oil change intervals/German aviation terms

[James Charles Ruwaldt <jruwaldt@indiana.edu>]

On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Jack I. Brooks wrote:

> 
> I know I am going to catch flack for this one, but..... 
>                            ^^^^^
I just thought I'd point out, especially with the all the aeronautic 
discussions going on, "flak" is the correct spelling.  It's an acronym 
for Fliegerabwehrkanone, anti-aircraft cannon.  I assume the term first 
came into existence in World War II, although it may even date back to 
World War I.  I suppose I'll catch flak for the spelling correction.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
Bloomington, IN